Tag Archives: Wallace Neff

Then & Now – 4447 Cromwell Avenue

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

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 →

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Lost Hollywood – The Enchanted Hill of Fred Thomson and Frances Marion

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

One of the great “power” couples of silent Hollywood, Fred Thomson and Frances Marion were counted among Cinemaland’s most popular pairs during the ten years they spent together in the heady twenties before their fairy tale existence was shattered by … Continue reading →

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Wallace Neff Did Not Design This House!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

He designed this one. Curbed L.A. is always on the money when it comes to L.A. real estate and yesterday they pointed out the embarrasment of riches in Wallace Neff homes currently on the market including the Judy Garland/David Rose … Continue reading →

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Whatever Became of the “Honeymoon” Cottage?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

How better to celebrate Valentine’s Day from a historic Hollywood architectural standpoint than a remembrance of Wallace Neff’s noble failure, the “Honeymoon Cottage?” Although architects and city planners had wrestled with it from time immemorial, the quest to provide affordable … Continue reading →

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