Wright Chat

It's hard to believe it's time for my annual post to Wright Chat. I resisted Facebook for quite a while, but finally joined in 2010 for work-related reasons. It enables me to keep in touch with family and friends from across the country. It has many problems, but it is still worthwhile for those liv...

Although it is a recent review, the book has been around since 2017

contrary to earlier reports, it is not opening in December

he doesn't appear on my apprentice list, but that list acknowledges there were some omissions. Any guidance?

generally speaking, divorce laws started being relaxed in the 1970s as "no-fault" divorce became more common. The state of the law in the early 1900s is a complicated matter and would require an examination of the statutes in effect at that time as well as judicial interpretations at the state supre...

I don't think the Foundation came into being until AFTER April 1959. First letter : BUNCO Second letter, less suspect - Taliesin Logo and full signature. I rest my case. The Foundation says it was created by Wright in 1940: "Established by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940, the Foundation is deeply commit...

Roderick - it's interesting how a bot tried to rephrase your post from December

I was so disappointed - I was in London to see this exhibit a few years back and was told it was not on display. I drove all the way from Detroit for nothing.

It's a thought-provoking article, but the sub-headline doesn't get addressed until the very end: today's visitors want to snap at least a quick photo. I applaud the house museums that have recently started allowing photos, a list that now includes the Home & Studio, Taliesin, and Westcott. On the ot...

I guess it depends on what you call "modern." Northland in Southfield, Michigan, opened in 1954 and was a great example of MCM. Unlike the mall in Minnesota, though, it was an outdoor mall (until about 1975) and its stores were on one level. Also unlike that mall, Wright never had occasion to insult...

The house is on a bluff overlooking a river and trail. You can get some limited views of the house from that trail.

Thanks for posting the pics Rood. I drove by the house on Monday after the Moon's shadow was gone and all I saw was the top of the chimney and the driveway gates. I suppose in the winter when leaves are down more can be seen from the street and from the opposite street to the south. Trees in the so...

http://www.flwright.us/FLWDominos2_files/image011.jpg http://www.flwright.us/FLWDominos2_files/image010.jpg http://www.flwright.us/FLWDominos2_files/image012.jpg http://www.flwright.us/FLWDominos2.htm The actual tower was never built anywhere. Monaghan's proposal to build it in the Ann Arbor area w...

Gregor P was the son of Gregor S (who was also married to an Elizabeth)

Gregor P (and I believe his sister) arranged for the Affleck house to be donated to Lawrence Tech after their parents' deaths.

"Solidly built" often means it's very difficult to retrofit for simple basics like air conditioning