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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Miracle on Bel-Air Road!
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
Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church
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
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Paradise for Sale – A Few Interesting Southland Homes on the Market
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
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Lost Hollywood – A John De Lario in the Hills of Beverly
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
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Beautiful Magazine Art – Arts & Decoration for March 1938
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
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Meet the Ladies of Paradise Leased!
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
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Blessed Buildings – The Little Church at the Base of Pound Cake Hill
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
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A Sophisticated Georgian Manor in the Hills of Bel-Air
In his nearly half century of architectural practice, Douglas Honnold F.A.I.A. (1901-74) left an impressive legacy of design throughout Southern California, both singularly and in partnership with others such as George Vernon Russell; John Rex and John Lautner with a … Continue reading
A Great Event on May 14th – And You’re Invited!
You are cordially invited to attend the latest lecture presented by Aaroe Architectural as part of its ongoing monthly series this May 14th. Lecture #10 features architect Tim Campbell who will discuss the challenges and rewards of finding the delicate balance … Continue reading
Three Cheers for The Down East Dilettante!
If you are familiar with the blog The Down East Dilettante then you know he does for historic East Coast residential architecture, history, people (plus lots of extra fun stuff) what I only dream of being able to do on Paradise … Continue reading
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