Robert Mittelstadt, Fremont City Hall, 1966-2004, going up, photo courtesy of Museum of Local History, Fremont.
This building . . .
. . . was an icon of its time. Its loss is abhorrent.
. . . was distinctive if imperfect. Its loss saddens.
. . . had served its purpose. All things must pass.
. . . should never have been built. Good riddance.
. . . never existed. The material world is illusion.
. . . ____________. ______________________.
Fremont City Hall coming down, photo by Don Dillon, mayor of Fremont when the building was designed and constructed.Originally published 3rd quarter 2006 in arcCA 06.3, “Preserving Modernism.”
