Research: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City
Research Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City by David G. De Long While writing my latest novel, I used this wonderful resource for information about Mr. Wright's Broadacre City. David G. De Long put together a great (and heavy) book of photos and sketches and essays from Jean-Louis Cohen , Michael Desmond , David A. Hanks , Richard Jones , Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer , and Jack Quinan . I was especially pleased to note that of the four cities where Mr. Wright showcased the models and plans of Broadacre in 1935, Pittsburgh was among them. Knowing that Edgar J. Kaufmann (owner of the Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann's Department Stores and of Fallingwater ) lived in Pittsburgh, it should be no surprise that the exhibit would grace the city for a while. It's a wonderful tidbit I'm going to slip into my novel. For anyone unfamiliar with the concept of Broadacre City, the term "broadacre" comes from Mr. Wright's idea that each family home would sit on an ...