A: Remember I-280 has been called the nation’s most beautiful freeway. There’s the Crystal Springs reservoir, the Fr. Serra statute, clouds rolling over the mountains west of 280, cows grazing near Stanford and, of course, the Flintstone mansion.
Q: The Flintstone House is on the hillside facing the freeway. I think people are overacting. … Some people really need to learn to laugh. … That house has made me smile for years. Some people need to get over themselves. … Does everybody have to conform to the same standards? What’s wrong with being different? They aren’t hurting anyone. … That house was always a highlight of my drive to San Francisco when I was a kid. Still kinda is.
Bay Area Native, F.P., B. Newcomb and zillions more
A: And today’s final rant.
Q: The Hillsborough town motto: “Individualism and creativity must be SQUASHED!”
Simon Miller
A: But there are a couple of complaints.
Q: It’s a shame they turned such a potentially beautiful home into an eyesore. The original builders were the ones who built a work of art, not this cartoon person.
Sandra White
A: And …
Q: I used to be a fan of the Flintstone House. It used to be artistic and whimsical. Now it’s just tacky. The dinosaur garden has all the whimsy of a low-grade roadside amusement attraction. Restore it to its former beauty.
H.B.
A: Tacky? Really.¹