Welcome to the Tiki Central 2.0 Beta. Read the announcement
Tiki Central logo
Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop

Tiki Central / General Tiki

Mid-Century Historic District Gets Closer to Fruition!

Pages: 1 5 replies

T
txmod posted on 08/04/2010

My neighborhood has submitted our application to become an official mid-century modern Historic District. Hopefully within the next 60 days we will get the final approval. Everything looks real promising.

There was another old thread on the hood I had here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23081&forum=1

I believe we would be Texas' first post war district. The local NPR station just did a story on it too

http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1280532217

C
christiki295 posted on 08/04/2010

Good preservation news!

M
MustangScott posted on 08/08/2010

Very cool. I love that architecture and if I was there I'd be fighting the good fight with you. Keep up the great work!!!!

GK
Grand Kahu posted on 08/14/2010

Great news. Now if we could only get Dallas neighborhoods to follow!

GK

S
SilverLine posted on 08/15/2010

That's fantastic news! We need more of this! I photographed a 50's Ranch House Historic District for a nomination last spring in Overland Park, Kansas. People are slow to recognize this era as "historic" but when they GET it, things can start to happen fast! Good Luck!

T
txmod posted on 08/17/2010

There is going to be an estate sale in the hood 20th - 22nd. Here is the link to the sale:

http://www.hobbyareaestatesaleservice-haess.com/

What makes this one special, and heartbreaking, is the house is a one-owner mod that is one of the coolest in the neighborhood. It has been bought by a neighbor who has little or no appreciation for the original style. It has the pink appliances without a scratch on them, the poured terrazzo is great, the original baths, the hardware, light fixtures, it is all a time warp of high mod style. The house has been photographed often and we commonly call it the "sputnik" house due to the custom made front light. There is a picture of the front of the house on this National Trust blog:

http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?p=6133

I don't know what the new buyer's intentions are for the property, but there has already been discussions of a need to remodel the kitchen. I don't know if they plan on holding it as a rental or "updating" it and flipping it. It is worth going just to see the house.

Pages: 1 5 replies