 |
| I walked around Oak Park and saw more of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. This bust of him is kind of creepy! |
 |
| Here is Wright's Frank Thomas House. I like the arched entrance and the art glass windows. |
 |
| The Heurtley House down the street also has a big arch entrance. |
 |
| Here is the Beachy House. I would call it Griffinesque. It burned in a dramatic fire back in the early 1990s, but was restored. |
 |
| This is the Nathan Moore House. Wright claimed that he designed it with its historic Tudor character to make the client (but not the architect) happy because he needed money as his kids needed new shoes! |
 |
| Here is the Mrs. Thomas Gale House with its cantilevered porch--pre-Fallingwater! |
 |
| I then went to the south side of Chicago to visit Hyde Park and Wright's famous Robie House. It reminds me of a huge ship! |
 |
| The house has beautiful art glass windows! |
 |
| Down the street is Wright's earlier Heller House with its dancing girl freeze! |
 |
| Nearby is a religious building by Barry Byrne who had worked in Wright's office. |
 |
| I like its zig-zag entrance! |
 |
|
Hyde Park was
President Obama’s Chicago neighborhood. Notice all of the bumper stickers on this
car.
|
 |
| Nearby was the Powhatan, a neat Art Deco building. I like the color mosaics on it. |
No comments:
Post a Comment