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| Country: | United States  |
| City: | Chicago |
| Registered: | November 28th, 2006 |
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FLW's Oak Park
Posted by Tensionhead on November 16th, 2011 | 3 comments | 91 views
"Death is the road to awe" - go ahead and play this, you may enjoy it.
I've lived my entire life in the chicago area. I have driven, walked and worked in the Oak Park neighborhood at Chicago Ave. and Harlem hundreds of times. But never have i taken the time to admire the beautiful homes. This area has kept its popularity through the years based partly on the fact that it attracts architecture buffs and tourists to view the many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings found in the village. The largest collection of his residential properties in the world is in this western suburb of Chicago. While obviously not all the homes in this 4 - 5 block area are Wrights designs, but the homeowners feel the need to keep their houses up to the standards he set. I would never be able to live here - the amount of people constantly parading down the normally quiet side-streets taking a walking tour, stopping and staring or taking photos of the homes would drive me crazy. . .plus i cant afford a house there anyway!
I took a few pictures, but didnt take a proper flw tour of the area, so this blog can be updated later when i get back there to finish seeing more of the sites. Also of intrest just around the corner from Wrights house/studio is Ernest Hemingways childhood home.
F.L.W.'s home and studio.
The Moore-Dugal House, a half a block south of Wright's studio. 1895
The Arthur Heurtley House, down the street a couple houses from Wright's. 1902
The Walter Gale House. 1893
Austin Gardens park, 2 blocks south of Wright's studio (his bust on the left of the gate)
Neighboring styles in eternal competition with the popularity of the area.
Ernest Hemingway's childhood home
Here's the wikipedia article if you've never heard of him
They call him the greatest american architect; and while i love many of his designs from the outside, and his vision for creating livable areas that flow with nature - the interiors of many of the homes (even the large high priced mansions) leave me with a very claustrophobic feeling. All things considered though, he was way ahead of his time. (As if i know anything about architecture!)
Kentuck Knob - Pennsylvania
Falling Water - Pennsylvania
I've lived my entire life in the chicago area. I have driven, walked and worked in the Oak Park neighborhood at Chicago Ave. and Harlem hundreds of times. But never have i taken the time to admire the beautiful homes. This area has kept its popularity through the years based partly on the fact that it attracts architecture buffs and tourists to view the many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings found in the village. The largest collection of his residential properties in the world is in this western suburb of Chicago. While obviously not all the homes in this 4 - 5 block area are Wrights designs, but the homeowners feel the need to keep their houses up to the standards he set. I would never be able to live here - the amount of people constantly parading down the normally quiet side-streets taking a walking tour, stopping and staring or taking photos of the homes would drive me crazy. . .plus i cant afford a house there anyway!
I took a few pictures, but didnt take a proper flw tour of the area, so this blog can be updated later when i get back there to finish seeing more of the sites. Also of intrest just around the corner from Wrights house/studio is Ernest Hemingways childhood home.
F.L.W.'s home and studio.
The Moore-Dugal House, a half a block south of Wright's studio. 1895
The Arthur Heurtley House, down the street a couple houses from Wright's. 1902
The Walter Gale House. 1893
Austin Gardens park, 2 blocks south of Wright's studio (his bust on the left of the gate)
Neighboring styles in eternal competition with the popularity of the area.
Ernest Hemingway's childhood home
Here's the wikipedia article if you've never heard of him
They call him the greatest american architect; and while i love many of his designs from the outside, and his vision for creating livable areas that flow with nature - the interiors of many of the homes (even the large high priced mansions) leave me with a very claustrophobic feeling. All things considered though, he was way ahead of his time. (As if i know anything about architecture!)
Kentuck Knob - Pennsylvania
Falling Water - Pennsylvania
Comments
dear friend, anything of this portfolio is great...and whadda you think about the Wrigley Field architecture??? round like a ball and long like a bat, but the best in the world.....
greetings from a Pirates fan but loving the Cubs, too!!!
greetings from a Pirates fan but loving the Cubs, too!!!
oh yes! i enjoyed too!!!
# posted by elly holland on November 25th, 2011 9:16 pm
I enjoyed all the images of this great architecture!!!