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"Why do you silly people call them Victorians? She was never your queen."Labels: architecture, San Francisco
posted by Ladrón de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief) @ 7:39 AM
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Monday, November 10, 2008
"Why do you silly people call them Victorians? She was never your queen."About Me
- Name: Ladrón de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief)
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
JunkThief is your typical Gallic Jew boy born on the Great Plains, went to Gotham and Ouagadougou and Kathmandu before settling in San Francisco's Mission District. Now he searches the dark alleys of that city to find good conversation, Weimar culture and (but of course) the perfect door knob.
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6 Comments:
Well, just for the fun of it, what should we call them instead?
I'm thinking 'gingerbread', or 'gablers' perhaps.
Rich - Perhaps we could name them after some of our presidents from that era. "Tafty" has a nice ring to it, I think.
Christ almighty, it's good to know that profound ignorance isn't simply the domain of the Americans...
Angry - What, are you saying Victoria was the Queen of America too?
Don't be silly. The Victorian Era is referred to as such because of the immense cultural influence the British Empire had on the entire Western World during the 19th Century. British culture impacted everything from social conventions to architecture.
The two most prevalent styles of Victorian architecture in SF, Italianette and Queen Anne, were initially made popular by British architects in Britain and were copied here. Describing them as Victorian is completely appropriate.
Angry - My friend and I stand corrected and informed. However, I prefer the works of Louis Sullivan, for the record.
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