The Mule Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 J, is that the gas station in Palm Springs, CA? Think it might be. There's another one that looks very similar in West Los Angeles/Beverly Hills. Quote
J Larsen Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) J, is that the gas station in Palm Springs, CA? Think it might be. There's another one that looks very similar in West Los Angeles/Beverly Hills. Yes, that's the one. Somehow I didn't think to name all my buildings: The first one is the Tramway Gas Station in Plam Springs, which last I heard was no longer operating and was in danger of demolition. The second is the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, two blocks west of the NW corner of central park. The third is, of course, Falling Water in Pennsylvania. Edited July 29, 2003 by J Larsen Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 This building, the West Baden Springs Hotel, is about 60 miles down the road from me. In the 1920s it was a favored spot of Al Capone and other Chicago gangsters; in the early 1930s the owner donated to the Jesuits, who ran a seminary there for three decades. In the 1980s the building was abandoned and fell into disrepair, but in the past few years the Cook Group has restored it. The atrium is quite amazing, and you really get a sense of 1920s glamour when you go there: Some pictures of it in its 1920s heyday: Quote
J Larsen Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) That is VERY impressive, GoM. I definately have to visit that building some day. According to historiclandmarks.org, they're only asking $32MM for that building, which is about 2/3 of what someone just paid for a 76th floor apartment at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Edited July 29, 2003 by J Larsen Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 That is VERY impressive, GoM. I definately have to visit that building some day. According to historiclandmarks.org, they're only asking $32MM for that building, which is about 2/3 of what someone just paid for a 76th floor apartment at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Hey, man, if I ever come into an extra 40 mill or so I promise I'll snap it up and re-open it as the official Organissimo Resort Spa! I'll contract Weizen to run the bar and Catesta to keep the grounds up (500 grand a year OK for each of youse?) and Quartet Out and Organissimo as the house bands (500 grand for youse guys too). On the sixth floor we'll have a lively political "chat room" w/myself, Greg, Johnny, and others dangling one another 100 feet above the atrium floor whenever things get out of hand. I actually wrote two cover stories about the hotel for our local alterna-weekly when it was being restored. They're about to approve gambling for the valley (West Baden is right next door to French Lick, Larry Bird's hometown) and I think that's the only way the hotel is going to sell--that and if they can put in a new golf course. Cook has done a lot, but truly re-opening the place might take another 50 million, or so I've heard. Quote
J Larsen Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Uh, I was actually hoping you'd get us a 77th story floor-through in Manhattan.... Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Uh, I was actually hoping you'd get us a 77th story floor-through in Manhattan.... I guess the club scene is better there than in southern Indiana... OK, we're movin' the party! Oh, guess I need to get the 50 mill first, huh? Quote
rockefeller center Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 The 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 30, 2003 Author Report Posted July 30, 2003 (edited) Edited July 30, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote
ralphie_boy Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Pierre Koenig, Case Study House #22, Hollywood Hills, 1959. One of my all time favorites. I'd give my left nut to live in that house for a week! Quote
ralphie_boy Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Friedman House Frank Lloyd Wright Plesantville, NY Quote
RDK Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Here are some great examples of the googie style... http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/ Quote
.:.impossible Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Marina Towers, Chicago, Illinois. (Steve McQueen once drove a car out of one of these into the river in THE HUNTER....) Also featured very well against negative space on the cover of WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Quote
The Mule Posted July 31, 2003 Report Posted July 31, 2003 Taliesin West ~Frank Lloyd Wright I have a family member who is a guide at Taliesin West. Amazing place! Well worth the trip if you're in the area (Scottsdale, AZ). Quote
J Larsen Posted July 31, 2003 Report Posted July 31, 2003 The Flatiron. Did you know tht was the tallest skyscraper in the world when it was built? Evidently they had trouble getting tenants at first because people were afraid it would collapse. Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Taliesin West ~Frank Lloyd Wright I have a family member who is a guide at Taliesin West. Amazing place! Well worth the trip if you're in the area (Scottsdale, AZ). I was staying in Scottsdale with a friend who's a FLW fiend, and he and I snuck into the tour as it was starting and evaded the $5 charge. This was 15 years ago, Mule, and I was a young pup. Please forgive me. B) Quote
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