Sir,
I work for a blueprint comapny here in Carlsbad, with
an emphasis on archives. We have spoken in the past,
back when I was working in archaeology.
Please give me a call at either 760.931.0504 (work) or
619.994.6686 (cell).
--- Ron May <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> While researching the architectural heritage of
> Frank O. Wells in San Diego,
> CA, recently, I encountered a man with a box of
> Wells' plans for a half
> dozen houses. He agreed to donate them to a local
> repository for public benefit,
> as long as I got him copies. The rub is that they
> are 80-years old, rolled up,
> acidic, and in some places crumbling. I took them
> to the repository, but
> they want the plans flat and encapsulated. Does
> anyone on this list have
> experience with flattening old architectural plans
> (or archaeology field maps)? I
> sure would hate to spend thousands of dollars here.
>
> Wells designed a broad range of house styles between
> 1923 and 1930. After
> being raised in the Arizona mining and saloon
> industry, he worked in the
> Hollywood silent film industry before studying
> architecture in Europe. He arrived
> in San Diego and began drawing plans for Spanish
> Eclectic and Pueblo style
> houses (some survive), as well as English and
> Colonial. After his death at age
> 94, his widow went into conservatorship and the
> antique dealers dumped all his
> life work (except the cache of plans we recently
> found). I feel it would be
> a great pity to be unable to save them for
> posterity.
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>
Cheers,
Brad Holderman
619.994.6686
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