Dec. 9, 2025 6:30 AM PT
To the editor: Many well-deserved tributes have been written about Frank Gehry within the Dec. 6 Los Angeles Occasions, however I’ve one on a extra private stage (“Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s urban landscape, dies at 96,” Dec. 5). Within the early 2000s, when Disney Corridor was nonetheless a piece in progress, the top of the artwork division at Santa Monica Excessive College was in a position to safe a tour for her college students of Gehry’s distinctive artwork studio in Santa Monica. I used to be invited to accompany her on the tour.
Gehry himself welcomed the scholars with enthusiasm and heat. Within the middle of the room was a mannequin of Disney Corridor, which he defined in nice element. He was beneficiant in his time and answered each query, encouraging the scholars to think about a profession in structure. I imagine the scholars in that room realized they have been within the presence of a grasp and hopefully keep in mind his kindness as I do immediately.
Aviva S. Monosson, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I stroll by Gehry’s Santa Monica residence on daily basis of my life (until there’s a large downpour, which isn’t fairly often). His residence, which stuffed our odd neighborhood with an structure in contrast to something we had visualized earlier than, brings individuals from everywhere in the world to expertise one thing actually distinctive. His legacy will proceed to thrive in our neighborhood and past.
Thanks, Frank, for giving us one thing completely distinctive that continues to alter every time we see it.
Pattie Earlix, Santa Monica
