I'll do better: I'll let the architect torch himself. (Okay, I exaggerated the sq ft number . . .)
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Sonoma_CA_95476_M22943-...
It could be worse -- we've seen some real monsters which claim Wrightian inspiration. Aside from the acres of wallboard, I guess the biggest disappointment is the living room and its over-scaled clerestory and "art glass," with wood accents (so-o Wright !). The landscaping is delightful, in any event . . .
Good to see that last night's conversation (posts 152 to 170) have re-appeared after mysteriously going missing since my last post to SDR….
Was that you Mark? Did you post something so wonderfully heinous that it caused Patrick and Alix to throw up their hands and wipe the slate clean?
Probably just a glitch. (named Mark)
I was just kidding about the crows not liking your pants. They told SDR I was way off.
Oh, dear -- are we keeping Patrick and/or Alix up at night, monitoring our nonsense ? Tsk tsk.
Here's something to keep our minds on a more elevated plane . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9NkMZyI0gA
off topic question...for SDR!
Now I am deep diggin' the black Chrysler Imperial that you graciously provided a link to. So, if the wide white's aren't tire period correct (I wasn't born until 1961...and I remember being birthed, yup, which also was the first time that I heard the blues....but I digress..) what would be the correct outer tire embellishment? And were the wide white's available in a snow tire version? That car reeks of mid mod money. Yes. And I reek of vodka.
Your friend,
Aunt Mark
I take as definitive the whitewalls on the car in the video -- perhaps 3" ? The five-inch whitewalls on the car in the photos are somebody's idea of "vintage 'fifties," I think. Yes, there were tires like that in the early part of the decade, but by 1956 a more reasonable width prevailed -- in keeping with the thinner lines and less bulbous styling of the cars themselves. They got progressively thinner into the 'sixties, until 1" was the norm -- and then disappeared altogether, under the influence (once again) of our less flamboyant neighbors across the Atlantic, where whitewalls were never the norm.
It's endearing and heartbreaking both to see French makes, for instance, mimicking American styling on cars that never reached our shores. In the old "Maigret" series filmed in the 'eighties' but set in the 'fifties, there's a sedan that looks like a miniature '49 Mercury. I thought it might be a Peugeot but I can't find it online.
One could do an interesting research paper tracking whitewalls and men's ties, to see if there's any chronological correlation in widths . . .
Yes. All of my garage queens are clad in black wall tires. But I did once buy (to be sold at the local annual Barrett Jackson auction) a virgin 1964 Pontiac GTO with a thin red line around the rubber. I never had a chance to drive it. Even the spare was adorned with a red accent. I think. Oh! I wore black and blue.
Yes,
Aunt Mark
And today, I am sad to announce the death of my old Sony Cybershot..that was dropped out of my car window many moons ago. Today's final shot shows a container ship (Tropical Shipping) that has some issues. Each container car is the same size as a freight train car. Hopefully there was no damage to the tender goods, and live animals. Somebody will lose their job. And don't forget to feed the birds. I'm wearing seersucker. Good bye.
for now,
Aunt Mark
ps 60% chance of rain.
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