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by AlbertCory 662 days ago
I've actually been in the Johnson Wax FLW building in Racine. They are still using it, but I believe it had problems to overcome, like most FLW buildings.

I don't remember if it had a flat roof, but probably most office buildings did.

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I live a couple blocks away from there. The roofs are flat in that whole complex aside from the Golden Rondelle Theater. I don't know if they've since fixed it since I see they've done some redecorating on the upper floors in recent years and I haven't thought to ask anybody who works there, but for a long time they couldn't have people working in a large portion of the central tower due to inadequate fire exits.
> some redecorating on the upper floors

are we talking about the same building? The one I'm talking about was a high-ceilinged single room:

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/06/14/frank-lloyd-wright-johnson...