Tag: Things of beauty

Of a Saturday morning, New Wife and I lie in bed together while reading Teh Intarwebz — this website, various news outlets and, of course, C.W.’s site, which features many pics that catch his attention.

One such C.W. pic was this one:

At first, I was appalled, but the more I looked at the building, the more I came round somewhat.  Yes, it does stand out (from what one can see) in a fairly conservatively-built neighborhood.  And yet… if you were to ask me what to call it, I’d have to say “Modern Art Deco” because of that giant circular window frame, and — dare I say it? — all those stained-glass windows, which give the thing a little more of a classical style.  It’s kinda 70s… and I grew up in the 1970s, lest we forget.  But the kicker is that whatever you call it, it’s a huge improvement on the foul 60s-era style of its neighbor standing on the right.

New Wife — who agrees with me on most matters like this — really liked it.  But then her inner chick came shining through on the next such pic:

…which she declared “cute”, even as I was reaching for a handy bedside barf bag.  I think what causes my opposition is the stained-glass front door (“Adorable”, quoth she, because she loves stained-glass anything:  doors, windows, Tiffany lamps, whatever).

Regardless, all that floral nonsense is still miles better than the ugly Po-Mo crap that’s foisted on us by the Le Corbusier School Of Ugliness.

But although the first edifice is still too modern for me, given a “must pick one” choice I think I’d take it over the Botanical Gardens thing.  Some things are just too much to bear

Discuss.