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AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE       Date: 1998 Publication: Automobile Magazine - Special Issue 1998 (This Supplement to Automobile Magazine is Published by K-III Magazine Corporation, New York) Author: Jordan, Michael; Photography by Goddard, Martln Description: Great Drives. "Midwestern Suburbia, The Wright Way. Oak Park, Illinois to Spring Green, Wisconsin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie houses, viewed from a Chrysler Town & Country LXi... Wright is often remembered for the exterior style of his houses, but it is the interior spaces... that have had the most lasting impact on the architecture of American suburbia." Includes 16 photographs and one illustration, as well as a driving "map" and stops of interest on the drive. 8 x 10.75. Pages: 4, 20-27 1998.64.0910         AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY       Date: 2nd Quarter 1972 Publication: Automobile Quarterly - 2nd Quarter 1972 (Published quarterly by Automobile Quarterly, Inc., New York) Author: Ludvigsen, Karl E. Description: "The Baron of Park Avenue. Today Hoffman is the importer of BMW cars. Since the last war he has been the instigator in the importation of such makers as Jaguar, Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Fiat, not to mention many of lesser significance and duration. Most of these makes achieved their first modern recognition in the United States through the efforts of Max Hoffman, and most also found themselves designing special models and options for the U.S. market to meet the requests of this persuasive present-day Emil Jellinek..." In 1954, Wright designed the Hoffman Showroom on Park Ave. in New York. Includes twenty five photographs and thirty illustrations by Thomas E. Fornander. Original list price $5.95. 10.6 x 8.5. For more information and a summary of this article see our Wright Study. Pages: 152-167 1909.11.1101       Date: May 1991 Publication: Automobile Quarterly - May 1991 Author: Hockenhull, James L. Description: Trekking to Usonia. The Crosley cars of Frank Lloyd Wright. Pages: 40-45 1991.25.1004

FORD TIMES       Date: Ford Times - February 1952 Publication: Ford Times - February 1952  (Published monthly by the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan) Author: Anonymous Description: (Related Story) Glass church designed by son Lloyd Wright, Swedenborgian. Page: 7 0910.03.0904   Date: Ford Times - October 1954 Publication: Ford Times - October 1954 (Published monthly by the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan) Author: Anonymous Description: "Favorite Recipes of Famous Taverns." "Yesteryear occupies a large rambling eighteen-room home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900. Lunch and dinner served, except Monday. It is located on Harrison Avenue at the river in Kankakee, Illinois." Recipe for German Crumb Cake. The B. Harley Bradley Residence (1900 - S.052). Includes one illustration of the Bradley Residence by Roscoe Misselhorn. 5 x 7. Pages: 58-59 1045.13.0410   Date: October 1959 Publication: Ford Times - October 1959 (Published monthly by the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan) Author: McKown, David L. Description: "Fallingwater. A testament to America’s greatest and most controversial architect. The general contractor stood ankle deep in the cold waters of Bear Run, leaned on a timber, and looked critically at the huge, gray slab of concrete that loomed over him. Calculations or no, genius or no, he would not allow his men to be crushed by that thing when they knocked out its supports. He climbed up the banks and told the architect exactly that. Enraged, the older man ignored his nearly 70 years, scrambled down to the water and stood beside one lone workman as the supports were removed. Forty years later..." Includes two photographs of Fallingwater. 5 x 7. Pages: 13-15 1979.22.1010

FRIENDS
	Date: 1978 Publication: Friends - October 1978 Author: Anonymous Description: The Genius Lives On. It has been 19 years since Frank Lloyd Wright died, but it hasn’t been that long since a Frank Lloyd Wright building has gone up. Pages: Cover, 4-9 1978.11.0103

LINCOLN-MERCURY TIMES
	Date: 1954 Publication: Lincoln-Mercury Times - March/April 1954 Author: Anonymous Description: Frank Lloyd Wright. Photos by Pedro E. Guerrero and Robert H. Miller. Includes photo of two customized Lincolns. Pages: 5-7 1012.00.0403

MERCEDES
	Date: 1982 Volume V Publication: Mercedes - Volume V (Published four times a year by Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. Montvale, NJ) Author: Anonymous Description: World’s most distinguished showroom? Restoration of the Mercedes-Benz Manhattan showroom. (See our Wright Study on the Hoffman Showroom for more information.) Page: 4 1982.14.0103
	Date: 1984 Volume XII Publication: Mercedes - Volume XII (Published four times a year by Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. Montvale, NJ) Author: Marlin, William Description: "The Radiant Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright  ...The entrances that Wright made were as dramatic as the ones he designed, and he had a reputation for calling on his clients unannounced and at all hours. Even if no one was home, he would usually let himself in... Twenty five after Wright’s death, His architecture is a vibrant as ever." Includes fourteen photographs and one illustration. 9 x 11. (Two Copies) Pages: 2, 16-23 1984.07.0601 1984.32.1109

ROAD & TRACK
	Date: June 1947 Publication: Road & Track - June 1947. Volume 1, Number 1 (Published monthly by Road & Track, Hempstead, N.Y.) Author: Anonymous Description: "Europe on Park Avenue. With the opening in New York City of The Hoffman Motor Car Company’s new showroom at 487 Park Avenue, New Yorker’s now have the opportunity to seeing for themselves examples of some of the world’s finest and most luxurious automobiles. Responsible for the importation of these cars is Mr. M. E. Hoffman, veteran of twenty-five years in the sales of European automobiles, and president of the company. Mr. Hoffman was formerly the Viennese representative for Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Alfa-Romeo, Delahaye and other Continental manufacturers." Includes five photographs. Also includes an additional photograph of a Delahaye, and a full page ad for The Hoffman Motor Car Co. (Digital and printed version.) Original cover price 25 cents. 8.2 x 10.9. (See our Wright Study on the Hoffman Showroom for more information.) Pages: 8-9 0720.08.1110
	Date: August 1952 Publication: Road & Track - August 1952 (Published monthly by Enthusiast’s Publications, Inc. 540 W. Colorado Blvd., Glendale CA) Author: Lane, Joseph J. Jr. Description: 1) Jaguar Ad (Pg IFC) Hoffman Motor Car Co., NY. 2) "Bridgehampton Road Race. "Max Hoffman had been really pouring on the coal, building up a lead of about a minute over the second place man... he had started to take off the pressure, having built up what seemed to be an unsurmountable lead... Slowly Botts whittled away the Porsche's lead till finally Hoffman (getting word from the pit) started to step up his speed... finally in the 15th lap the Porsche didn't come around on schedule. . . Botts was in the lead! As concern grew in the Ecurie Hoffman pit, Koster's Porsche came thru into second. Then came the 'Glockler' Porsche, its front left fender in shreds. Quickly the pit crew bent the fragments out of the way and, with the okay of the steward, Hoffman was off again. in the 21st lap he passed Koster but there just wasn't enough time to catch Botts. And so the race finished . . . in what will probably be a record for some time to come..." Includes one photograph of Hoffman. 3) Jowett Jupiter Ad (Pg 31) Hoffman Motor Car Co., NY. Original cover price 35 cents. 8.2 x 10.9. (See our Wright Study on the Hoffman Showroom for more information.) Pages: IFC, 20-21 31 0910.21.1110
	Date: June 1997 Publication: Road & Track - June 1997 Author: Posey, Sam Description: The Showroom That Frank Lloyd Wright Built.  When it came to a Park Avenue showplace, Hoffman turned to Frank Lloyd Wright. (See our Wright Study on the Hoffman Showroom for more information.) Pages: 194, 197199 1997.28.0103

SEC
	Date: 1959 Publication: Securities and Exchange Commission News Digest 3/10/59. A brief summary of financial proposals filed with and actions by the S.E.C. (Published by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington D.C.) Author: Anonymous Description: Hoffman Motors Files For Secondary. Hoffman Motors Corporation, 443 Park Ave., New York, filed a registration statement with the SEC on March 9, 1959. Hoffman Motors was organized on February 16, 1959, to succeed to the business of seven corporations which had been organized by Hoffman at varying times commencing in 1947. The company is said to have "pioneered in the promotion and sale of foreign automobiles in the United States and has been a major participant in the rapid post-war growth of this market. It is engaged in the automobiles, both directly to customers in New York City and in Beverly Hills, California, and through more than 475 sub-distributors and dealers located in over 370 cities and towns throughout the United States. Principal sales areas are the Eastern and Far Western States. The cars presently distributed by the company are the Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Porsche, Facel Vega and BMW." 8.5 x 11. (See our Wright Study on the Hoffman Showroom for more information.) Page: 4 1377.44.1110

VIA, THE AAA TRAVELER'S COMPANION
	Date: 2005 Title: Via, The AAA Traveler’s Companion (Published Bi- monthly by the California State Automobile Association, San Francisco) Author:  1) Anderson, Bruce  2) King, John Description: 1) “Wright and the West”. Introduction by the Editor. 2) “Frank Lloyd Wright: Western Masterpieces.  America’s greatest architect came West, reinvented himself, and left his stamp on buildings up and down the region.”  After general information about Wright, there are seven sections about specific Wright buildings.  A) “Hollyhock House”;  B) “Ennis-Brown House”;  C) “Hanna House”;  D) “V.C. Morris Shop”;  E) “Arizona Biltmore”;  F) “Marin Civic Center”;  G) “Taliesin West”.  Includes 14 photographs.  Original cover price $1.00.  Size: 8 x 10. Pages: 1) Pp 8   2) Pp Cover 5, 50-57 ST#: 2005.06.11.06

WESTWAYS
	Date: 1974 Title: Westways - November 1974 (Published monthly by the Automobile Club of Southern California) Author: Ronnie, Art Description: Hollyhock - The Wright House. " ‘Like it or leave it. There stands Hollyhock House in Hollywood - conceived and dedicated as a California Romanza. No, not so domestic as the popular neo-Spanish of the region. But comfortable to live in well, with true pride in itself. Yes, Hollyhock House is a very Proud House.’ So wrote Frank Lloyd Wright in ‘An Autobiography, published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce in 1943, about his first California-designed structure, a Los Angeles residence build in 1919 for oil heiress and patroness of the arts Aline Barnsdall." Includes eight photographs of Hollyhock House. (Sweeney 1958) Size: 8.25 x 11 Pages: Pp 18-22 86 ST#: 1958.00.0711

 

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