Comments on: The Jackling House Showdown http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown Geography at its Finest Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Jobs Cleared to Raze Home - Apple Gazette http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-105968 Steve Jobs Cleared to Raze Home - Apple Gazette Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:56:03 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-105968 [...] [Image by Jonathan Haeber] [...] [...] [Image by Jonathan Haeber] [...]

]]> By: GjB http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-105846 GjB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:15:06 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-105846 I think it's an ugly pig of a building and of no particular architectural merit. Good riddance. I think it’s an ugly pig of a building and of no particular architectural merit. Good riddance.

]]> By: rolf http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-99896 rolf Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:58:12 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-99896 Anyway, if you dont like a house with such history, you should sell it to someone who does, not tear it down. Anyway, if you dont like a house with such history, you should sell it to someone who does, not tear it down.

]]> By: rolf http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-99890 rolf Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:22 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-99890 Remember the apple ad for 1984? Who's who now? Remember the apple ad for 1984?
Who’s who now?

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-95284 Richard Silverstein Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:27:05 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-95284 There is a tremendous amt of misinformation regarding this case. Actually, UOH has estimated it would cost Jobs only about $6 million to restore the house (not $20 million). It is an architectural gem designed by G.W. Smith, who created the Spanish Revival style featured in Santa Barbara among other places. He was an important architect, the style was architecturally significant & the house is an excellent example of its kind. The fact that Steve Jobs has let the house go to ruin should not be an argument for letting his tear it down. Wouldn't that be rewarding him for destroying an architectural landmark? There are many people in this thread & who are opining on this issue who don't know what they're talking about. I find it astounding that someone who knows very little about architecture & looks at a few photos is willing to consign Jackling House to the dustbin. That's what I call chutzpah! There is a tremendous amt of misinformation regarding this case. Actually, UOH has estimated it would cost Jobs only about $6 million to restore the house (not $20 million). It is an architectural gem designed by G.W. Smith, who created the Spanish Revival style featured in Santa Barbara among other places. He was an important architect, the style was architecturally significant & the house is an excellent example of its kind.

The fact that Steve Jobs has let the house go to ruin should not be an argument for letting his tear it down. Wouldn’t that be rewarding him for destroying an architectural landmark?

There are many people in this thread & who are opining on this issue who don’t know what they’re talking about. I find it astounding that someone who knows very little about architecture & looks at a few photos is willing to consign Jackling House to the dustbin. That’s what I call chutzpah!

]]> By: Lynae http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-93532 Lynae Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:48:59 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-93532 This whole thing is just such a tragedy, and very telling of Steve Jobs' character. I've read a lot about this case, and from everything I can tell, this house was in very good condition when Jobs bought it. Save Our Heritage has (in my mind, successfully) argued the case that Jobs bought the house already wanting to tear it down so he could build something modern, but he knew people would argue that it was historical, and so he has deliberately let it deteriorate so that he could tear it down with the reasoning that it was too far gone to save. If this sounds farfetched, it shouldn't. People seem to be doing it quite a lot lately. Recently, there was a historic cottage in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Franciso where pretty much this exact thing happened. People bought it, deliberately let it fall apart, demolished it, and then built something bigger and modern in its place. I really do not understand some people's loathing for old things. If these people who can afford to be picky really want a custom home, why don't they buy something that's only 20 years old and tear THAT down, instead of removing something that's 80 or 100 years old? Why didn't Steve Jobs just buy some OTHER property instead of this one, if he didn't want the house anyway? I'm sure there was someone out there who did. As the other comments say, it is probably too late to save this one, but I personally honestly hope Job' plans get held up a long time anyway. While people should be allowed to tear down homes they can't save, aren't there already laws on the books that require one to not let one's house fall apart in the first place? This whole thing is just such a tragedy, and very telling of Steve Jobs’ character. I’ve read a lot about this case, and from everything I can tell, this house was in very good condition when Jobs bought it. Save Our Heritage has (in my mind, successfully) argued the case that Jobs bought the house already wanting to tear it down so he could build something modern, but he knew people would argue that it was historical, and so he has deliberately let it deteriorate so that he could tear it down with the reasoning that it was too far gone to save.

If this sounds farfetched, it shouldn’t. People seem to be doing it quite a lot lately. Recently, there was a historic cottage in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Franciso where pretty much this exact thing happened. People bought it, deliberately let it fall apart, demolished it, and then built something bigger and modern in its place.

I really do not understand some people’s loathing for old things. If these people who can afford to be picky really want a custom home, why don’t they buy something that’s only 20 years old and tear THAT down, instead of removing something that’s 80 or 100 years old? Why didn’t Steve Jobs just buy some OTHER property instead of this one, if he didn’t want the house anyway? I’m sure there was someone out there who did.

As the other comments say, it is probably too late to save this one, but I personally honestly hope Job’ plans get held up a long time anyway. While people should be allowed to tear down homes they can’t save, aren’t there already laws on the books that require one to not let one’s house fall apart in the first place?

]]> By: AHamm http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-92145 AHamm Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:30:54 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-92145 I love architecture but we need to learn which buildings so save and which to let go. Jackling is not worth saving. Better to donate the organ and other items to be preserved in a museum (copper?). Perhaps build a small guest cottage on property retaining a few memories of the original home, such as tile for a guest bath, iron railing for a detail or an old restored lighting fixture. In this way, part is preserved for history and part can go elsewhere to be appreciated by everyone and not just private owners. Let Steve have his home and move on to saving the more important structures. I love architecture but we need to learn which buildings so save and which to let go. Jackling is not worth saving. Better to donate the organ and other items to be preserved in a museum (copper?). Perhaps build a small guest cottage on property retaining a few memories of the original home, such as tile for a guest bath, iron railing for a detail or an old restored lighting fixture. In this way, part is preserved for history and part can go elsewhere to be appreciated by everyone and not just private owners. Let Steve have his home and move on to saving the more important structures.

]]> By: Thor http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-91158 Thor Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:11:02 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-91158 This is private property! If it is this important to the Uphold Our Heritage folks, then they should make an offer. We would then see just how much 'the heritage' is worth (and 'NO' tax money should be used to purchase the property). Where are these Uphold Our Heritage folks when other places that are historic pieces of this countries early years are destroyed. This is private property! If it is this important to the Uphold Our Heritage folks, then they should make an offer. We would then see just how much ‘the heritage’ is worth (and ‘NO’ tax money should be used to purchase the property). Where are these Uphold Our Heritage folks when other places that are historic pieces of this countries early years are destroyed.

]]> By: Der Kritisator http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-90363 Der Kritisator Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:43:19 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-90363 <strong>Das Haus von Steve Jobs...</strong> The Jackling House Seit Jahren schwelt ein Streit zwischen Steve Jobs und der Gemeinde?Woodside in Kalifornien, welcher bis zum?State Supreme Court vorgedrungen ist. Es geht um ein Haus ? das sogenannte Jackling House. Das Haus, 1928 erbaut, steht auf ... Das Haus von Steve Jobs…

The Jackling House
Seit Jahren schwelt ein Streit zwischen Steve Jobs und der Gemeinde?Woodside in Kalifornien, welcher bis zum?State Supreme Court vorgedrungen ist. Es geht um ein Haus ? das sogenannte Jackling House. Das Haus, 1928 erbaut, steht auf …

]]> By: Inside Neverland | André Pechmann http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown/comment-page-1#comment-88604 Inside Neverland | André Pechmann Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:46:58 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/the-jackling-house-showdown#comment-88604 [...] Trägerrakete der USA), einem verfallenen öffentlichen Badehaus, einem alten Hotel oder einer Villa von Apple-Galionsfigur Steve Jobs sind so sehenswert, atemberaubend und faszinierend, dass man über jedes einzelne Bild einen [...] [...] Trägerrakete der USA), einem verfallenen öffentlichen Badehaus, einem alten Hotel oder einer Villa von Apple-Galionsfigur Steve Jobs sind so sehenswert, atemberaubend und faszinierend, dass man über jedes einzelne Bild einen [...]

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