Category Archives: Paradise For Sale or Lease

Miracle on Bel-Air Road!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

It’s Christmas in May! Not long ago, lovers of MCM architecture were delighted by the news that the beautiful 1956 Schumacher/Linkletter Estate @ 1100 Bel-Air Road had come on the market for the first time in decades, a house that not … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Bel-Air, Paradise For Sale or Lease | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Paradise for Sale – A Few Interesting Southland Homes on the Market

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

For a very long time now I’ve wanted to highlight on the blog some of the historic properties that come up for sale in Southern California, but ADD has long gotten in the way. But since we are in lockdown … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, Los Feliz, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Pomona | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My Two Cents Worth on an $11,250,000 Mansion

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

It’s so funny, for a long time now I’ve been wanting to do a short and sweet little feature on some of the many historic homes currently for sale around the Southland and I specifically did not want to get into … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Beverly Hills, Dora Doubter, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Windsor Square | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Then and Now – 1100 Bel-Air Road

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It was so exciting to learn yesterday from the ever-on-top-of-things Real Estalker that the great Mid-Century estate at 1100 Bel-Air Road has come up for sale not only because it was the longtime base of the legendary Art Linkletter, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel-Air, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Then & Now | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Then and Now – 2400 Inverness Avenue Los Feliz

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I’m a big fan of Curbed L.A. for so many different reasons, but one of them is they are always on top of finding interesting houses for sale including their post yesterday on the wonderful Spanish home that just came on … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Feliz, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Then & Now | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments

It’s Not Complicated – It’s Simply a Great House!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

I was pretty late to the party when it came to seeing Nancy Meyers’ 2009 romantic comedy It’s Complicated and whenever I asked anyone who had seen it what they thought the reaction was always the same. “Oh my God, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paradise For Sale or Lease, Thousand Oaks | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Hilltop of the Dolls – The Patty Duke/Sharon Tate Residence

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

“It was a colonial mansion off Benedict Canyon in Beverly Hills, jutting out on its own precipice at the top of the mountain with a twelve-car parking lot, a four car garage and a 360-degree view of Los Angeles. Its … Continue reading →

Posted in Beverly Hills, Paradise For Sale or Lease | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Wallace Neff Did Not Design This House!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

He designed this one. Curbed L.A. is always on the money when it comes to L.A. real estate and yesterday they pointed out the embarrasment of riches in Wallace Neff homes currently on the market including the Judy Garland/David Rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Beverly Hills, Paradise For Sale or Lease | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Beautiful Magazine Art – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architectural Forum

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

By 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright had achieved a level of renown to such a degree that The Architectural Forum devoted an entire issue just to him. But being Frank Lloyd Wright, he insisted on designing the whole issue himself, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Magazine Art, Paradise For Sale or Lease | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A Grand Old Mansion in a Grand Old Neighborhood

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Recently, Curbed LA broke the news that one of the grande dames of Los Angeles mansions has returned to the market, this time at the asking price of $4,500,000. The magnificent home sited on a sloping tree-studded 3/4 acre lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Club Park, Paradise For Sale or Lease | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment