The LA obsession with all things new and beautiful extends very much to architecture. Not in a good way.
The visitors and I took a self-guided architectural tour of LA last weekend that basically took in the more notable Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra houses in my neighborhood. There are 3 major FLW houses in the Hollywood/Silver Lake/Los Feliz area: the Hollyhock House, The Ennis Brown House, and the Freeman House. All are falling to bits. The Ennis House commands views of LA that any Hollywood mogul would pay dearly for...in fact I think it is owned by Joel Silver. Its been used as a location in movies like Blade Runner and, er, the Replacement Killers, but has been seriously damaged by rain erosion and in the 1995 Northridge Earthquake. It is a mess. I found this quote of his, which must have come before he built the Ennis house:
The visitors and I took a self-guided architectural tour of LA last weekend that basically took in the more notable Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra houses in my neighborhood. There are 3 major FLW houses in the Hollywood/Silver Lake/Los Feliz area: the Hollyhock House, The Ennis Brown House, and the Freeman House. All are falling to bits. The Ennis House commands views of LA that any Hollywood mogul would pay dearly for...in fact I think it is owned by Joel Silver. Its been used as a location in movies like Blade Runner and, er, the Replacement Killers, but has been seriously damaged by rain erosion and in the 1995 Northridge Earthquake. It is a mess. I found this quote of his, which must have come before he built the Ennis house:
No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill.
Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the
other.
Anyway, I wont drone on because you can click on the links above to learn more about the locations. I just thought it was a shame that all of these major architectural landmarks are being left to molder in a town as wealthy as LA. I'm not sure why this surprises me.
Still in food recovery after my blowout with the visitors so not much to report. I do have a new favorite song: Hide Your Heart Away by Lewis Taylor. That's all.
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