Category Archives: Bel-Air

Then and Now – 345 St. Pierre Road

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Steve

On Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that one of the great old mansions from silent-era Hollywood has come on the market for an asking price of $13,800,000. For me, this was exciting news as I have always considered the Spanish-styled … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel-Air, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Then & Now | Tagged 1231 South Gramercy, 345 St. Pierre Road, 530 South Rossmore Avenue, 812 North Linden Drive, 904 Benedict Canyon Drive, Albert C. Martin, B.P. Schulberg, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegal, Beverly Hills Speedway, Bruce Cabot, C. Fred Stewart, Clarence Cox, Claycraft Potteries, Colleen Moore, Dorothy di Frasso, Edward H. Rust Nurseries, Ella Cinders, Errol Flynn, Gladding, H.L. Miller, Harold Grieve, Harold W. Grieve, John McCormick, Marlene Dietrich, McBean & Company, Minnis Brothers, Ralph Hamlin, Robert Stack, Steven J. Fogel, T.J. Scott, Theo Scott, Theodore J. Scott, Walter G. McCarty | 21 Comments

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

A Sophisticated Georgian Manor in the Hills of Bel-Air

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Steve

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 →

Posted in Architects, Bel-Air, Then & Now | Tagged 880 Stone Canyon Road, Bel-Air, Douglas Honnold, Earl Carroll, Esther McCoy, George Vernon Russell, George Washington Smith, John Lautner, John Rex, Stanley Rauh, Sunset-Vine Tower, Tiny Naylor's | 7 Comments

Then and Now – 1100 Bel-Air Road

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Steve

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 1100 Bel-Air Road, Alice Monhan, Art Linkletter, Bel-Air, Catherine Armstrong A.I.D., Joseph C. Schumacher, Philmer J. Ellerbroek, Ray Milland, Robert Crowder Ltd., Robert Herrick Carter, Van Heflin | 46 Comments

“Blowin’ the Bazoo” in Bel-Air with Bob “Bazooka” Burns

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Steve

Renowned for his homespun philosophy and amusing anecdotes about a cadre of fictional relatives from his home town of Van Buren, Arkansas, Bob Burns was a popular presence on both radio and in films throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s. his … Continue reading →

Posted in Bel-Air | Tagged Architectural League of New York, Arkansas, Bazooka, Big Broadcast of 1937, Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Canoga Park, English Country style, H. Roy Kelley, Harley S. Bradley, Katherine Bashford, KHJ, Larchmont Heights, Paramount Studios, Robert J. Pringle, Stone Canyon, Van Buren | 10 Comments

Category Archives: Bel-Air

Then and Now – 345 St. Pierre Road

Miracle on Bel-Air Road!

A Sophisticated Georgian Manor in the Hills of Bel-Air

Then and Now – 1100 Bel-Air Road

“Blowin’ the Bazoo” in Bel-Air with Bob “Bazooka” Burns

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