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Not that Marin County doesn't have it's own share of urban problems and human suffering, but most residents see it as a special place.
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In 1959 councilwoman Vera Schultz learned of Frank Lloyd Wright's visionary work in architecture while reading a copy of the magazine House Beautiful, and quickly decided that Marin County needed to build a real showcase of a civic center designed by the famous, wild, and expensive architect.
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Vera Schultz had good persuasion skills, but she quickly met with a firestorm of opposition. Too expensive and too radical of a design. Vera and her supporters stuck to their guns. Amidst heated legal battles, construction was started and the first half of the building was completed in the early 1960's.
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Today it would be difficult to find anyone who actually dislikes the building. Oh yeah, those who have to stop by to pay a traffic fine, or those unfortunates who become temporary residents of it's jail might have a different opinion...
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1 comment:
For your photo today, so far, this is the most different subject. But as usual, still terrific captures.
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