A woman reflects on a 20-year-old campaign to save the Walter Luther Dodge House in Los Angeles through a letter to her mentor in 1989.
Synopsis
A woman reflects on a 20-year-old campaign to save the Walter Luther Dodge House in Los Angeles through a letter to her mentor in 1989.
Synopsis
A woman reflects on a letter she wrote to her mentor in 1989. The letter recounts their efforts to save the Walter Luther Dodge House in Los Angeles, an architectural work by Irving Gill. This campaign took place twenty years earlier. The film includes archive footage and delves into their friendship, the home, and the lasting impact of their project on the community. It presents a personal narrative interwoven with historical significance.
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Why Watch
- See the fight to save the Walter Luther Dodge House.
- Meet the women behind a historic preservation campaign.
- Find out about female friendship in the context of architecture.
Did You Know
- The Walter Luther Dodge House was designed by Irving Gill in Los Angeles.
- The campaign to save the house took place twenty years before the letter was written in 1989.
- The film has a total duration of 8 minutes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What historic home did the campaign aim to save?
The campaign aimed to save Irving Gill's Walter Luther Dodge House in Los Angeles.
In what year did the woman write the letter to her mentor?
The woman wrote the letter in 1989.
How long before the letter was the campaign to save the house?
The campaign took place twenty years prior to the letter, in 1969.
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