>>From: Ken Uracius <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Do they have any buildings in Iowa?
Five times as many Louis Sullivan buildings as ever existed in New York (State).
And I believe more FLWright buildings too.
(Definitely, if you exclude Buffalo from NY State.)
Not to mention the rest of the Prairie School.
I don't mean to equate the Prairie School
with American building, but those just came to mind quickest.
As for the Chicago convention, I live a bus ride from the site,
but am too cheap to register. Is it true that one can
get a free pass if all one wants to do is visit the exhibits.
and possibly hobnob with out-of-town pinheads?
Or would pinheads enjoy a lunch at a beautiful 1893
club dining room overlooking the park?
>From: "Robert Yapp Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: New Guy
>
>Becker thought I should become a member of this nebulous,
>secret society of extreme preservation geeks. I suppose there's some sort of
>--- ---- (no swearing allowed I'm told) initiation. I understand that
>membership starts with being a legend in your own mind and I'm good with that.
>Could it be that this group has actually laid hands on the quivering rubble
>of our central cities? Well, that would be novel considering all of
>the lame graduates our illustrious college and university HP programs
>are barfing out today (if I offended you as a graduate of one of the programs,
>get over yourself).
>
>Actually, I'm looking forward to a dialogue with HP folks
>who don't feel they have to email me off list to say what they actually think
>in order to keep their jobs. I've been censured so many times for speaking my mind
>on the Trust's Forum-L it feels like Brinkman has climbed inside my---------cpu.
>
>I understand one of my favorite preservationeers, John Leek,
>contributes to this list (Becker's ok too). John and I recently spoke
>at a conference in Omaha, the city that starts with a zero and ends with a ha.
>A fabulous time was had by all. My only regret was not getting to
>spend much time with John. Maybe in Chicago.
>
>As far as introducing myself, I've been in this thing we call HP all my life.
>I've restored/rehabbed a few houses, gentrified some historic neighborhoods,
>told some stories, designed & built a lot of furniture, told some stories,
>ticked off just about every replacement product company in the country,
>told some more stories, wrote a book (out of print because publisher went bankrupt),
>writing a new book (who isn't), and finally, I have two restoration widows
>behind me (I guess lead paint cereal in the morning just made them feel that
>going out for a pack of cigs and never coming back was a better plan).
>I've spent my entire career caring about one thing, getting objective information
>to my only clients--- historic properties/neighborhoods and the folks that
>live in them. I'm also from Iowa and live in Indiana (yes, there are people
>living outside the eastern seaboard).
>
>I've come out to play, so lets play. Glad to be here.
>
>Bob Yapp (yapperman)
>President
>Preservation Resources, Inc.
Martin C. Tangora
University of Illinois at Chicago
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