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Category Archives: Then & Now
Then & Now – 4447 Cromwell Avenue
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
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Then and Now – The Tedfords of Rexford – 1004 North Rexford Drive
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
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Then and Now – 345 St. Pierre Road
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
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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
Blessed Buildings – St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral
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
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Then and Now – 1100 Bel-Air Road
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
R.I.P. Old Old Spaghetti Factory Building 1924-2012
Yesterday a demolition crew pretty had much wiped out all that remained of the decrepit old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Gordon Street. For years the building had been shuttered pending plans to build … Continue reading
Then and Now – 2400 Inverness Avenue Los Feliz
I’m a big fan of Curbed L.A. for so many different reasons, but one of them is they are always on top of finding interesting houses for sale including their post yesterday on the wonderful Spanish home that just came on … Continue reading