RUINS AS ART / france to lajolla

+DEEP SUMMER IN LAJOLLA+

>(time takes its toll on<

>buildings & people)<

+& RUINS IN LANGUEDOC+

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>yesterday morning i took another walk in our<

>seaside village of lajolla photographing the<

+(L.J. RED BUNGALOWS ARE+

+DESIGNATED as NATIONAL+

+HISTORICAL MONUMENTS)+

>red bungalows at the cove beach close up<

>and a few other points of significance< 

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+RUINS HAVE A POIGNANT BEAUTY+

+AS SEEN IN MY CHATEAU PHOTOS+

>(vinyard plantation ruins<

>in the bordeaux region<

>of our cavaroc people)<

+OF RUINS IN THE FR. LANGUEDOC+

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 >as you will see in collage photo no. three<
>i found an historical chateau ruin litho in<
+(PLANTATION RUINS ARE+
+POIGNANT TO MY SOUL)+
>my precious book on bordeaux vineyards<
>after driving for miles i found this place<
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 >other favorite chateau finds were the country<
>homes of henri de toulouse lautrec, antoine<
+(FRENCH HISTORY ON+
+REMOTE CHATEAUX)+
>de st. exupery, the great poet, and the<
>infamous marquis de sade @ lacoste<
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 >this group of collage pages from my archive<
>document our photographic safaris in france<
+(VITAL COLLAGE-MAIL+
+EXHIBITION ARCHIVE)+
>east of the cavaroc families bordeaux after<
>finding an historical plantation lithograph<
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 >an expert "is someone from out of town", i will<
>not live to see my safari collage graphics in the<
+(BIOTRONIC ENERGY CONE+
+BUT DO THEY REALIZE IT)+ ?
>lajolla museum of contemporary art…but i was<
>pleased to photograph marianne w/ cone there<
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 >the lajolla museum of contemporary art, like<
>most art museums is driven by power force<
+(AFTER VAN GOGH DIED+
+HIS PAINTINGS WERE>>+
+USED FOR FLOOR MOPS+
+UNTIL EXPERTS CAME)+ !
>of "out of town" persona….but lesson of<
>van gogh's exhibition career reminds us<
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 >i fell in love w/ lajolla in 1967 when we lived<
>in redwood bungalows on prospect street a<
+(LAJOLLA LIGHT /+
+LAJOLLA LOVE)+
>block from the museum and this museum<
>beach of ellen b. scripps was our beach< !
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 >on the same prospect street as the art museum<
>& our bungalows the la valencia hotel rears<
+(LAJOLLA'S TOWERS TIE+
+THE TOWN TOGETHER)+
>its gorgeous spanish tile head announcing<
>the cove beach and 1894 red bungalows<
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 >the stars of todays blog are the most important<
>structures in lajolla california…red bungalows,<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS /+
+NATL PARK SERV, PDF)+
>the oldest in california…poems for affordable<
>housing when less then 1% can afford such<
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 >this progenitor of affordable housing in the<
>usa was constructed of redwood in 1894 &<
+(READ MY 1975 PAPER /+
+OFFICIAL GOVT. PDF)+
>has resisted all earthquakes and storms<
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 >dear friends, these structures lie derelict, an<
>insult to national historic preservation laws<
+(GETTY & OTHER ART+
+$$$ SHOULD INVEST)+
>by googling the above you can find my<
>original paper supported by 7 experts<
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 >if in europe these historical monuments would<
>have been restored long ago….a questionable<
+(WE DON'T HAVE CASTLES+
+THESE ARE OUR CASTLES)+ !
>plan afoot is to build similar bungalows here<
>for hotel use…(is not historic preservation)< !
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+RED BUNGALOWS HAD LARGER+

+WINDOWS ALLOWING HEALTHY+

>(light tensile frame…resilient and<

>resisting many quakes & storms)<

+LIGHT TO ENTER THE INTERIOR+

+MODERN DESIGN PROGENITOR+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu