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No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them.
Arthur Erickson
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Arthur Erickson
Age: 84 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 14
Died: 2009
Died: May 20
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Arthur Charles Erickson
Arthur C. Erickson
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Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.
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