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Natives see a certain irony in the sudden cachet of their homespun style. "Originally people built adobe homes, which are really mud huts, because the materials were cheap and available," explains Santa Fe Architect Michael Bodelson, 33. "It was a vernacular architecture, low technology." These days, he notes in amusement, only the rich can afford to build adobe homes, since authentic construction can add about 15% to 20% to the cost of a comparable wood-frame or brick home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Earth And Fire | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...between the teams from Columbia College and the College of the City of New York, which should have taken place at the inter-collegiate games on Saturday last, but was postponed, was contested Tuesday morning at the grounds of the Manhattan Athletic Club. The Columbia team consisted of Oscar Bodelson, 129 1/4 pounds; John Banks, 152 3/4 pounds; F. L. Henry, 169 1/2 pounds, and W. F. Morgan, 143 1/2 pounds; total weight, 594 1/4 pounds; limit, 600 pounds. The College of the City of New York men were F. Pfeiffer, 138 pounds; R. Cronson, 141 pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGIATE TUG-OF-WAR. | 6/1/1882 | See Source »

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