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Falling Waters is the masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright. Designed in 1935 for Edgar J. Kaufmann, owner of Kaufmann's Department Stores.Falling Waters is located on 5,000 acres in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To learn more about Falling Waters, the Kaufmanns and Frank Lloyd Wright visit the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy web site at: [link]
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It still remains as modern and fresh as it was in 35'.
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It's an amazing place.
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Frank Lloyd Wright.
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I ment him but I mixed up the names... I hate myself now.... (oh my god that is embarrisingΒ )
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Wright was ahead of his time, and ahead of current building codes and materials. Which explains why this house nearly fell into the water it was built over.
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He sure was, but as you pointed out, he underestimated, but at least the contractor realized it, or it would have been a whole lot worse. The restoration worked out well, so future generations will be able to appreciate it.
-YD
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My wife worked for them too.
-YD
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Which store? I used to work in the Bailey Road Distrobution Center.
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Monroeville, PA in shoes.
-YD
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Store #181 if I remember correctly 
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Holy shit bat man, looks like someone has just designed that like yesterday.
Any way when you said in your journal that it was built over a river I thought you meant over looking a river not over the river! What do they do about flooding and tree branches/trunks and stuff getting caught up in it?
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No, it and oldie but a goody. It hard to believe with how modern it looks.
I'm sure flooding is a major concern in the Spring, but it's more of a stream than a river. I'm sure they take precautions up stream of the house. They have a crew of workers that just maintain the grounds all year round.
-YD
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Great image. Would love to see this place in person one day...
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Thanks! I can't believe it took me so long to see it, it only a hour and a half from here.
-YD
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Love your photos Don... few and far between and worth looking forward to.
Did I read somewhere that the balconies have been totally rebuilt? I think they were under-engineered in the first place and were deteriorating pretty significantly a few years ago.
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Thanks Chris! Coming from you, that means a lot!
Yes, They had to do a lot of reinforcement to the structure. From what I read, it would have fallen down already had the original engineer on the project followed Wrights plans. He reinforced it without telling Wright, but even that wasn't enough in the long run. I think it's now reinforced it with steel cables.
I'm going to try to visit the 2 other Wright houses in the area, Kentuck Knob and Duncan House.
-Don
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I studied to be a draftsman ..........and have studied this house and all his work inside and out
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What really amazed me was how every detail of the house was given the Wright touch.
-YD
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not only that house but most of his work
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I wonder what it must be like to have a home like that - awesome.
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It must have been an amazing place to live, it's so calm and relaxing there compared to Pittsburgh where the Kaufmanns lived.
-YD
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I often see some homes that I wish I could go inside - that would be one. In some areas they have house tours and I've always said that I would go on one but still never have.
I can only imagine what it must be like to wake up in a home like that, one with a view. Must be a very peaceful way to start the day.
City life, well...although I've been in a condo in downtown Chicago and if had the money, I will say that being that high up makes the city look small and there is so much peace. But also it comes at huge price so it would take huge lotto or something.
I have no complaints or I do but no sense since I can't change it...but there is a saying "It's not where you live but how you live". I don't think many people would want to live like Howard Hughes or at least in his later days.
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It was a cool house.
I was born in Pittsburgh, but now I live in the town of New Kensington, 18 miles north of Pittsburgh. I work in downtown Pittsburgh and while I love Pittsburgh, it's always a relief to get out of town and out into the Allegheny Valley.
I have thought how cool it would be to live downtown, but it would cost way too much.
-YD
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The problem with money (never enough) but seriously, it would be nice for a few days or hours to be able to spend as much as possible.
But I know people that are very well to do and they are no happier (maybe less) then the average worker. Maybe it's attitude but I would imagine at a certain point if have a good amount of money, you take it for granted or worse, live for it.
I grew up in blue collar family but we had a close family, and I know I wouldn't trade that for any material thing in the world. After that the values stay with you...
The most important in life is happiness and money can't buy that....but having said that it would be great to have the dream home. But I think that's the point, if I had a home like the one you photographed I wouldn't take it for granted. After awhile I'm sure I would get used to it but I think I would always appreciate it.
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Thanks Martin, yes, it is an amazing place.
-YD
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FLW was so ahead of his time. If one didn't know, you would swear just by looking at the design that it was designed 30 or more years later than it actually was.
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That is so true Robert! Here was a guy who was born 2 years after the American Civil War and his designs from the 1930's are still fresh and significant even today, that's so cool!
-YD
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