The Lines at the Reopening of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House Were Totally Bananas

Los Angeles is already madly in love with the Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright's first Los Angeles house, a prototype for California Modernism, and a pretty magical hilltop spread with beautiful views of Griffith Observatory and Hollywood. After a five-year restoration, the city-owned house reopened Friday afternoon for a full 24 hours of tours, as Friday the 13 turned into Valentine's Day, and "as many as a thousand people at a time" lined up to get inside, reports the LA Times. The line started forming around 2 pm, hours before opening, and stayed long all night, with crowds coming through even in the small hours (and everyone allowed to take pictures just this once). Here's a look at all those devotees, in roughly chronological order, and you can take our virtual tour of the early-1920s Hollyhock right over here. The house will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm from now on, with a $7 fee for adults.

About that 400-plus person deep line for the #HollyhockHouse tour, doe. #WrightAtNight #easthollywood

A photo posted by Matt Sanderson (@mattysandz) on Feb 15, 2015 at 5:11pm PST

The line is 400-long for #HollyhockHouse free tours #WrightatNight pic.twitter.com/hFHal3v6pe

— Kathy A. McDonald (@writerkathymcd) February 14, 2015

A small segment of the line for #HollyhockHouse @barnsdall. Shoulda brought a picnic basket. pic.twitter.com/aEdSKzqLc0

— Keisuke! (@KeisukeHoashi) February 14, 2015

We got lucky cause the line is out of control. #hollyhock #barnsdall

A photo posted by Ja Mie (@jamiekkest) on Feb 13, 2015 at 10:15pm PST

Was going to visit the #hollyhock house but the 2 hr line made me say no. My office overlooks the house so I figure I can come back later...

A photo posted by Joseph Wu (@leroymusigny) on Feb 13, 2015 at 9:05pm PST

The line to get into the Hollyhock House post-renovation. Thousands of Blade Runner fans can't be wrong! pic.twitter.com/3g4BMVoiNX

— Priscilla Spencer (@priscellie) February 14, 2015

This line is all about me & getting away from it! Hollyhock House pic.twitter.com/uh08Q5QVLx

— Kris Jones (@joneskzero) February 14, 2015

The wait at Hollyhock House is over 2 hours. To stick it out or not to stick it out? Its after 1am. #wrightatnight pic.twitter.com/TFuIpVjWTw

— Vitagraph Films (@VitagraphFilms) February 14, 2015

3a line to get into the Re-opening of Hollyhock House @barnsdall #WrightAtNight pic.twitter.com/WbhQzbeJzS

— Jenn Wong (@wayofthewong) February 14, 2015

The line for #HollyhockHouse ...continued. #WrightAtNight pic.twitter.com/S4zQdxsmr3

— Militant Angeleno (@militantangleno) February 14, 2015

Line to see the #HollyhockHouse at 8:30am. Crazy. I thought I'd run here, walk right in. Angelenos ❤️#architecture pic.twitter.com/H5pfmaXnkm

— Jazmin Ortega (@Jazmin_Ortega) February 14, 2015

· A Full Tour Through Frank Lloyd Wright's First LA House, Restored to Its 1920s Beauty [Curbed LA]