Johnson Wax Building - Frank Lloyd Wright
An architectural masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Johnson Wax Headquarters is the world headquarters and administration building of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by American architect Wright for the company's president, Herbert F. Hib Johnson, the building was constructed from 1936 to 1939. Also known as the Johnson Wax Administration Building, it and the later built Johnson Wax Research Tower were designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
The Johnson Wax Headquarters was set in an industrial zone and Wright decided to create a sealed environment lit from above, as he had done with the Larkin Administration Building. The building features Wright's interpretation of the streamlined Art Moderne style popular in the 1930s. In a break with Wright's earlier Prairie School structures, the building features many curvilinear forms and subsequently required over 200 different curved Cherokee red bricks to create the sweeping curves of the interior and exterior. The mortar between the bricks is raked in traditional Wright-style to accentuate the horizontality of the building.
The warm, reddish hue of the bricks was used in the polished concrete floor slab as well; the white stone trim and white dendriform columns create a subtle yet striking contrast. All of the furniture, manufactured by Steelcase, was designed for the building by Wright and it mirrored many of the building's unique design features.
The entrance is within the structure, penetrating the building on one side with a covered carport on the other. The carport is supported by short versions of the steel-reinforced dendriform (tree-like) concrete columns that appear in the Great Workroom. The low carport ceiling creates a compression of space that later expands when entering the main building where the dendriform columns rise over two stories tall. This rise in height as one enters the administration building creates a release of spatial compression making the space seem much larger than it is. Compression and release of space were concepts that Wright used in many of his designs.
Throughout the Great Workroom, a series of the thin, white dendriform columns rise to spread out at the top, forming a ceiling, the spaces in between the circles are set with skylights made of Pyrex glass tubing. At the corners, where the walls usually meet the ceiling, the glass tubes continue up, over and connect to the skylights creating a clerestory effect and letting in a pleasant soft light. The Great Workroom is the largest expanse of space in the Johnson Wax Building, and it features no internal walls. It was originally intended for the secretaries of the Johnson Wax company, while a mezzanine holds the administrators.
The Johnson Wax Administration Building is one of the many Wright buildings which are featured as part of the new Frank Lloyd Wright Trail celebrating the 150 anniversary of the artists birth. #FLW150 The trail includes: The SC Johnson Wax Administration Building, The Johnson Research Laboratory, The Golden Rondelle Theater, The First Unitarian Society Meeting House, Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, Monona Terrace in Madison, and more. Wisconsin is home to more than 40 Frank Lloyd Wight structures, so come visit Wisconsin and explore the new FLW trail.
For information on the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail, visit: tourinfo@travelwisconsin.com - 800-432-8747
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SC Johnson layoffs to affect 400 Racine County employees
The city of Racine has the worst unemployment rate in the state at nearly 11 percent, and layoffs at the county's biggest employer will be felt across the area.
SC Johnson layoffs to affect 400 Racine County employees
The city of Racine has the worst unemployment rate in the state at nearly 11 percent, and layoffs at the county's biggest employer will be felt across the area.
My Wisconsin - SC Johnson Wax Campus
A slide show of my tour of the SC Johnson Wax World Headquarters Campus - designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
*Note I was not able to take any film footage while on the grounds, nor was I able to take photos while inside of any of the buildings.
SC Johnson Wax tour information below:
Opening SC Johnson Wax commercial circa 1964 was found on You Tube and available Under the creative commons agreement as follows:
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ARMSTRONG PARK TOUR | RACINE, WI.
ARMSTRONG PARK IS OWNED BY SC JOHNSON (A FAMILY COMPANY)...
Foxconn in Racine County
With all the talk surrounding Foxconn, it's hard to wrap one's arms around just exactly what is being built in Mount Pleasant. This video provides an illustration of what could be to come at the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park.
1939 Goodwill Celebration Parade
Film of the 1939 Goodwill Celebration Parade in Racine, Wis. Film was housed at Racine Public Library, and funding for remastering and digitization of the film was paid for by the Friends of the Library, Racine, Wis. Remastering and digitization was done by Pixologie of Oak Creek, Wis. Please credit film production company when possible, along with Racine Public Library and Friends of the Library Racine, Wis.
Flim Floats: (Not all floats are identified due to quality of the film)
1:33 - Spirit of '76
1:52 - American Legion Post 76 Band
2:23, 6:46 - Massey-Harris
2:33, 6:59 - Progressive Dairy
2:47, 10:12 - First National Bank
2:52, 7:19 - Racine Moose Lodge
3:07 - Y.W.C.A.
3:15 - Hartmann Trunk Company
3:28, 6:03 - Western Printing & Lithographing Company
4:02 - Original Racine City Wheelmen
4:45, 8:21 - Milk Producers Cooperative Association: Clover Leaf Dairy/Studey Sanitary Dairy/Racine Pure Milk Co.
4:51, 8:24 - Miller High Life
5:06, 8:40 - S.C. Johnson's Band
5:36 - Kilties Drumb & Bugel Corp.
5:55 - Downtown Merchant's & Professional Association
6:09 - Emparagam Zarnal Club of Friends
6:28 - Twin Disc Clutch Company
7:40 - Women's Trade Union League
7:55 - Boy Scouts of America
8:07 - Girl Scouts of America
10:16 - Tetraclean Model Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co.
10:25, 12:08 - City Club
11:24 - State District Business Men
11:28 - Racine Camera Club
11:54 - Webster Electric
12:19 - Walker-Ajax Manufacturing Company
12:15 - Gorton Machine Company
11:49, 12:34 - Kohlman's Inc. Beverages
13:08 - Pabst Milwaukee
13:13 - Racine Journal Times & WRJN
13:35 - The Highlands Fire Department U.S. 41 & 20
13:49 - Horlick High School Marching Band
13:53 - Horlick Malted Milk
13:58 - Grimals Markets
14:06 - Quinn's Auto Exchange
14:22 - Doll & Buggy Parade
14:42 - Fratt Playground
15:21 - Albert-State Playground
15:32 - Lewis Field Playground
15:46 - Winslow Playground
15:52 - Racine St. Playground
16:18 - Howell Playground
16:40 - Lathrop Playground
16:57 - Douglas Playground
17:46 - Case Playground
Director's Cut | RACINE THEATRE GUILD: Behind the Scenes | Racine, Wisconsin
Director Doug Instenes and the volunteers at the Racine Theatre Guild take us behind the scenes from rehearsal to curtain call to show how the theatre brings Racine County to center stage.
The Racine Theatre Guild, a volunteer-based community theatre, was founded in 1938 by 26 people with $13, and has grown into an organization that provides a variety of live entertainment and educational opportunities for all ages. One of the oldest continuous community theatres in the state of Wisconsin, the Guild moved constructed and moved into their current 400-seat venue in 1976. Through the efforts of hundreds of dedicated volunteers led by a small professional staff, RTG annually offers a season of eight mainstage plays and musicals, Racine Children’s Theatre, Jean’s Jazz Series, Comedy Tonight, Signature Spotlight Concert Series, theatre trips, theatre classes, daytime performances and workshops for schools, and more.
Settled on one of the nation's Top 10 beaches, Racine County, Wisconsin, hugs the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline between Chicago and Milwaukee. Through the eyes of locals, business owners, and tourists, we explore everything this family friendly vacation spot has to offer. With one of the country's top beaches, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, a zoo, biking and hiking trails, art galleries, museums, year-round sport, church, music and art festivals, nationally known bakeries and water activities, urban and rural tours, and a rich history dating back over 150 years, a two or three night stay is definitely in order. Over the course of this series we'll visit the large variety of options available to this reclaimed city as told by the people who know it best.
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Moving Wall provides moving remembrance of Vietnam War
The Moving Wall, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall, is in Racine at Pritchard Park. The Vietnam Veterans Chapter 767 worked to bring the wall to Wisconsin.
New jobs coming to Wisconsin
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An Informational video About Downtown Racine WI, 6th & 7th Street
A video assignment I did for my multimedia survey class. I used Transitions such as dissolve, cross dissolve, and a few other video transitions. I also used captions for titles, to make viewers aware of what I was recording. Overall was pretty fun, just wish I had more time to really make this video amazing.
Wisconsin | Wikipedia audio article
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin ( (listen)) is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupies the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of European settlers entered the state, many of whom emigrated from Germany and Scandinavia. Like neighboring Minnesota, the state remains a center of German American and Scandinavian American culture.
Wisconsin is known as America's Dairyland because it is one of the nation's leading dairy producers, particularly famous for its cheese. Manufacturing, especially paper products, information technology (IT), cranberries, ginseng and tourism are also major contributors to the state's economy.
American flag hangs upside down at Racine McDonald's
A Racine McDonald's is taking heat over an upside down American flag.
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Creating Green Jobs in Prisons – Pt. 3/4 | Johnson Controls
Energy performance contracting at the Indiana Department of Correction incorporated the use of offender labor. Branchville Correctional Facility is a medium security prison which promotes work ethic. Johnson Controls integrated job opportunities into the project energy savings project. RESOURCES BELOW
CASE STUDY OVERVIEW – johnsoncontrols.com/idoc
When the IDOC issued a request for proposal (RFP), they asked for creative ideas to use offender labor at Branchvillle. Johnson Controls was the only respondent who fulfilled that request.
“This project has benefitted our offenders because it’s giving them a skill or trade that they can take with them upon release.”
–Kathy Alvey, Assistant Superintendent Branchville Correctional Facility - Indiana Department of Correction
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PART 1 – Paying for Prison Upgrades without Taxes
PART 2 – How Prison Improvements Generate Savings
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Action against Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae In New York City 9/12/12
Video Summarizing the protest and Action on 9/12/12 in New York City
SUMMARY:
Many groups around the country are fighting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but as of now our efforts are not highly coordinated. Right to the City Alliance is calling for a national campaign to Take Back the People's Bank! We own and fund Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with our taxpayer dollars. But Corporate America has hijacked our banks which now serve the 1%. A coordinated national campaign is necessary due to Fannie and Freddie's influence over the entire banking and financial system and their control of over half of all mortgages in the country. We demand principal reduction, renters' rights and land to communities not investors. Winning these demands will insure that millions of the 99% have secure housing and support overall economic recovery and job growth.
DEMANDS:
Principal reduction to real value for all underwater homeowners
End all Fannie-Freddie evictions. Accept rent. And respect renters' rights.
Sell foreclosed property to occupants or non-profits at real value. Not to Investors and Hedge Funds!
Turn vacant REO property over to community controlled entities/institutions (don't bulk sell at steep discounts to Hedge Funds, Big Banks & Investors) in order to convert properties to long term affordable housing accessible to renters, homeless families/individuals, and former homeowners.
WHY TARGET FANNIE AND FREDDIE:
Fannie and Freddie control over half of all the underwater mortgages in the country (totaling over 7 million)
They currently have the worst practices (worse than the private banks!) with principal reduction and right to rent and buy back, despite the fact that internal FHFA reports name principal reduction as being the best solution for F&F investors - aka - taxpayers
They can set the tone and standard for the entire country and all the private banks.
They are tax payer owned. We have more leverage over them with the private banks.
They plan to bulk sell at steep discounts to private investors & hedge funds after refusing rent & principal reduction.
They avoided the 50 state AG Settlement.
We have an opportunity to force foreclosure/principal reduction into the national electoral world by targeting Fannie & Freddie.
There is growing national pressure on Fannie/Freddie
Principal reduction for millions and land transfer to communities would promote economic recovery and job growth
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
Submit stories (or your story) of families fighting back against Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac for the The Fannie and Freddie 99 tumblir page
Produce short, youtube video's of families in your city fighting back against Fannie & Freddie.
Do an eviction blockade or other action supporting one of the Fannie Freddie 99
Join the research team and help gather key information
Join the communications team and help promote The Fannie and Freddie 99 and our demands
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Caledonia & Wind Point (#709)
[Latest Airdate: June 21, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 29, 2018]
So, Caledonia and Wind Point cover a lot of ground in southeast Wisconsin. This big area is home to big animals (like Libby's horses and Jo Don Farm's camels), and big companies (Norco, for one), big bugs (grown at the SC Johnson Institute of Insect Science for Family Health --- yikes!) and a big Wurlitzer organ (under a small house --- no kidding!).
It's also home to people with big talent (especially Bill Reid and Sherry Lou) and places of big beauty (the Wind Point Light House and The Prairie School, just to name a few). There's big fun to be had (surfing and kickball), and you can satisfy your big taste buds (at Sebastian's).
Yep. Caledonia and Wind Point are a big deal!
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Join Emmy Award-Winning actor John McGivern as he explores living, working and playing in Wisconsin's unique communities. John has visited more than 100 communities so far, with no end in sight!
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The Biggest Scam In The History Of Mankind - Hidden Secrets of Money Ep 4
Bonus Presentation here: Who owns the Federal Reserve? How does the Federal Reserve work? You are about to learn one of the biggest secrets in the history of the world... it's a secret that has huge effects for everyone who lives on this planet. Most people can feel deep down that something isn't quite right with the world economy, but few know what it is.
Gone are the days where a family can survive on just one paycheck... every day it seems that things are more and more out of control, yet only one in a million understand why. You are about to discover the system that is ultimately responsible for most of the inequality in our world today.
The powers that be DO NOT want you to know about this, as this system is what has kept them at the top of the financial food-chain for the last 100 years.
Learning this will change your life, because it will change the choices that you make. If enough people learn it, it will change the world... because it will change the system .
For this is the biggest Hidden Secret Of Money.
Never in human history have so many been plundered by so few, and it's all accomplished through this... The Biggest Scam In The History Of Mankind.
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Whelen Tornado Siren Test: July 1, 2013 - O'Fallon, MO
St. Charles County Missouri monthly tornado siren test. Tests occur on the 1st Monday of the month at 9 AM weather permitting. If a holiday falls on the 1st Monday, then the test is moved to the 1st Tuesday of the month at 9 AM weather permitting. Sirens are tested for 3 minutes in alert.
One thing that did surprise me was the sirens triple activated since they usually only double activate them.
Windup: 1:15 2nd Activation: 1:20 3rd Activation: 1:25 Wind down: 4:24 - 4:50
Johnson Controls organizes Racine school supply drive
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(675) Zachary Scot & Joel & Nathan Johnson Rolling River thesongadayproject The Andes Racine Zackary
Singer/ songwriters Zachary Scot Johnson ( zacharyscotjohnson.com ), Joel Johnson and Nathan Johnson (who perform as the band The Andes) perform Rolling River on day 675 of thesongadayproject.