Design and Architecture
Saving Pereira's buildings, 'Wear and Tear'
Los Angeles architect William Pereira is getting renewed interest, as two of his prominent works are set to be torn down. And Tracy Tynan, a costume designer in LA, talks about she found meaning in clothing during a chaotic childhood.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: The former Metropolitan Water District headquarters in Echo Park, designed by William Pereira. (Avishay Artsy)
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2 storiesSaving Pereira's buildings
Los Angeles architect William Pereira designed the former Metropolitan Water District headquarters in Echo Park, opened in 1963, as well as three buildings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, opened in 1965. Both are threatened with demolition. We talk to those who want them removed as well as those who want them preserved.
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When Tracy Tynan's literary parents, Kenneth Tynan and Elaine Dundy, weren't writing with sparkling wit, they were fighting, drinking and having affairs that culminated in divorce. And behind the swirl of her parents' bohemian and literary life lay loneliness and chaos, from which clothing served as a refuge.
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