the view at taliesin west was critical to its success. in the 1940s, wright waged a battle against overhead power lines on aesthetic grounds. in the late 1940s when power lines appeared within the view of taliesin west, wright wrote president harry s. truman, demanding they be buried; it was a losing battle. so after briefly considering rebuilding in tucson, he "turned his back on the valley," moving the entrance to the rear of the main building.