Article: David Wright owner buys adjacent properties
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At one time Mr. Wright had crushed red sandstone spread over all the graveled walks and parking areas at Taliesin West, but sandstone is extremely soft. In no time it just becomes dust, blowing in the wind.SDR wrote:Mmm. Mr Wright would have liked the color of the soil (or sand) and rock. So do I. SDR
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The early photographs are fascinating, seeing the house in all its "alone-ness" free from the noisome neighbors. The solution to the problem is to restore, not only the house and its property to original condition, but the entire neighborhood. Eliminate all those unnecessary buildings, replant the orange grove, and send the hostile homeowners elsewhere to ruin a less significant site.
The 50s autos are nostalgic. The one seen in profile looks like a mid-50s Mercury (photo 6), but those in photo 5 are not clear. SDR?
The 50s autos are nostalgic. The one seen in profile looks like a mid-50s Mercury (photo 6), but those in photo 5 are not clear. SDR?
I think we're looking at GM cars. The side view seems to be a '52 Olds . . .
http://www.route66hotrodhigh.com/ID-Car ... dels7.html
. . . with an accessory windshield visor, which could be the car on the left in the carport; the other probably a Chevy or Pontiac.
SDR
http://www.route66hotrodhigh.com/ID-Car ... dels7.html
. . . with an accessory windshield visor, which could be the car on the left in the carport; the other probably a Chevy or Pontiac.
SDR
Tours of the David Wright house are arranged by the hour, and limited in numbers. Consequently there are never very many cars parked in the adjacent church yard, which fronts on Camelback Road ... one of the busiest streets in Phoenix/Scottsdale.
Neighbor's complaints are purely out of jealous spite, as the original entrance off Rubicon is rarely used. Consequently, most traffic on Rubicon and Exeter, the first street to the south, is for most practical purposes ... traffic produced by the complaining neighbors.
Neighbor's complaints are purely out of jealous spite, as the original entrance off Rubicon is rarely used. Consequently, most traffic on Rubicon and Exeter, the first street to the south, is for most practical purposes ... traffic produced by the complaining neighbors.
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