Who likes a prequel show? You might know the series, "George E. T. Wells, Architect: Meadowbrook", but what about the prequel, "George E. T. Wells, Architect: Miami!!"
A new neat find! The Meadowbrook Inc. President, George E. T. Wells, was typically written about in the newspapers; occassionally quoted, but those quotes were about the details of a project.
A recently discovered article is neat because he wrote it, exactly 100 years ago in 1925. It is interesting to "see" the thinking of the architect and his philosophy about his work. This was written 11 years before beginning work on Meadowbrook, so its as close as we have, so far, of a in-the-mind-of-the-auteur moment to our intial 'neighborhood design.
Reminder to click to enlarge the images to read them better.
What do you think? Curious if any of his perspectives resonate with you too?
I thought these were insightful tidbits
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and here was a changing street scene that illustrates the progress there, looking back like we do here
100 years ago in 1925 (11 years before Meadowbrook Inc.) George E. T. Wells was building hotels in Miami. Here are some of those buildings and a photo of him published in 1926.
and here he is quoted in 1929 during the great depression, at least he kept his hat
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