Table of Contents
Number 63
Fall 2009
BUNGALOW FEATURES
HISTORIC PRESERVATIOONS
Oh, You'll Miss Me, Honey: When Phoenix Changed Its Mind and Saved the Orpheum 34
by John Luke
Built for vaudeville, the ornate Orpheum Theater was a beloved but fading movie "palace" when the city decided to restore it as the anchor for a revived downtown.
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CRAFTSMAN RESTORATION
Built to last in Kansas City 50
by John Luke
The big limestome Foursquare fell into
loving and capable hands when Jae KcKeown
and Robin Rusconi bought it in 1994.
Today it symbolizes their dedication to an
Arts and Crafts way of life.
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
Seeing the Southwest: Introducing a
Series of Articles on Southwest
Architecture and Design 66
By The Editor
The movement of Euro-Americans into the
country's Southwest region produced a stylistic
fusion of Arts and Crafts, Native American
and Mission influences that is unique and wholly American.
Light, River, Rock, Tree:
Phantom Ranch's Elemental Music 70
By Henry Karpinski
In 1922, the Fred Harvey Company turned
to Mary Jane Colter to create a cabin resort
on the Grand Canyn floor that seemed and
still seems to have grown there.
PORTLAND BUNGALOWS
Old World, Green World 86
By Jane Powell
In which the author asks what is “green”
about expending enormous amounts of
energy tearing down 100-year-old buildings
to make way for shiny new ones
CRAFTSMAN RESTORATION
A Craftsman's Character Reclaimed 96
By John Luke
When Carolyn and Tom Owen-Towle
asked architectural historian and
preservationist Rurik Kallis to
restore a window, then a room, they realized they
would have to bring it all home.
DEPARTMENTS AND CRAFTSMAN RESOURCES
A Letter from the Publisher 1
Open House: Letters to the Editor 8
Permission to share, and more on bungalow windows..
Family Album 16
From coast to coast, readers share their
bungalow restoration and preservation
achievements.
Antiques
Perspective on Antiques 22
with David Rudd
Our consultant responds to readers’
questions on vintage furnishings.
New & Noteworthy (PDF) 27
A selection of Arts and Crafts–inspired
amenities for contemporary living.
Arts & Crafts Profile
The Beauty of Everyday Things (PDF) 108
By John Luke
Joseph Mross's metal work is the
perfect expression of his commitment
to balancing art and utility.
BOOKS
The Exploration of the Colorado River
and It's Canyons
by J.W. Powell
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian
by Wallace Stegner
American Bungalow News 115
A busy summer tour season ahead. But first,
historic preservation and the Stimulus Plan,
and Robert Winter gets his due … again.
From Our Friends
Design Matters124
By J. Douglas Lipscomb, AIA
The Bungalow Bookstore 127
Your reliable resource for Arts and Crafts
history, design and restoration.