+VOYAGE TO LOUISIANA+ by c.c. robin- paris, 1806 (helen's recent quote) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DEGRUY SUGAR MILL DOME+ >this is of course the degruy sugar mill dome i have written about based on +HALLE AUX BLEDS+ >the same dome in paris at le halle ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SEEN BY THOMAS JEFFESON &+ (also by b.h. latrobe) +COPIED AT MONTECELLO+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >john lawrence has shown us this latrobe sketch several times and it can be seen in betsy swanson's jeff. parish book. "HISTORIC JEFFERSON PARISH" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the 1792-1793 date is important to j.b.v. degruy construction as is the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FACT THAT IT WAS COPIED FROM+ >192 foot dia. grain market< +THE DOME IN PARIS @ LE HALLE. + ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >it is documented that both thomas jefferson and benjamin latrobe +SAW THE DOME IN PARIS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ? ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER ? >although jean baptiste degruy is given credit by c.c. robin for >building< the domed sugar mill we have to... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +WONDER >WHEN/IF< HE SAW IT+ IN PARIS TO COPY IT OR DID ?>LATROBE ADVISE HIM<? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(as he must have thomas jefferson)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MANY INTRICATE PARTS+ >(the technology of the dome was >sophisticated/difficult for the time)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE PARIS DOME INCLUDED+ +SEVERAL SKYLIGHTS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MONTICELLO SYNCHRONISM+ >the jefferson dome has one central oculus skylight and synchronistically >(MAY 2010), EXTRA VIEWING >CHARGE IS FIFTEEN $) >the room under it has just been >re-opend for public viewing< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the degruy dome had no skylights visible in latrobe's sketch as >windows were utilised< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LOS ANGELES FIELD TRIP+ .>july 8th-9th 2010<, ^^^^^^^^^^ >marianne and i had a wonderful time in the exciting city of los angeles >1933-1955< >where she spent her youth< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FRENCH TROPIC SYNDROME+ >in addition to the pleasure of being together surroundrd by beauty and +FANTASTIC ARCHITECTURE+ (california riviera) > historical/environmental memory. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LEARNING IN LOS ANGELES+ >we had several valuable experiences >giving strength to ongoing research< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"SOUTH PACIFIC"+ >we saw the lincoln center of new york's production of "south pacific" at the ahmanson theatre in los angeles +FABULOUS PRODUCTION+ >that depicted a french planter in a +REMOTE TROPICAL COLONY+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >new orleans is not bali hai but< +YOU GET THE IDEA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^ >they had the japanese and typhoons< >we had the british and hurricanes< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +deBECQUE=deGRUY+ >(david pittsinger who sang the role >of emile de becque the french +PINZA-BRAZZI ROLE+ >planter has an amazing voice<) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +deBECQUE ALSO HAS 2 ADORABLE+ >colonial planter placage< +MIXED RACE COLONIAL CHILDREN+ (a very familiar nola scenario) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +(CINEMA-MAGIC MILIEU)+ >marianne and i had our 6th wedding anniversary dinner in the polo lounge of the beverly hills hotel so filled w/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TROPIC SYNDROME SURREALISM+ >ART-CINEMA CREATIVITY< >and personal value for both of us< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +1940S-50S RADIANT MEMORIES+ 1) marianne has memories of her youth +PINK RESORT HOTEL AS IN+ +SOUTH OF FRANCE+ >there surrounded by movie persona +SWIMMING POOL BEAUTY+ >and the fertile tropic vegitation<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +JUNGLE FANTASTICS+ >note: tropical vegetation around the hotel is a jungle of rich fantastics +GIGANTIC LEAVES+ >expressivly painted on the walls +ROUSSEAU MEMORY+ >and included in brochures< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SYNCHRONICITY+ >2) although i never saw the beverly hills hotel until i came to california i knew its image as a boy because my uncle +GEORGE (CAVAROC) STAIGG+ (my mothers older brother) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TARZAN MOVIE SWIM SCENES+ (subbing for elmo lincoln) >who had been the southern swimming (STUDIO CITY VILLA W/ POOL) >champion in new orleans knew many +GABLE-WEISMULLER ETC+ >movie persona at the hotel and< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TAUGHT STARLETS TO SWIM THERE+ >at the same time marianne was +HEDY LAMARR CLONE+ >displaying her beauty around< +LONG TAN LEGS+ >the olympic sized pool< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DOCUMENTA-REFERENCES+ >books acquired in los angeles or laguna beach on the way home ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1)"MONET AND THE MEDITERRANEAN" exellent compendiam in color of the paintings of claude monet made in +FRENCH & ITALIAN RIVIERA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >radiant arcadian seaside resorts< +SAVOY-GRIMALDI-VALENTINOIS+ >gruyere/villeneuve connection< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ANTIBES TO BORDAGHERA+ (paradisial/magnificent) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SUN-SEA-MOUNTAINS+ (ancient liguria) +ANCESTRAL CASTLES+ >in radiant hilltown villages sited on the deep-blue mediterranean ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FRENCH KING FRANCOIS I MILIEU W/+ +MICHAEL GRUYERE AT ANCIENT+ (knights templar) +VILLENEUVE-LOUBET+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) +EGYPT ART+ >this exellent work in the taschen series shall aid my research into the roots of ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ALCHEMY-ART-ASTROLOGY+ >at arsenal library in paris next spring as researched by charles nodier and our +VICTOR HUGO-ADELE FOUCHER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >taschen's shop in l.a.'s farmers market sells fine books on magic, tropics and +RADIANT CALIFORNIA ARCHTYPES+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +BENEDICT TASCHEN+ >the great german publisher lives in the round metalic chemosphere house on a steep hollywood hillside designed by +JOHN LAUTNER+ >for an aero-space engineer< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CALIFORNIA COMPANION TO+ +THE SILVER SHIP+ ^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, califolrnia