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The Hysterical Preservationist: La Ronda: "You've had time."
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Thursday, September 17, 2009. La Ronda: "You've had time.". So, two weeks have gone by and the La Ronda story just gets stranger and more pathetic. Seriously, nobody could make this up. Has lots of great information - click on the La Ronda tag. For all the gory details. 1 Joseph Kestenbaum has been officially outed. As the owner of La Ronda. True to form, instead of facing the music himself, he hired a PR firm. He also claims he and his family had been searching...
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The Hysterical Preservationist: December 2008
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Monday, December 22, 2008. No more Mr. Smileyface. Here we go again. Wouldn't you think Wal-Mart would realize sooner or later that they need to stay away from major historic sites? They could save a lot on attorney fees and make their prices even lower. Or they could pay their employees better! Sorry Uncalled for. Feeling a little snarky today. Anyway, a petition against this is here. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: House on wheels
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Sunday, January 24, 2010. Here is a great little story. About a humble workman's cottage saved from developers. I wish more unwanted old buildings had "angels" like this woman. It is always so gratifying to me to see someone willing to go the extra mile and invest a lot of money and time to preserve and reuse something that is a vanishing part of history. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Fighting the Good Fight.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: She's gone
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Thursday, October 1, 2009. At 8AM this morning, the Kestenbaum demo crew started knocking La Ronda down. It is sinking fast. I wasn't there, but lots of other people were. Including some of the Kanias, who I can't believe would even show their faces at this point. See the Save La Ronda homepage. And Carla at Save Ardmore Coalition's blog. Of the many who lived there. Absolutely sickening. What a waste. This didn't have to happen. Come on, Karma. Do your thing.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: October 2009
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Thursday, October 1, 2009. At 8AM this morning, the Kestenbaum demo crew started knocking La Ronda down. It is sinking fast. I wasn't there, but lots of other people were. Including some of the Kanias, who I can't believe would even show their faces at this point. See the Save La Ronda homepage. And Carla at Save Ardmore Coalition's blog. Of the many who lived there. Absolutely sickening. What a waste. This didn't have to happen. Come on, Karma. Do your thing.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: The Grumman-St. John House - summer 2009
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. The Grumman-St. John House - summer 2009. Here is a nice example of maintenance. Shame, shame. This makes me absolutely furious! Fix that poor house! I thought Blumenthal had a court order for them to fix it, or get fined daily? October 8, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Deconstructing the Lego House. La Ronda: Youve had time. The Grumman-St. John House - summer 2009.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: September 2008
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Even the lovely shores of Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire, are being transformed. By the mega-house invasion. The Times article is a decent representation of what is going on, though a little slow in noticing the phenomenon. Unfortunately, in a state where tax income is mostly from property taxes, there's little incentive to put the brakes on the trend. Links to this post. Monday, September 29, 2008. In the New York Times. The end ...
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The Hysterical Preservationist: September 2009
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Thursday, September 24, 2009. Deconstructing the Lego House. I am a sucker for architectural follies. Here is a very unusual teardown story. A man builds a two-story house out of millions of Legos, the novelty soon wears off, it's difficult and expensive to move, and nobody wants it, so it's gotta come down. It's a cute house, despite its clear impracticality (and very hard bed). It kind of makes me think of Rietveld's Schroder House. Crossed with Piet Mondrian.
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The Hysterical Preservationist: March 2008
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Saving history, one wood window at a time. Sunday, March 23, 2008. The meaning of the National Register. OK, here we go with the Dispel Myths About the National Register Post (tm). First of all, it's the National Register of Historic Places, or National Register for medium, or the NR for short. It's not the National Registry or the National Historical Register or the Historical Registry or whatever inaccurate term the realtors and historical-society-plaque folks are coming up with these days. Your proper...
