Video: Painted Ladies: Victorian Homes in San Francisco
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
San Francisco - a tourist center of world importance. There are a lot of sights here, some of them we write about from time to time on the site Kulturologiya. Ru. The famous Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the Walt Disney Museum … Victorian housespreserved in the western and southern parts of the city. Most of them were built in 1892-1896, thanks to their bright colors they got the name "Painted ladies".
Steiner Street is one of the most unusual in San Francisco. It is here that the old houses that survived the 1906 earthquake are located. Victorian buildings attract the attention of tourists, they are often written about in the media, their images can be seen on postcards, and, of course, films, TV shows and commercials are constantly filmed in this area.
The name "Painted Ladies" came from the light hand of writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen, who in 1997 published a book about an unusual Victorian-style area of San Francisco. The definition has become so entrenched among Americans that it is now called houses built in the late 19th century, which can also be seen in Baltimore (Maryland), St. Louis (Missouri), Cincinnati (Ohio), Cape May (New Jersey) and others. cities.
In total, in the period from 1849 to 1915. more than 48,000 houses were built in San Francisco, most of them were multi-colored to emphasize the filigree architectural details. Bright colors were in vogue: red, yellow, chocolate, orange … During the wars, many houses were repainted gray, about 16 thousand buildings were demolished, and those that survived were eventually bricked or sheathed with siding. Some were hit by the fires that followed the 1906 earthquake.
Interest in these houses arose only in 1963. The artist Butch Kardum, inspired by the former splendor of his old house, repainted it again in blue and green. Some criticized such a bold decision, while others began to revive their homes. Soon, Butch Kardum began to advise anyone wishing to bring bright colors to the gray streets of San Francisco. This artist was joined by like-minded people - Tony Cataletich, Bob Buckner and Jazon Wonder. Through their efforts, dozens of gray houses were transformed, the process of reviving the Painted Ladies by the 1970s. reached its climax: as if by magic, whole streets and quarters were blossoming. It is pleasant to note that this process continues to this day.
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