Farnsworth House and Misc. notes
Loved it! Have not seen it in person. It reminds me of a house in
France I believe built for some sort of expo, and I think even earlier.
There is something really out of this world about the Farnsworth house,
especially in that (presumably) silent wooden setting. Almost alien.
In an associated note, it hit me like a ton of bricks watching Blade
Runner on AMC the other night, that Harrison Ford's apartment was the
Frank Lloyd Wright Ennis-Brown house in the Hollywood Hills. A few
years ago we took a tour of that house, and I have a reproduction brick
from the gift shop there, that is exactly like the brick used. It is so
clear in the shots in the movie, as the brick treatment is also used
inside. The Ennis-Brown house was open to tours, but is closed now due
to landslides and the need for about $2M to save it. I am willing to
bet they will accomplish that.
It is amazing that I have seen that picture a number of times before,
but since touring the house, it is now so clear in the movie. They just
lit it so it looks like an apartment. If I had remembered that when I
took the tour, I would have asked/looked for where it was that they shot
the scenes, as only one room and part of another was shown.
Another home you all might like would be to check out the "Sleeper
House" shown in the movie Sleeper. We called it the clamshell house
growing up, and would see it high on a hill when we used to go up into
the mountains outside Denver. You will love this if you have not seen
it before.
This may be the ultimate expression of what many of us here really
crave! Absolutely top drawer.
This domain may be for sale!
www.kentwoodhomestour.com
