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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Beautiful Magazine Art – California Arts & Architecture
One of the best publications to emerge from California in the 1920’s was the magnificent California Arts & Architecture, a beautifully mounted publication that came about from the combination of three older publications – Pacific Coast Architect; California Home Owner … Continue reading
Flying High in Days Gone By – Vintage Private Planes
Two great industries – motion pictures and aviation – rose side by side in the Twentieth Century. In December 1903, the same month Orville & Wilbur Wright’s flimsy little bi-plane skittered for twelve breathless seconds above the sand dunes of the … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Travel
Tagged Aviation, Cecil B. DeMille, DC-2, Fokker F10-A, Henry Dreyfuss, Mercury Aviation Company, Priscilla Dean, Syd Chaplin
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South Coast Savvy – The Very Talented Philmer J. Ellerbroek
He might not be as well known as some of his more illustrious contemporaries, but Mid-Century architect Philmer J. Ellerbroek F.A.I.A. (1905-1969) certainly deserves to be. Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, the USC-educated Ellerbroek reigned as one of the South … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Orange County
Tagged Boyd Callaghan, Cannell & Chaffin, Helen Petzelt, Lido Isle, Philmer J. Ellerbroek
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Buster Takes a Dip
They called him the “Great Stone Face,” but this is, of course, a misnomer. There was nothing stone about the face of Buster Keaton. It was like rubber, able to convey every conceivable emotion using not only his eyes, but all of … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting People
Tagged Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Eleanor Norris Keaton
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Divine Desolation – A Little Historic Palm Springs Architecture
Palm Springs has long been a retreat for those who enjoy the beauty and serenity of the desert. For much of the year the climate is spectacular and even during the summer, which can be scorchingly hot, the balmy desert … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Palm Springs
Tagged Alfred Heineman, Andreas Canyon Club, El Encanto Apartments, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gerard R. Colcord, Gordon B. Kaufmann, Lloyd Wright, Marshall P. Wilkinson, Oasis Hotel, Palmair Apartments, PalmSprings, Paul R. Williams, Tahquitz Desert Estates, Van Pelt & Lind
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