Category Archives: Then & Now

Then & Now – 4447 Cromwell Avenue

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Steve

Thanks to the ever-fabulous Curbed L.A., I was tipped off tonight that one of my favorite Wallace Neff houses, the A.L. Schoenborn Residence (1924) in Los Feliz has just come on the market for $2,750,000. This is a relatively early Neff … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Feliz, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Then & Now | Tagged 21510 Roscoe Boulevard, 4447 Cromwell Avenue, A.L. Schoenborn, Albert Lawrence Schoenborn, Beverly Hills Nurseries, Julius Dietzmann, North Owensmouth, Pacific States Savings and Loan Corporation, State Guaranty Corporation, Veral S. Schoenborn, Wallace Neff, Wilshire Building and Loan Association | 11 Comments

Before the Birdhouse – Some Early Mellenthin Homes

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Steve

If you know anything about San Fernando Valley real estate then you know the name William Mellenthin (1896-1979) is a magic one. One of the Valley’s pioneer developers, Mellenthin was responsible for constructing literally hundreds of homes throughout Valley (and elsewhere) … Continue reading →

Then and Now – The Tedfords of Rexford – 1004 North Rexford Drive

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Steve

The area north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills was set aside by its founders as the “estate” area and it was in this district that the largest and grandest homes were constructed including their own mammoth estates. Even the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Beverly Hills, Then & Now | Tagged 1004 North Rexford Drive, 101 Patterson Avenue San Antonio, 111 Torcido Drive San Antonio Texas, 117 West 4th Street Santa Ana, 301 Patterson Avenue San Antonio Texas, 515 East Chapman Avenue, Alamo Heights, Birger Elwing, Clarence P. Tedford, Elwing & Tedford, GAC Halff, George Preble, Gladys Ackerman, Godcheaux Halff, Hetebrink Ranch, John A. Hetebrink, Rankin Building, St. John's Chapel Bishop Jones Center, Walter G. Tedford | 8 Comments

Big Architects, Small Commissions – Gordon B. Kaufmann Does A Little Shopping (Center) in Glendale

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Steve

In the acting profession there’s an old axiom that goes something like “no small parts only small actors.” The same is just as true for architects. In the hands of a talented architect even the most innocuous little building, be … Continue reading →

Posted in Architects, Big Architects Small Commissions, Glendale, Then & Now | Tagged 1638 North Cherokee Avenue, 301 North Brand Boulevard, Benjamin Platt, Chamberlain & Procter, Crofton Shoe Store, Gordon B. Kaufmann, J.W. Procter, John Held Jr., McMullen Studio of Interior Decorating, Platt Music Co., Selah Chamberlain, Servel Electric Refrigerators, Woman's Specialty Shop | 16 Comments

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

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

Blessed Buildings – St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Steve

After last Easter Sunday’s post on some early Hollywood churches, I realized I was merely scratching the surface when it came to the many beautiful and historic churches and synagogues found throughout Southern California. There are so many of them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed Buildings, Then & Now, West Adams | Tagged 514 West Adams Boulevard, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, D'Arcy Corrigan, Dolores D'Arcy Corrigan, E. Lawrence Carter, Ernest Coxhead, F. Pierpont Davis, George Davidson D.D., Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, San Miniato al Monte, St. John's Episcopal Church, Walter S. Davis, William Templeton Johnson | 5 Comments

Category Archives: Then & Now

Then & Now – 4447 Cromwell Avenue

Before the Birdhouse – Some Early Mellenthin Homes

Then and Now – The Tedfords of Rexford – 1004 North Rexford Drive

Big Architects, Small Commissions – Gordon B. Kaufmann Does A Little Shopping (Center) in Glendale

Then and Now – 345 St. Pierre Road

A Sophisticated Georgian Manor in the Hills of Bel-Air

Blessed Buildings – St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral

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