Yesterday Paul commented that William Koteles's lumberyard looked a lot like E. L. Moore's. In the photo the Koteles lumberyard from Apr '70 is on the left, and Moore's from Apr '73 is on the right.
There are similarities in overall size and shape, but also a lot of differences. I couldn't find anything in the E. L. Moore files about whether the Koteles version was an inspiration. All I could find was that Mr. Moore submitted his manuscript, Lumber and Building Supply Plant, on 30 June 1972 for what would be published as Cal's Lumberyard in the Apr '73 MR.
It could be this was a common form for a lumberyard of 1900 vintage, or possibly E. L. Moore used this Koteles version as a starting point? Maybe the Koteles version is a kit, and maybe E. L. Moore started from that? It's another one of those questions that will likely remained unanswered.
[26 Apr 2021 update: The mystery has been solved! See here.]
Perhaps structures with a clerestory roof were just more common in that era (the one being depicted by the model, not necessarily the one in which the models were constructed). Side by side it appears the differences outweigh the similarities.
ReplyDeleteI agree, other than being approximately the same size, and a similar shape. The architectural commonplaces of the era, which I admit I'm no expert, are probably what standout here.
DeleteNo, no, go back further and find ELM's Turn Backward O Time engine facility. There was another lumber yard there that preceded Cal's. Looked similar.
ReplyDeleteAh....I'll take a look and report back.
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