Monthly Archives: May 2012

Miracle on Bel-Air Road!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Steve

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 1100 Bel-Air Road, Art Linkletter, Ennis House, Joseph C. Schumacher, Mike Chapman, Philmer J. Ellerbroek, Stacy Wray, Stavros Niarchos | 6 Comments

Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve

For this installment of Blessed Buildings, we feature one of Hollywood’s most notable historic churches – the First Presbyterian @ 1760 North Gower Street. The Presbyterians were Hollywood pioneers, coming here the same year Hollywood gained it’s brief cityhood in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed Buildings, Central Hollywood | Tagged 1051 North Avenue 64, 1449 West Adams Boulevard, 1760 North Gower Street, 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, 605 South Flower Street, 815 Elyria Drive, Alva Grant Fessenden, C.F. Skilling, Eisen & Son, First Congregational Church Long Beach, First Presbyterian Church Butte MT, First Presbyterian Church Monrovia, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Grand View Presbyterian Church, H.M. Patterson, Hotel Snow, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, J.B. Merrill, Japanese Union Church, Mantle Block, Rev. A.G. Fessenden, Rev. Henry A. Newell, Richard C. Halverson | 2 Comments

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

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Steve

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 1300 Los Robles Place, 1328 Los Robles Place, 1946 Vine Street, 2172 West Live Oak, 2700 El Contento Drive, Ganesha Hills, Horatio W. Bishop, John Lester Armour, Longview Tract, Los Feliz Terrace, M.P.P.D.A., Roxanne "Linda" Campbell, Stephanie Vitacco, Thomas G. Patten, Will H. Hays | 7 Comments

Lost Hollywood – A John De Lario in the Hills of Beverly

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Steve

Today we remember architect John De Lario for the fine work he did throughout the picturesque Hollywoodland development in the 1920’s. He did so many notable homes there it is easy to forget that De Lario also designed homes and businesses in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Beverly Hills, Lost Hollywood | Tagged 1000 North Alpine Drive, 962 North Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills California, Edith Nattkemper Lloyd, Elizabeth Lloyd-Davis Foundation, Genevieve Butler, Hollywoodland, John De Lario, Kirk B. Johnson, Ledgemont Park, Lewis M. Lloyd, Lulu Hull Lloyd, McKown & Kuehl, Morgan Walls & Clements, Ralph B. Lloyd, Ralph B. Lloyd Foundation, Thomas Franklin Power, Thomas Thorkildsen, Ventura Avenue Oil Field, Ventura Land and Water Co., Ventura Oil Field | 13 Comments

Beautiful Magazine Art – Arts & Decoration for March 1938

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Steve

Arts & Decoration was always unabashedly a magazine for the 1%. Even in the midst of the Great Depression, with millions of unemployed haunting the streets, this high-end, high class publication cheerfully ran articles on such weighty topics as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Magazine Art | Tagged Arts & Decoration, Eva Le Gallienne, Frank Lloyd Wright, Harrie T. Lindberg, Lily Pons, Walter Hampden | 3 Comments

Meet the Ladies of Paradise Leased!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Steve

Lately, there’s been a passel, an absolute passel I tell you, of curiosity regarding “the staff” at Paradise Leased. Well, my dedicated cadre of helpmates are a bit publicity shy to be sure, but I think some sunshine might do … Continue reading →

Posted in Dee Bunker, Dora Doubter, General Announcements, Nellie Naysayer | Tagged Dee Bunker, Dora Doubter, Nellie Naysayer | 19 Comments

Blessed Buildings – The Little Church at the Base of Pound Cake Hill

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Steve

This week’s “Blessed Building,” is one of the very first churches ever built in Los Angeles – the old St. Athanasius Protestant Episcopal Church at the corner of Temple and New High Streets at the base of Pound Cake Hill. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed Buildings, Downtown | Tagged 2808 Altura Street, 523 South Olive Street, 615 South Figueroa Street, Arthur B. Benton, Bishop William I. Kip, Church of the Epiphany, Courthouse Hill, Curlett Cuthbertson & Eisen, Downey Block, Ernest Coxhead, Gordon B. Kaufmann, Johnson Kaufmann & Coate, Judson Studios, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles Civic Center, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Los Angeles High School, Pershing Square, Pound Cake Hill, President Woodrow Wilson, Reginald D. Johnson, Rev. Elias Birdsall, Roland E. Coate, St. Athanasius Protestant Episcopal Church, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tiffany Studios | 5 Comments

Monthly Archives: May 2012

Miracle on Bel-Air Road!

Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church

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

Lost Hollywood – A John De Lario in the Hills of Beverly

Beautiful Magazine Art – Arts & Decoration for March 1938

Meet the Ladies of Paradise Leased!

Blessed Buildings – The Little Church at the Base of Pound Cake Hill

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