I think Mr. Pike must have visited the Deerfield, Mass. area some years
back.  There was a house there right beside I-91 painted in just such a
scheme, but with the addition of large pink squares--maybe he just hasn't
gotten to the squares yet.   It is my understanding that this house was
also painted in response to some project or other that was rejected.  The
house has since been moved and painted white.  Too bad as it was a reliable
landmark that couldn't be missed.

For all I know maybe Mr. Pike lived in Deerfield and has since moved south.
Ruth




At 1:00 PM -0400 5/21/03, J.A. Drew Diaz wrote:
>>From the LA Times
>
>Protest Done Up in Polka Dots
>             Georgia contractor hopes his paint job connects with city
>preservation commission.
>
>           By Rennie Sloan, Times Staff Writer
>
>           AVONDALE ESTATES, Ga. — Stan Pike
>           wanted to build a round front stoop on a home
>           he owns in this small city seven miles east of
>           Atlanta. But the local Historic Preservation
>           Commission rejected his plans earlier this
>           month, saying they were "atypical" and out of
>           sync with the rest of the houses on the street.
>
>           Pike's response came the next day, in
>           extremely colorful terms.
>
>           To protest what he felt was an arbitrary
>           decision, he painted the formerly off-white
>           house lime green, festooning it with large
>           purple polka dots. And he threatened to leave
>           the garish motif up for a year if the commission did not
>           reconsider its decision.
>
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