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help)) he says, "the supreme American fantasy structure, which is
Simon Rodia's
Watts Tower, from the 1920s, in Los Angeles." I do think there is a difference between these types of structures and the
novelty architecture structures such as the
Teapot Dome Service Station (which is still a neat building). Both could be considered art. Both may be meant to catch the eye, perhaps, but the novelty buildings, such as the
donut shop shaped like a donut and whatnot are (or were) usually a form of
advertising for places of business along a roadway, and many have become
roadside attractions. Whereas, the
Watts Towers and the
Sauer Buildings Historic District are examples of work by architects designing structures to suit their whimsical fancy, as are the fantasy structure houses that some people build to look like unusual castles or palaces or whatever. These structures aren't necessarily meant for advertising to sell products such as donuts or hamburgers, or to become roadside attractions or tourist spots (though some of them may be considered roadside attractions too). These are unusual works of architectural fantasy art for whimsical fancy that also may have a practical purpose or not.
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19:16, 22 September 2010 (UTC)I tagged this article for a rewrite. This article is written as if novelty architecture and fantasy architecture are the same thing. As the discussion above reveals, they are not. I will work on it when I have a chance, but no guarantees that I can do it quickly. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:02, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
I've re-written in and removed the tag - but the article is very much a stub, now. I'll work on it some more. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 02:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
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(
help)) he says, "the supreme American fantasy structure, which is
Simon Rodia's
Watts Tower, from the 1920s, in Los Angeles." I do think there is a difference between these types of structures and the
novelty architecture structures such as the
Teapot Dome Service Station (which is still a neat building). Both could be considered art. Both may be meant to catch the eye, perhaps, but the novelty buildings, such as the
donut shop shaped like a donut and whatnot are (or were) usually a form of
advertising for places of business along a roadway, and many have become
roadside attractions. Whereas, the
Watts Towers and the
Sauer Buildings Historic District are examples of work by architects designing structures to suit their whimsical fancy, as are the fantasy structure houses that some people build to look like unusual castles or palaces or whatever. These structures aren't necessarily meant for advertising to sell products such as donuts or hamburgers, or to become roadside attractions or tourist spots (though some of them may be considered roadside attractions too). These are unusual works of architectural fantasy art for whimsical fancy that also may have a practical purpose or not.
Leepaxton (
talk)
19:16, 22 September 2010 (UTC)I tagged this article for a rewrite. This article is written as if novelty architecture and fantasy architecture are the same thing. As the discussion above reveals, they are not. I will work on it when I have a chance, but no guarantees that I can do it quickly. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:02, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
I've re-written in and removed the tag - but the article is very much a stub, now. I'll work on it some more. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 02:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
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