Morris Gift Shop
images/plan/facade of Morris Gift Shop
http://www.delmars.com/wright/flw6b.htm
(i think it may be a shoe or fashion store
or something today, not sure of the name.
it may be known as the Xanadu Gallery now...
i remember it as a very small, intimate space.
wonder if it could be photographed without a
wide-angle lens, capturing the entire volume)
http://www.muttmansion.com/ds/archives/000786.html
V. C. Morris Gift Shop, 1948
140 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/sanfrancisco/a/flw_sf.htm
Tucked away on Maiden Lane, just off San Francisco's Union Square, the V. C. Morris gift shop's distinctive arched brickwork was designed to lure passers-by into the shop's airy interior. The design of the shop clearly has similarities to the Guggenheim Museum, which Wright was designing at the same time. The shape of the curvilinear ramp is repeated in the display cases, tables and other furnishing. It is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture.
The shop is currently an art gallery. No formal tours are given, but visitors are welcome.
by the way, another bldg by FLlW
is in the regional neighborhood:
Marin Civic Center, 1957
3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
this bldg is also an intimate experience...
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CU/Main/flw/flwarticle.cfm
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CU/Main/flw/ccphotos.cfm