In 1959, a dying Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned Ellis Island as a “Jules Verne-esque” car-free community, with residences, shops, theaters, schools, and churches contained within “glassy, air-conditioned domes” and “corrugated, candlestick-shaped towers.” | Viewing NYC

These Never-Built Designs Would Have Drastically Changed New York City

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In 1959, a dying Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned Ellis Island as a “Jules Verne-esque” car-free community, with residences, shops, theaters, schools, and churches contained within “glassy, air-conditioned domes” and “corrugated, candlestick-shaped towers.”