Chris Pratt Is in Trouble...

Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, are facing backlash for their decision to demolish a historic home, known as the "Zimmerman House," to build a new mansion. I don't really see a problem with it. The house was ugly.
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[@s3.14dervision]

People are just hating on Chris Pratt because he's a white, conservative, Christian man. Period.

[@awesomemcawesomeson5138]

If a nutty liberal bought this same house and tore it down….crickets!!!

[@993mike]

You forgot that he also likes to deer hunt too which is apparently triggering. A couple of decades ago he would have been thought of as your classic All-American guy!

[@trent1615]

Facts

[@bummblebee77]

just because he claims to be Christian doesn't mean he is.....he isn't, just religious.

[@-Zer0Dark-]

​@@bummblebee77 "He's not as much of a humble, meek, worshipful Christian as I am, so he's not a Christian." -- BummbleBee, the very humble Christian who judges not

[@TheRealCSD6]

I don't think anyone really cares if this house is knocked down or not. They just want a reason to hate on Chris Pratt.

[@jaredklein8863]

Nailed it.

[@Hopespringseternal]

Actually… this CA conservative cares. Big Eichler lover.

[@michellelaudet5363]

So everyone rlse have to save everything uou like? ​@@Hopespringseternal

[@punkfingerboards6283]

White hate is all indoctrinated libs know. This is THE WAR ON AMERICA, and the enemy is clear.

[@goldendiamond6478]

He is so hateable tho

[@clonetrooper71]

"It's your house, but you shouldn't destroy it." "It's your body, so you can destroy it."

[@jacobsherman8666]

Well said!

[@realityunadorned]

Ikr.. Excellent comment! ;)

[@tootiredtostop1606]

Only in approved ways!!! Tobacco bad, but smoke all the dope you want. Bodybuilding bad but chop a bunch of bits off and you're fine. As a general rule, anything that lessens you is approved while anything that strengthens you is evil. They want you weak, angry and doped to the gills.

[@timbaker7678]

Great point

[@evancoffland19]

If it wasn’t Chris Pratt, it wouldn’t be a problem. Meaning it’s only a problem to people who don’t like Chris Pratt.

[@punkfingerboards6283]

White hate is a multi billion dollar business now. And with the millions of new American hating illegals pouring over the border every day...business is booming!

[@rb89509]

Chris Pratt is a conservative, that's the problem. If John Legend or Chris Evans would have done this there wouldn't have been a peep said by the same outraged advocates.

[@vanmoody]

They might have even been praised for being modern thinkers. lol

[@presidentcovfefe]

Dude is not a conservative. He’s just a semi moderate liberal.

[@matthewl.2920]

Bro thinks he's a conservative lol. New's flash! He's not. Nothing wrong with that either.

[@hannahelorie2527]

Yup

[@p1randymarsh618]

Chris Pratt is not a conservative

[@allistairmitchell3845]

If everyone wanted to save that home, THEY SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT!!! Pratt bought it. He OWNS it. It’s his. He can do whatever he wants with it, especially since he paid more than that dump was worth.

[@docsavage8640]

💯 nobody's business

[@jtstaas736]

Bingo!

[@lumindina699]

They (anyone crying abou tit) had plenty of time and opportunity to make it a landmark with the appropriate process to protect it. Now they want to say something when they did NOTHING. There are plenty of the 400 houses that were built still standing. This one was nothing more special than any of the others.

[@iesickboy]

@lumindina699 nobody's crying about tit.

[@feartheghus]

In commiefornia no one owns their property without being part of the elite. Not the rich, the elite. Political connection is necessary.

[@gaypreator8547]

Where was the outrage of the Maui bungalows that burned and O swooped in for the steal.

[@Straun30]

There is a hell of a lot of outrage and there still is.

[@srvntlilly]

@@Straun30Not getting any media coverage, though. They buried it good.

[@Blackinterceptor999]

@@Straun30 Sure, But not by Liberals...

[@Barfyman362.]

But nobody cares when people tear down the beautiful houses from the 20s and 30s in Beverly Hills and elsewhere, then put up the blandest houses.

[@johammy]

These were the best and highest quality craftsmanship. And they are destroyed every single day. 😢

[@a.lauber-942]

Agree.....what people have done with those elegant houses in Beverly Hills, downtown Los Angeles, Hancock Park, etc...with zero regards to preserve or revitalizing true art in architecture.....

[@AliyahScott1621]

A LOT of people care. In particular the younger generations are tired of the bland renovations 💀

[@chrisran24]

NOOOoooooooo!!!body cares. Chris and his wife can do whatever they want with their property.

[@Sam_T2000]

would you say the same about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater?

[@docsavage8640]

@Sam_T2000 why not? It's just a building

[@Nimrod420]

@@Sam_T2000yes

[@user-xf2rm7pp4z]

@@docsavage8640why do you say that?

[@davidpar2]

@@Sam_T2000Fallingwater is in historical conservation and will not be in a situation like this. But if it were, unlike these performative “outrage” narcissists, I’d be disappointed but recognize that it was his money, his choice, not mine.

[@Cuefrost101]

The same people that want to preserve his house are tearing down the monuments of our history 😅 It's just a bunch of control freaks resisting transformation !!!

[@presidentcovfefe]

That’s actually consistent with their ideology. Tear down anything that represents tradition. Mid century modern is an expression against tradition so that’s why they want to keep it. That’s why Michael said tradition doesn’t just mean old.

[@JeffCaplan313]

Feminism is traditional, right? As in, it's been around since the time of Adam and Eve. What's wrong with trying to tear down feminism?

[@Skitdora2010]

@@JeffCaplan313 Just because your mom used to bully you and abuse you, does not make all women bad. If you have an issue with women, stop acting like a nasty POS. You and what is called modern feminists deserve each other. Wallowing in your loathing of the opposite of sex and crying about nobody wanting to be with you.

[@bcccfweirdo]

​@@JeffCaplan313 I'm genuinely curious, what do you mean by feminism was around since Adam and Eve? I have never heard that before so I am just curious what that would mean 😊

[@JeffCaplan313]

@@bcccfweirdo Lilith came before Eve and was punished for not being subordinate to Adam. Eve listened to "the snake" and used that knowledge to influence Adam in the same way women today will listen to "the news" and use that to influence their boyfriends and husbands, while saying they have something important to say or teach a man.

[@guardianv5846]

His biggest mistake is buying a house in California

[@csulb75]

Unless the house had been officially designated as a protected historical structure by an authorized government agency, Pratt's detractors should mind their own business.

[@ashleysanford8645]

That's to logical and reasonable for the Dems , so they're going to hate Chris Pratt because he knocked down a ugly house. That's not Really why they hate Chris Pratt. They hate him because he's a straight white conservative male Christian!!!

[@iamhungry4000]

Bottom line: It's their private property. DOn't like what he's doing with it? Should have bought it.

[@hurricanefury439]

it was an off market purchase. nobody else was able to buy it.

[@michellelaudet5363]

​@@hurricanefury439Offer more money?😅

[@gilzpack0221]

@@hurricanefury439 Then make an offer to Chris Pratt and his wife that they cannot refuse. Pretty simple.

[@shadforthw3535]

Private property is not a thing for these people on the left anymore

[@iamhungry4000]

@@hurricanefury439 What gilzpack said, or someone else could have put an offer in first. Ultimately it's his property and nothing to do with anyone else. If they were so bothered about it why didn't they apply for it to get protective status before all this? If they're that bothered why aren't these people trying to get protected status for other buildings right now BEFORE it happens to another building? Because these people don't care about the buildings, they care about telling other people what to do with their money and their property because they're entitled.

[@Thumper68]

Why would anyone buy a home in California.

[@BrentLovesGamingBackup]

Major city* central valley ain't bad. Still want out tho.

[@Thumper68]

@@BrentLovesGamingBackup I will never live where I can’t walk outside shoot my firearms or just take a piss and not worry about it

[@BrentLovesGamingBackup]

@@Thumper68 Mariposa, full of lovely folks like that. Also some racists but rightfully so.

[@stardustgirl2904]

California used to be red. Any state can change in an instantance! The more foreign people that come here and bring their different views the more this country stands on shaky ground! The people have no intention of becoming American!

[@JR-tr1df]

for me n' late wife, industry involved in.

[@R.C.425]

It's their house, their property, their money and that house was ugly so I would tear it down myself.

[@elizabethshearer8390]

To be fair, every old home shouldn't be saved. It was butt-ugly. And it's gone. Let's worry instead that no real person can afford to buy a home because of inflation. This is rich people crying about stupid stuff.

[@SalvableRuin]

Most old homes shouldn't be saved.

[@frzstat]

But usually those older homes were well built. You don't get construction like that today, and the materials aren't as good.

[@cisium1184]

California modernist houses all suck. They suck to live in as they have all-glass walls, so they get butt-ass cold on winter nights. Some, like the Case Study Houses, should be and are preserved at architectural curiosities. But nobody ever got an historical designation for the Ellwood-Zimmerman House; there's probably a reason for that.

[@cisium1184]

@@frzstat to the contrary, most older homes should be saved because they are sturdy and solid and attractive. But this house was not old even by US standards; it was built in the 1950s.

[@signdeals4972]

With a former owner with a name like Zimmerman, I’m surprised liberals aren’t clamoring to go tear it down themselves

[@Rp-pc1rl]

What's wrong with the name? Honestly, I'm asking.

[@JW-sg7tt]

@@Rp-pc1rlBecause it’s a Jewish name. That’s what he’s referring to about liberals wanting to tear the house down.

[@szim5551]

@@JW-sg7ttIt’s actually more likely just a German name.

[@JW-sg7tt]

@@szim5551 Jewish German. Look it up.

[@Jayson8888]

I think you mean "Antiwhtes"

[@nethrelm]

Oh please. These people would have no problem tearing down something built in a more classical architectural style to put up some modernist monstrosity.

[@jessemurray1757]

the same people tearing down the very fabric of society, yet they want to "preserve" something..........classic.

[@weemouse1959]

The house belongs to Chris and his wife therefore they can do whatever they want to with it. Don't people have anything else to do other than complain about everything and anything they deem "unexceptable" ???? Good grief!

[@animebro14]

It's his money. He can do whatever he wants with it

[@presidentcovfefe]

In this case, sure

[@JP_21M]

Technically its the federal reserves money that he is being allowed to use. All dollar transactions are a form of slave transactions because there is no actual ownership and no actual freedom.

[@Finnegas-Eces]

That maybe so, but it doesn't necessarily make it a good or right thing to do.

[@WideMouth]

@@Finnegas-Eces Sure. But in this case, it’s not a work of art or anything. It’s a boring concrete rectangle built to be lived in. If Pratt can afford to knock it down and build a better house, I don’t see the problem.

[@Tra982]

@@Finnegas-Ecesu gonna cry abt it more😂😂

[@jolenewitzel7919]

If it isn't on the historical home list, Chris can do what he wants.

[@escapedfromnewyork]

And even then…. Can’t stand someone deciding what someone does with their own property. If it is so important to preserve, they should get together with their preservationist friends and buy these properties.

[@poetcomic1]

At least Michael and King George agree on one thing.... back when he was the Duke, he said when being shown the new ultra modern Birmingham Public Library - "It doesn't look like a place where books are kept, it looks like a place where books are incinerated."

[@mayilanthanigai6901]

insert > Oh my god, who the hell cares? meme from Family Guy People bought a house, it's their property. Move along people, stop being obsessed with the lives of people who have no effect on you.

[@ms.b7769]

I love Chris Pratt. It’s his business. He wants to demolish the house or not!

[@Steve-yu5pf]

Liberals bring nothing to the table.

[@CatholicSamurai]

Go look up pictures of Buffalo, NY in the 1890s-1910s, it will blow your mind, it’s almost insanely unfathomable what that city once looked like only 100 years ago. In a 50-year span, we bulldozed and demolished more priceless art/architecture/culturally significant monuments than the Vandals and Goths who sacked Ancient Rome did. It’s a crime against humanity to be so reckless.

[@sueseelie4856]

Same with Cleveland. All of those mansions built for the industrialist barons of the late 19th early 20th centuries near the heart of downtown, gone. Classic styles with expert craftsmanship in every detail, gone.

[@barbslife5460]

Speak it! He copied off the council of Trent latest video which I agreed with and went after an American gem, the mid century modern design.

[@barbslife5460]

@@sueseelie4856yes, in my home state of New Jersey too.

[@seaglass1111]

I'm a Trump voter with a dash of hippee who loves mid-century modern! Of course it's nostalgic...I love it.

[@bryede]

Agreed. Mid-century is like the weird fort-building kid in us never grew up.

[@seaglass1111]

@@bryede so fun and happy

[@michaellittle9696]

You’re wrong Michael about mid century modern. It is not ugly. It’s sharp and streamlined. Efficient in space. I think it’s beautiful. Just watch the Incredibles, it’s gorgeous! Still Chris and his wife should do whatever they want with their property. What a non story. Nobody’s business but theirs.

[@david5544g]

Well said.

[@grimm_comics]

Why is this news...?

[@jesterday2222]

I know right! It's crazy.

[@seanguinn]

Cause he’s a Christian and has right ring views.

[@HisGlory768]

Thank you

[@SalvableRuin]

Because communists can't stop being triggered.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

Because there are no REAL issues that the radical liberal lefty media can fit into their agenda... so they go after any conservative for anything they do to distract their voter base from realizing how fucking horrible their policies are for WE THE PEOPLE... its 100% to keep people ignorant about what they are doing behind closed doors and to keep people ignorant about the real issues that are caused by their corrupt and backwards policies... this is just one of those "Ooh shiny" stories to distract you from the terrorist supporters and all those that defend these terrorist supporters since that's the current issue at hand.

[@corineusa1454]

Is this couple crazy for wanting to live & build in LA? YES!! Did they do ANYTHING wrong? NO, NO, NO!!

[@Art-is-craft]

Those mid century houses are beautiful. They are not technically brutalist modern design. While they are modernist houses they are not a rejection of natural beauty.

[@stardustgirl2904]

Meanwhile they tare down Victorian homes in a second no one says a thing ❗️Because Victoria homes were built for families!

[@space4099]

I respect your opinion, however, I’m unimpressed with most mid-century modern buildings as they are cold, harsh, and lack warmth. I do notice how people like to get away from the past and have their own statement with architecture or fashion. But bringing back mid century modern Saying it is so great as opposed to things that are more ornate is foolish. If you look at all the beautiful stuff that was produced in the 1880s through the 19 teens that stuff was far more impressive as it was produced with craftsmanship. Ornate it was but it was fascinating and beautiful, and I’d rather look at those things than a bunch of steel silver cubes.

[@sandracox4341]

Many yes, but the photo of this one looks hideous, and sticks out like a sore thumb in the location.

[@Art-is-craft]

@@space4099 The property in this video is not ugly it is average. Mid century modern does reject natural beauty as that was modern brutalist design that rejected natural beauty.

[@janelleg597]

They're ugly for most

[@mommasea]

How dare they do what they want to their own property. 😱🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[@simonsmith1974]

Oh the horror! 😂😂😂

[@confidential1035]

Lmao it’s literally NO ONES business what someone does with the property that they own.

[@Ponzupacket]

I disagree. Preservation and conservation of certain historical building and community areas is important, I don’t know anything about this house but I would interested to know its history before the destruction. Also zoning laws will stop you from doing just anything you want but okay.

[@presidentcovfefe]

@@Ponzupacket absolutely correct. Though in this case preserving it is really just for nostalgia. It’s hideous and Michael is correct. We should preserve some of these but we don’t need em all.

[@5fingers4strings17]

@@Ponzupacket if the building is supposed to be historical, it should be owned by a community organization, not the government or an individual.

[@Jodi_Johnson]

​@@Ponzupacketit was literally just someone's house

[@nickynicks_]

@@Ponzupacket I agree but not every old house has to be preserved just because they’re old. Michael explained that pretty well already. I’m sure there are mid-century homes and buildings that are preserved and conserved and probably have a more significant history than the house Chris Pratt is tearing down. It’s like keeping a busted up coca cola can in an exhibit just because it’s a part of history. Sure, we should keep at least one busted up soda can from decades ago as a part of conserving history, but you don’t really need more than one.

[@dawnmichelle4403]

I love ornamental architecture for cathedrals and train stations, but I don't want to live in it. I love the simplicity of the mid-century modern style. Feels clean and less cluttered.

[@dat8835]

Agree, plus modern design brings in natural beauty due to much more glass

[@gmm911]

Maybe the house Pratt is tearing down is ugly, but you’ll never convince me Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water is ugly, nor any Case Study Home, nor Sinatra’s Palm Springs home etc. Some of most exquisite architecture in America.

[@cellorobynbrown]

Exactly. The best mid-century architecture makes me weak in the knees...

[@barbslife5460]

Mid century modern is a true AMERICAN gem and this video was not well researched or thought out.

[@murielbaith5445]

Yes, you are correct.

[@Greywolf-91]

Chris Prat bought the damn house. If he wants to tear it down. So be it. It’s his house.

[@MatureGaming123456789]

Pretty sure they're really after them because he's not one of them

[@sandymoody6602]

The whiners should have bought and preserved the home, if it was that important to them!

[@stewram]

I'm a conservative and I love mid-century modern. Just saying.

[@akmason74]

Feeling nostalgic for 1950s architecture is also a sign of untreated asbestos addiction.

[@terinn7115]

akmason, I was born in 1950, and I DO love the old linoleum kitchen floors. But, yes, they did have asbestos in them. I also love oilcloth (in England called American cloth).

[@hurricanefury439]

you sound like a leftist.

[@murielbaith5445]

Most of the heating g systems with pipes surrounded by asbestos were built in the 1920s.

[@iambryguy4]

How do people have the ability to 'care' about so many different things? Good for Chris Pratt, and I'm happy for him

[@presidentcovfefe]

“Tradition is not just something old, it’s something durable.” Great quote

[@Reaperofwind]

Only trouble he should be in is for paying that much for a lot.

[@bernardm2312]

He must really like that piece of land!

[@thedalillama]

Nothing is better suited for stark landscapes than modern architecture.

[@brandyrazo9608]

I love mid century architecture, it’s unfortunate that it was torn down, but it’s his right. L

[@YurKillingMeSmalls]

Same, I love it. I've seen some preserved and fixed to serve better functionality but if someone bought and tore it down I'd understand it's their right to do.

[@jennifertwede7142]

It’s really difficult to find any beauty in our “architecture” after going to Europe and being awe struck by the history and majesty that’s lacking here.

[@hulkfan97]

Never been to Europe but its a dream of mine. I've seen pictures and old movies their buildings are breathtakingly beautiful.

[@annebodee]

There are many absolutely beautiful buildings in the U.S. Go to Savannah, GA and visit the Basilica. Go to Asheville, NC. They also have a beautiful Basilica. Was just there last Christmas. The story behind it is incredible. Travel the U.S. and you'll find many awe inspiring buildings - often built by the same builders who built the beautiful buildings you've seen in Europe.

[@Art-is-craft]

Every building in Europe is not beautiful.

[@tw629108]

Yeah I love when you see those town homes that are so close theyre touching and could burn the whole city...

[@jennifertwede7142]

@@Art-is-craft compared to here? Absolutely!

[@dat8835]

I actually really like mid century modern design, but it's his property so he can do whatever he wants with it.

[@Slap0ho]

He should know better than to buy in California.

[@PapeProductions.]

I looked up the house, and I didn’t hate the look of the house but there were way too many windows. It just didn’t look right, but the interior was ok. It’s Chris and his wife’s business, and everybody should stay out of it.

[@bromma1979]

Hard disagree with you on this. They are beautiful homes!

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

I love those houses and I wasn't born in the 50s. My faith in Christ isn't bolstered by the pitch of my house's roof. That said, if this house was iconic, a group of devotees should have pooled their money and bought it. I also think there's something to the "Hating on Pratt" argument. A week ago, most of those up in arms didn't even know the house existed.

[@zanychelly]

Lot of people like to take care of other people’s life…

[@ezekielallen1361]

But whats done is done... if it's already demolished what's the point of complaining? And who the hell cares?! Nobody cared or knew about the house until it was gone.

[@kateruterbories2692]

And only because it's Chris Pratt.

[@Eric-cj7ph]

If they wanted it preserved, they should have bought it.

[@audijo6562]

That's what I was thinking

[@mamazannie6060]

When you said he was in trouble I thought it would actually be something of note…🙄

[@EmeryC75]

07:17 - "I don't want to return to 2012, I want to return to 1220." And even earlier, before those nominalists, like William of Ockham. Yes! This is why I love Michael Knowles, even if I disagree with him from time to time. Nobody else at the Daily Wire ever talks like this. Well said, Michael!

[@shedrankit]

If THEY cared so much THEY would have paid to have it airlifted to some museum.

[@Beautifully.Created7]

It's his house; Chris can do what he wants with his property.

[@david5544g]

Of course he can... Does that mean people can't have an opinion?

[@theredscourge]

I had a Great Uncle who was an architect from the 50s to the 80s. All his designs were midcentury modern. I don't think anyone under 40 likes the look.

[@ZoneTelevision]

I’m conservative and I don’t have a problem with mid century modern. I have 9ft glasss windows all across the back of my home and copious amounts of light pouring into the house which is awesome especially in the winter time. And I never have to walk up any stairs. I happen to like Frank Loyd Wright architecture. And I like Italian art deco style furniture too.

[@beatnrg]

It’s so sad that modern cars and buildings lack any level of imagination and creativity!

[@Sam_T2000]

I agree we don’t need to preserve every example of historical architecture… but though I’d never heard of it before, a quick search reveals that the house did seem to be rather unique. dated mid-century houses can still be renovated and updated without destroying their defining character, and while it might not be the best house for a big family, it’s certainly not “bad architecture.” openness and nice views can be very nice things in a home, and the mid-century offerings of south California can indeed be very beautiful. it’s a shame the house is no more, but I suppose if it was truly historical significant, then some preservation agency should’ve purchased it and taken charge 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Art-is-craft]

It is not that iconic and is a standard design. Nothing special but at the same time it is not ugly like brutalist modern design.

[@Sam_T2000]

@@Art-is-craft - from the street it doesn’t look like anything special, but from the back it’s pretty unique… like Mies VDR’s Farnsworth house, but on stilts on the side of a mountain… and it has multiple floors, which makes it rather unique as well… …but also, I may have been looking at the wrong house, so who knows 😑 edit: yes, I was definitely looking at the wrong house… generally, my points stand, but in this case I don’t think it was a huge loss 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ PS: I actually think brutalism can be quite beautiful… it’s just most often done poorly, and then left uncared-for it gets even uglier.

[@Sam_T2000]

@@joyinthemorning44 - that could be cool, but there may not be anyone around to appreciate it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Art-is-craft]

@@Sam_T2000 I do not think it is a huge loss either. They were nice houses that would have had families grow up in them. They are not ugly as they were not an attempt to reject natural beauty.

[@Mamala2024]

This will hopefully make Chris go FULL MAGA if he isn’t already.

[@scrunts666]

Their building, their choice.

[@colfdralegend]

I swear I can never find a conservative I agree on architecture with. Maybe this specific style ain’t the best, especially for homes, but I don’t think modern architecture as a whole is bad

[@rafaelfiallo4123]

I like mid century modern, I don't think everything needs to look like Cinderella's castle or a birthday cake.

[@Art-is-craft]

Modern architecture is horrible and is a rejection of natural beautiful. The house that Chris Pratt tore down was a nice mid century house but it hard qualifies as stunning or unique.

[@janelleg597]

Noted

[@maivpaj5213]

Let the man live his life!! LEAVE CHRIS ALONE! #leavebrittanyalone ✊️

[@NotedPine]

People stay finding ways to be mad at something 😂

[@paulafields3711]

If they would preserve the old stuff perhaps it's time to look at our old documents. You know. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights. That kind of stuff. 🤷 Just sayin'....

[@keithsullivan-lt4nk]

i grew up in a trailer or a tent. give me a roof that dont leak the plumbing works electricity would be nice

[@noneyabizz8337]

Maybe they should have bought it then

[@giantfactory]

His mistake is not destroying the house, it’s that he and his wife are buying a house in California! WTH, why would you want to live in that failing state?!

[@kelvinmurdoch2289]

Agreed but that's where his work is & her dad lives which are reason enough even in that shithole, there house will be the one brightspot in L.A. 😁

[@brent9393]

Sometimes it’s cheaper to start over, I own a 1920s farm house. By the time I fix the foundation, remodel the house, it’s cheaper to demo and build new

[@becky6568]

First mistake marrying into that family.

[@davidpar2]

He’s not in trouble. “Outrage” isn’t “in trouble,” it’s collective hot air. It’s his money and his decision, not the “outrage” mob’s. They have no meaningful say in the matter, whatsoever. And I love mid-century modern architecture.

[@gtv6chuck]

I live in a mid century house, and I chose it specifically because it is of that design. It is open inside, sunny, with decent sized bedrooms. I happen to think that older homes like Victorian homes are dark, inefficient and completely unsuitable for modern living, and more modern homes are mundane and beige. There is an entire area of my town full of Victorians, good and bad, and they can’t be changed. Just because you think that it is unattractive doesn’t mean it is. I bet that much of what you have I would think is trite and tasteless.

[@thorzzz1z]

and?

[@304Biden]

Who has time to be “outraged” about, what other people they don’t even know, do with their house?!

[@HYPERPANTHER]

This is a bad take. The home he is tearing down is not iconic, but it has a classic LA mid century vibe that is being lost. It's not lib at all, but a callback to old LA, which included Reaganites and moderate Republicans. He's tearing it down to build a McMansion like all the new houses in the area and look more inhuman and clinical than this house.

[@SDwriter.and.surfer]

As a person who grew up in Brentwood (Mandeville Canyon and Kenter Canyon) I have to agree. I love the mid-century homes I grew up amidst. I hate that they're getting down to put up monstrosities.

[@simonsmith1974]

You're assuming it's going to be a McMansion or a monstrosity. You don't know that. Assumption is a bad thing in this case

[@HYPERPANTHER]

Because he hired Ken Ungar who has designed all of the modern farmhouse style mcmansions in West LA. So not really an assumption. ​@simonsmith1974

[@simonsmith1974]

@@HYPERPANTHER fair enough, but ultimately who cares? It's not a big issue. It's a non-issue isn't it?

[@SDwriter.and.surfer]

@@HYPERPANTHER I'm happy to see (via google earth) that the houses I grew up in on Mandeville Canyon and N. Kenter are still the same as they were in the '60s.

[@414odysseybmx]

stupid. My home is a 1900.. I'll level it without hesitation if I win the lottery.

[@Kwildcat13]

I would just move

[@414odysseybmx]

@@Kwildcat13 no way I love my acres

[@AEM479]

“Tradition is not just something that’s old, it’s something that’s DURABLE” GREAT WAY TO PUT IT.

[@kathleendeal4903]

If it wasn’t designated as a historic home it’s no one’s business.

[@Jkudjo]

Why are they angry!!

[@sumisumi-by8xv]

Because he's not woke

[@punkfingerboards6283]

Because he's white.

[@Mila_Brearey]

Mid-century modern really is ugly and is devoid of any character.

[@Art-is-craft]

It is not ugly. People are confusing mid century modern with brutalist modern. Mid century modern were just simple exterior properties that tended to have focused on the interiors. Mid century modern did not reject natural beauty nor were they soulless.

[@daniellem1838]

*Frank Loyd Wright has entered the chat*

[@david5544g]

That statement is as broad as it is ignorant.

[@Art-is-craft]

@@daniellem1838 Frank Lloyd Wright as a modernist did not reject classic beauty and many of his Arts and Craft buildings embraced the classical world of truth.

[@trixie-bellfaith5380]

I love mid century architecture. I grew up in a beautiful mid century home my Uncle designed in 1963. I grew up in south east Queensland where the Gold Coast had some of the best examples of mid century design anywhere. Its all gone and what they replaced it with is absolutely revolting.

[@3DevilDog]

These are the same people who cheered the tearing down of statues.

[@user-bo1bw7jw4o]

If they cared about it, why didn't they buy it themselves??

[@thomaspeterson8357]

Just say they didn't like that black people were oppressed when the house was built

[@stageluvr91]

Story time: we own a mid-century home made of limestone that has an UGLY limestone wall in the living room. It’s dingy looking, yellowed, gray, rusty colors - can’t even clean it to make it look nice. That color is what it is. We are remodeling the house and told our designer that we wanted to drywall over it, bad put a fresh modern stack stone around for fireplace and she flipped. You CAN’T do that! This is all the rage - mid-century!” She made us feel like we were doing something wrong. But I can’t express enough how much we HATE that wall. We talked to the construction supervisor to express our displeasure and he said, “It’s YOUR house and you have to live with it. If you don’t like it, drywall over it and make it what you want.” He must have said something to the designer cuz the next time she came, she was much more agreeable with what we wanted to do. Can’t wait to see this transformation in June. The supervisor is the whole reason we hired them to do the rest of the house after they remodeled our family room.

[@cannonfodder4812]

Early 1900s craftsman style, in my opinion, is the most beautiful residential style in america. The big windows, large covered porches, higher ceilings. Definitely my favorite home style.

[@scootermcgee8064]

I agree with the critics. The Zimmerman house is an example of interesting, uniquely California architecture. He’s replacing it with a McMansion.

[@bryede]

But if the house was to be protected, then that needed to be settled when it changed hands. I agree that I hate to see mid-century structures disappear, but I hate a lot of things I can't control.

[@kittygianelli6731]

My home was built in 1958 (old is old) and I wish I could afford to tear it down and build my kind of home.

[@G-MIP]

Mid-Century modern/Frank Lloyd Wright style is tight!

[@TheOfficialPatriarchy]

If there was just cause to protect the home it should have been on a historical registry already. But if he is smart he would tell them "Hey, I'm the type who is willing to deal. If you want to save the home you can buy it off me... For twice what I paid. The value went up the moment you told me it was something rare to be protected."

[@thatblissguythatblissguy9703]

Mid-modern is the residential version of brutalism.

[@david5544g]

You couldn't be more wrong.

[@ROMANS3-25KJV]

The Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day (1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV). Jesus shed His blood for our sins (Colossians 1:14 KJV). We are saved by grace through faith, not works (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV). Only Jesus saves from hell

[@BubReaper-uj7no]

Preach brother

[@russellsacks3854]

I know someone that bought the home next to them and tore both homes down in order to build a much larger home along the coast in SoCal and the bigger problem is the headache. Took 2 years and went way over budget. Had to pay off the Coastal Commission (they take bribes to speed up the process). After all was done the person said it wasn't worth it. When they look at the home they remember all the headaches and the 2 years of renting a house while waiting for their dream home.

[@crowznest438]

Plenty of beautiful old historical homes have been torn down to build these eyesores in the first place. What goes around comes around.

[@sayhello5377]

I’m an interior designer that specializes in historic preservation, so I do not see it as “perverse” as you said… and what a strange choice of words. Homes in the USA are built of cardboard and they don’t last. People don’t take care of their homes. They just live there until the house starts to need major renovations and then they abandon it and move on to the next house. The prospective buyers are then left with an overpriced junk heap that will be a money pit whether they restore or remodel. 🤷🏻‍♀️ That’s why so many older neighborhoods look like garbage. That being said, it’s his house and he can do whatever he wants with it. It’s just funny that people who are absolutely *disturbed* by ugly old 1920’s civil war statues being torn down are rushing to his defense about tearing down a historic home. So it’s bad to tear down a statue because we don’t like to erase history, but it’s cool to tear down a historic home because history only matters when it’s on our side? Mmmkay…

[@cosmic_order]

There is something to the more minimalist impulse of modern design, but there is no need to be maximally minimalistic.

[@theAwkwardAvocado]

I'm in school studying architecture, I haven't heard of Craig Ellwood at all in lecture in regards to modernism in California, or in the US in general. On Archdaily, the worlds most poular internet based platform for architecture projects and design, his tag has one article attributed with it, and it's not even related to the Ellwood-Zimmerman House. Architecture in general, borders the line of art and practical construction, so I can understand the desire to preserve buildings that help to tell the story of architectural history. But if this building by Ellwood was a 'gem' in the eyes of modernists and post-modernists, why is there such a lack of background on the architect and the other buildings in his historical collection? Why 'mourn' what might have been and attack an innocent who just bought it when it wasn't even considered a heritage site? It's better for those who are actually interested and involved in architectural preservation to research Ellwood and see the merit his other remaining projects have.

[@KoryPaulsen]

My girlfriend is an ex-far-lefty but she still holds on to fear of calling herself a "conservative" because she recognizes all the phony "slow liberal" conservatives. But Michael nails it! I keep telling her TRUE conservatives are conserving timeless, objective truths -- divine truths -- and conserving how those are to be applied in organizing society.