I didn't made the scale model, somebody else made it and I used the photos for the video. His name is Gijs Hoeijmans. It's indeed an imaginative structure.
In most countries the history of architecture is not appriciatet: when building get old they are being demolished and replaced for buildings that are Maybe more practical but less beautiful. It's all about practicality these days.
@@SuperJobbel Ironically, some of the most unique business establishments we have left are the themed buildings, usually fast food restaurants, from the 60s-00s that were purchased and converted into something else, retaining the outer shapes! lol
That's true sometimes they make a totally different building out of a theme building. I have a video about the other Googie designs and theme building of that period: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F_9b-rjmGQI.html&pp=ygUTZ29vZ2llIGpvaG4gbGF1dG5lcg%3D%3D @@mikeb6085
Knew this place very well growing up in Glendora, a few miles west of Pomona. My Dad took the family here often, and when we weren't eating here, we would go to The Castaways for a tropical vibe , also in Pomona.
Oh nice, really great to speak to someone who actually visited the place. I hope you have good memories about the building. It's more than 35 years since the restaurant was open. Funny that you YT name is ''Dutch'' , I am Dutch haha.
@@SuperJobbel "Dutch" is actually my real life nickname and I am of Dutch ancestry and have some of what may be the traditional traits of NL natives, but the truth is I'm about as dutch as an enchilada is dutch, especially when I'm in the Netherlands, which of course I love. Who could not love a nation that threw an ocean out of their land, I mean, who does THAT? ☺
Thanks for your comment. The last two videos were about forgotten designs by Lautner, they indeed show that he was more than only an archtiects of luxury homes.
Outstanding presentation! As a child, I first went to this Henry's with my family in 1961. My memories recall it "twinkled" with light. I can now see why with abundant natural light coming in during the day and interior lights reflecting off of the glass at night. It was a magical space. We called it "the upside down boat" because the roof looked like the hull of a boat. It was so uniquely beautiful.
Thank you for calling the presentation outstanding. Great that you actually visited the house back then. A magical space and upside down boat is a very good description of the building. So sad that it doesn't exist anymore: I never will have the change to visit....
Nicely edited. Your combination of the photographs and then the scale model is a nice touch. I really felt like I was sneaking back into the restaurant.
Haha... thank you! Giving people the feeling of walking through the houses/buildings is actually my purpose with these videos. Giving people a complete overview while they don't have the opportunity to actually visit.
Great that you liked the video. It was indeed my intention to preserve the restaurant with a video and show people the beauty of the design. Hopefully this building will be reconstructed someday..
The way it was situated in the corner of an orchard 7:05 was beautiful. And leaving some of the structure exposed encourages the customer to contemplate the architecture while waiting for his meal.
Such a shame that this beautiful building went into disrepair and was torn down. Your drawings and the scale model help to visualize it. Again, an ingenious design, that allows for innovative structure.
Yes, it's truly a shame that this building doesn't exist anymore. Hopefully it will be rebuilt some day. Also credits to the person who has made the scale model (I never made a scale model).
A great restaurant. I love the glulam beams. They show the endless possibilities and strength of wood. I learned about them while living with some architects in the early 1980s.
I was wondering the same thing. 6:59 The guy with the chainsaw may answer our question. Looks like he's demolishing the pieces, to make them easier to discard with the bulldozer. But who knows?
@@TheAnimeist 😰😰😰 That makes me sad to see. Those were beautiful custom pieces of laminated wood that were absolutely enormous. You could have made four custom houses out of those beams.
Yes, you're right! The guy with the chain saw cut the beams and used them for his own home, a castle like structure: I know this because there's a book I read "Lautner A-Z" that tells the whole story of the beams. In the book you can read that some of the beams are still existing today. I use this book for inspiration in multiple videos.
Yes, as a matter of fact: there's a house made of these beams. Read the book "Lautner A-Z" by Tycho Saariste and J.R Kikkert to know everything about what happened with the beams.
Yes, you're welcome. Thanks that you call the presentation excellent because it was a very difficult video to make: the available information was very limited, still The Henry's Restaurant was a great design so it deserved an overview. I'm already busy with my next video which will be about Case Study house 21.
Looking forward to that. I believe that 21 was Pierre Koenig's favourite project albeit not as famous as 22. Certainly a controlled exercise in minimal modernism, and reflects the international style more. I appreciate it, however not sure how good it would feel to actually live in it? Anyhow cant wait for this and thanks so much again for all your efforts and work to preserve this historic architecture on video, so that I and others can learn from your investigations and your passion. G @@SuperJobbel
Yes, the house is probably Koenig's best design although not as iconic as nr.22. I won't how practical it is to live in that house but it's iconic for sure. The video will be upload saturday 27th of january. @@grantwatson9232
It is that book! :) Fantastic. I can totally appreciate why you reference it. I didn’t know how amazing it might be and then was so delighted to finally get a copy! Please do keep making your fantastic videos. No one else I’ve encountered has such a deep appreciation for this mater designer and builder. I don’t think we will Eber see another John Lautner! He is unique!
Yes, it's a great book. Enjoy reading it. I used the drawings in that book for most of the videos. John Lautner was an architect who's indeed one of a kind.
I love the skeleton like structure used in this. All his buildings feel so organic, like it is alive. The only architect today that do something similar is Santiago calatrava
Yes, Calatrava is indeed a good successor of Lautner, I don't know if he's inspired by Lautner. Another great organic architect is Kendrick Bangs Kellogg. His designs are amazing.
hey buddy.... great video, I always feel like you take us on a little time traveling journey in your spaceship of architectural awesomeness. much appreciation to you and John.
''Time travelling in a spaeship'' That's a funny description of the videos.... Thanks for you comment and indeed the most apprecitiation has to go to John Lautner! Till the next video :)
Thank you so much for a great video for a place that I have seen almost nothing about. Other than it was great. You really gave us a lot and I agree, the dappled sun in the carport must have been nice!
Yes, also this design by Lautner is sadly little known. Therefore I make this videos: giving more attention to these wonderfull designs. I neve seen the structure in reality, but it must have been wodnerfull to be there.
You're welcome! I like making these videos and preserving the legacy by Lautner. Also the buildings that are demolished a long time ago. All his designs deserve more attention.... More videos will come up!
Was wanting to tell you that I recently bought the rather large coffee table book on Lautners works which I had been hoping to acquire for many years. The high price always held me back but I found a hardback copy and as I had never seen one for sale before, I mustered up the money and bought it. Wanted to say that it is a wonderful book and I hope you have a copy! Thanks again for all your outstanding work documenting Lautners work. :)
Great that you have the book. (I don't know exactly which book you mean.... But I guess you mean the book authorized by Lautner himself and written by his assistant Frank Escher...) . That's that I use most often to search for information. More videos will come up about Lautner's design but also about other architects.
Okay great. I never heard of the Futurama Bowl in San Jose but I shall check it out! Sounds interesting, I love the Googie style restaurants from this 1950's, 60's and 70's.
@@georgekrpan3181 Oh thanks, I took a look at the book by Alan Hess but somehow I didn't notice the Futurama Bowl. but I googled it: awesome looking structure, very interesting dome like roof. i never heard of the architect Power who designedd it. Was it a bowling alley? It doesn't exist anymore, does it?
@@SuperJobbel Yes, it was a bowling alley and no, it was demolished. I think the sign still exists for the shopping center that is now there. What was Power's first name? I want to google him. I think he lived in Silver Lake in SoCal.
@@georgekrpan3181 Hey I've checked it out for you: Powers, Daly and DeRosa were the 3 architects who designed the Futurama bowl. They were an archtiecture firm: you shouls google Powers, Daly and DeRosa and a lot of results will pop up!
Great! Most churches designed in 1950's, 60's and 70's had very great designs. Some of them were really masterpieces of modern archtiecture. Which church did you went? Does the building still exist?
the average architect might spend an entire career developing such an iconic design. Most of Lautner's creations may look 'dated' in 2024. The first thing to observe is that they were all decades ahead of their time and more often than not remarkably original. It may take an architect to appreciate Lautner's genius but the more one learns the more one inevitably appreciates his talent his originality and his productivity.
The more you look into his designs the better they become: all the details, features and all the clever solutions is what makes them so great. Some of his houses don't look special at first hand, and some look better form the inside than from the outside. But they are so brilliant in any way. Each house is different proving his great originality and inventiveness. And yes, many designs by Lautner were many years ahead of there time. I've still 9 videos ahead before I've captured all the important designs by Lautner.
Thats such an easier design than googies. Kinda reminds me of the chart house restaurant in rancho mirage. But that was designed by Kendrick Kellogg, another great organic architect.
Oh great! I never heard of that restaurant but I googled it and it indeed has some similarities with the Henry's restaurant. I really liked the design, thank you! I was already familliair with Kendrick Kellogg because he is an architect who is truly inspired by Lautner, I really like his High Desert House.
What was "d" address? What is "dare" now? (learn the TH noise, it's not difficult). 107 E. Foothill Blvd. I went to street view, and there's a lovely parking lot, right near a Burlington coat "factory" (actually the factory is in China, but whatever). Absolute crap.
With the time the fashion changes: in 1950's and 60's this house was hot, but in the 70's and 80's it became out of fashion, now we all hunger for those beautifull design... but it's to late... Indeed preservation and protection would have been great. Protecting the history of archtiecture. I hope that somebody watches this video and rebuild this building again.
The restaurant is an object in a sea of parking. The idea of connecting the inside to the outside is great but when when the outside is a parking lot without any landscaping it's a textbook modernist fail. @@SuperJobbel
@@ubroc Yes you could be right. I never haven't seen the restaurant in reality, still on photos I can see there's a lot of sunlight and open spaces: so inside is combined with outside, but indeed: a parking lot is not the most romantic landscape.
