Wright Destroyed
"My buildings are like a tree; you can cut a branch, and a new one will grow, perhaps even more beautiful." Frank Lloyd Wright
However, some of his "trees" have become spruces in the Ore Mountains, where a new branch will hardly grow.
Ennis Brown House is owned by a private organization that profits solely from admission fees and by renting the house to film companies. After a recent earthquake, 90 tiles fell from the southern facade. The hole is now temporarily covered with a white tarp. I visited the house at a time when Wright's grandson was discussing a far more serious issue in the dining room, namely the landslide and collapse of the main terrace.
Address: Charles and Mabel Ennis House
2655 Glendower Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90027-1114
Tel: (323) 660-0607
Open every second Saturday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Samuel Freeman House belongs to UCLA. In America, I have encountered mainly cases where famous architects build for wealthy universities and grand competitions are held. A sad case, where anyone can take away stray concrete prefabricates that were specially created just for this house. In the Czech Republic, architects would chop off their hands for a similar souvenir, and preservationists would smash them.
Address: Samuel and Harriet Freeman House
1962 Glencoe Way
Los Angeles, California 90068
Tel: (323) 851-0671
Tours every Saturday at 2 and 4 PM (subject to change)
Aline Barnsdall House (Hollyhock House) belongs to the city of Los Angeles. The surrounding area serves as a public park, and inside, tours of the artworks and the building itself take place daily except on Mondays. Extensive renovations of the entire complex are underway until April 2003, but the problem of public buildings is evident. It is only a matter of time before graffiti reappears on the facade, and concerns for my safety in the park after dark are more than justified in this part of LA.
Address: Hollyhock House
4808 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90027
Tel: (323) 662-7272
Tours Wed-Sun at 12, 1, 2, and 3 PM (subject to change)
However, some of his "trees" have become spruces in the Ore Mountains, where a new branch will hardly grow.
Ennis Brown House is owned by a private organization that profits solely from admission fees and by renting the house to film companies. After a recent earthquake, 90 tiles fell from the southern facade. The hole is now temporarily covered with a white tarp. I visited the house at a time when Wright's grandson was discussing a far more serious issue in the dining room, namely the landslide and collapse of the main terrace.
Address: Charles and Mabel Ennis House
2655 Glendower Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90027-1114
Tel: (323) 660-0607
Open every second Saturday in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Samuel Freeman House belongs to UCLA. In America, I have encountered mainly cases where famous architects build for wealthy universities and grand competitions are held. A sad case, where anyone can take away stray concrete prefabricates that were specially created just for this house. In the Czech Republic, architects would chop off their hands for a similar souvenir, and preservationists would smash them.
Address: Samuel and Harriet Freeman House
1962 Glencoe Way
Los Angeles, California 90068
Tel: (323) 851-0671
Tours every Saturday at 2 and 4 PM (subject to change)
Aline Barnsdall House (Hollyhock House) belongs to the city of Los Angeles. The surrounding area serves as a public park, and inside, tours of the artworks and the building itself take place daily except on Mondays. Extensive renovations of the entire complex are underway until April 2003, but the problem of public buildings is evident. It is only a matter of time before graffiti reappears on the facade, and concerns for my safety in the park after dark are more than justified in this part of LA.
Address: Hollyhock House
4808 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90027
Tel: (323) 662-7272
Tours Wed-Sun at 12, 1, 2, and 3 PM (subject to change)
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