GDG- Cyclorama Painting

[Margaret D. Blough]

Jim,

Even more ironically, the Cyclorama Building was failing to perform these functions so badly that they shifted these functions to a building, the current visitors center and former Rosensteel-owned private museum, that they'd bought planning to tear it down.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: James Cameron <cameron2 at optonline.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> << Another factor which convinces me that the Cyclorama building was of a 
> terrible design - both functionally and asthetically. 
> 
> The darn thing couldn't properly display the painting, and it couldn't keep 
> the damn rain out either. 
> 
> J.D. >> 
> 
> That's what I always found ironic about the efforts of Neutra's fans to 
> prevent the removal of the building. It's a structure with almost literally 
> from day one failed in the main functions it was designed for, that of 
> serving as an adequate visitor center, and, as a facility for display of the 
> cyclorama. Whatever architectural values its supporters may see in it, as a 
> NPS facility, the building was a dreadful botch. 
> 
> 
> Jim Cameron 
> 
> "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, 
> but for freedom - and for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with 
> life itself." 
> >From the Declaration of Arbroath. 
> 
> 
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