Wright Chat

The new picture that wjsaia posts is intriguing, but I agree that the terrain and horizons don't seem to match the site. The view to the south or south/southwest might work, as the terrain to the south is rather flat, but something still seems odd. See page 10 of this thread for an overlay of a curr...

Palli. I checked my photos over the weekend. It is amazing how lousy the quality of old Kodak 110 film was...but the pictures were clear enough to show that the original perfs had been removed sometime before my visit in October, 1982. I should note that the wood siding, fascias and sashes were all ...

Laurie Virr wrote: DRN: Do you still have the details of the roofs you designed? I don't; the drawings stayed with the firm I with at the time of the design. I used the ATAS standard details for their proprietary panels, but with the warning from the manufacturer that the panels were most commonly u...

ATAS International used to produce Bermuda seam metal roof panels in either galvanized or Kynar500 paint finish. I spec'd them on some projects in the '90's with good results. As I recall, the company rep I worked with on the projects noted that it was not a popular product, possibly due to the need...

I doubt the Wright's did anything to correct problems that might have developed over the years. I'd be a bit more charitable...David was 55 or 56 years old when he and Gladys moved into the house in 1951. Considering that during most of the house's 60 years, it was occupied and maintained by an eld...

Hmm...I still have an argyle bat-wing sweater that I bought at Kaufmann's in the mid-'80's. Maybe I could sell it on Ebay using the Fallingwater connection, or that it has resided in a FLLW closet for a few years. Now if I just had some golf balls to sweeten the deal... (no pun intended). BTW, the c...

Palli wrote:

The Christie Gallery has perfs in their restoration but a different design then the historic photos!

Ah, a mystery...if you can, let us know what you find out.

Palli. I'll try to dig up my Christie pics this evening. In the mean time, I recalled that the Tarantino's (architects, owners of the Bachman-Wilson house) had done some work at Christie. On their website home page, click on "PRESERVATION", then "FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT", then "C...

wjsaia, your post is the first that I have known of an ordinance anywhere which would limit the burning of wood due to health concerns. Is it possibly unique to the Bay area given its specific atmospheric conditions? It's hard to imagine that there are that many fireplaces or wood stoves such that t...

Congratulations on your retirement Mark.
I hope you will still manage to "get the shot" at SC Johnson and share them with us from time to time.

I'll have to look for my 1982-83 pictures and see if the perfs were present then. I wonder what became of them when they were removed? There would be a lot of them...did each sash have an interior and exterior board?

At Sweeton, the workshop, workspace, and basement doors were originally spec'd as flush magogany doors with no glass lites, brass Schlage hardware as found elsewhere on the house (knobs are at a standard height), and 3 butt hinges each. All were installed as spec'd in 1951. According to Sweeton reco...

Unfortunately, the majority of them, who liked the stylistic familiarity and the affordability of this: http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Life%20magazine%20images%201949-/Bernard%20Levey%20family%20in%20front%20of%20original%20Cape%20Cod.jpg Judging by the husband's facial expression, he probably would...

These two photos were not taken on a cold, dank day, but they are favorites of mine:

http://www.visualartsource.com/ClientSe ... EFB001.jpg

http://www.visualartsource.com/ClientSe ... EFB004.jpg

Wrightgeek wrote: And she must be talking about those rediculously low ceilings like you have in the living room and kitchen of your home, don't you think Dan? She must be...Christine and I are continually bumping our heads on those 13'-4" ceilings in the living room and kitchen. The really fun...