Frank Lloyd Wright's First Home

Re:Frank Lloyd Wright's First Home by frantathefranta on Friday July 17, 2026 @04:48PM (#48952138)

FLW almost always gets very generous interpretations of his intentions. I've been to 5 of his houses (including this one) and I've not heard anything negative about him on the tours. I say this as someone who likes his houses a lot (and considers themselves as someone who's gotten over the "FLW is overrated" hump).

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Re:Frank Lloyd Wright's First Home by shooker435 on Friday July 17, 2026 @05:01PM (#48952270)

Agreed. I'm a huge fan of his work and have spent some time in Oak Park as well.

That being said, the most accurate/honest depiction I've seen is a 2-part series on PBS. I think it does a great job of capturing the genius alongside the troubled hubris.

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Re:Frank Lloyd Wright's First Home by brandall10 on Friday July 17, 2026 @10:33PM (#48954646)

He's had a wild life with an arc similar to Steve Jobs. Taliesen West was basically an architecture cult where he frittered away for nearly a decade before landing Falling Water for his big comeback... at 70 years old.

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Re:Frank Lloyd Wright's First Home by hypercube33 on Saturday July 18, 2026 @03:58AM (#48956072)

Actually more similar than most let on too I believe. I think it's been accused that he didn't even come up with some of the designs either by others. History is weird like that. Griffin is his woz

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