Downey’s Abandoned Space Age Cadillac Dealership

March 23, 2018, 6 Comments

Last month, when my dad and brother were visiting, we went to one of my dad’s old haunts, Bob’s Big Boy in Downey, formerly Harvey’s Broiler (and seriously, this place deserves its own blog post, so perhaps sometime in the future). My dad grew up in Bell and Downey at the height of car culture,…

El Mirador Hotel

March 11, 2018, Leave a Comment on El Mirador Hotel

While Palm Springs is extremely well known for its mid-century modern architecture, it should be just as well known for its stunning Spanish revival architecture. No where was this better executed than the spectacular El Mirador Hotel, which operated from 1928 to 1972. El Mirador is a perfect example of Palm Springs’ glorious Spanish styling…

Ghost Towns along Highway 49

September 16, 2016, 8 Comments

I am sorry to report I don’t have any images from our time spent in Portland. I was incredibly busy constantly visiting with friends and family, and shopping of course! What I do have to show for our trip though are some shots I took of some ghost towns. we visited during our journey back…

Palm Springs Aerial Tram

March 6, 2016, 2 Comments

It’s March, and that means it’s time for Patrick’s annual conference in Palm Springs. Last year I wasn’t able to tag along like past years, as I was working, but now that I’ve quit, I’m able to spend time in the dreamy desert of Palm Springs. We arrived yesterday and after checking into our adorable…

The Hollyhock House

July 16, 2015, 3 Comments

Today Patrick and I visited another incredibly icon of Los Angeles architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. Originally designed as a residence for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, the Hollyhock House house began construction in 1919, and was completed in 1921, and was Wright’s second ever project in California. It included a water feature that ran…

Case Study House #22

May 13, 2015, 9 Comments

Janey got the weekend before my birthday off we decided to do something special just in case she had to work during my birthday. We decided to take a tour of the most famous of the Case Study houses, #22 the Stahl House. Unlike most of the other Case Study houses the Stahl House was made…

North Shore Yacht Club

March 28, 2015, 3 Comments

When Janey and I visited the Salton Sea last weekend we made sure to stop at the North Shore Yacht Club because it was designed by one of my favorite architects, desert modernist Albert Frey. After World War II, Frey designed some of Palm Springs most iconic buildings, including the Tramway Gas Station, the Palm Springs Aerial…

Case Study House #1

March 22, 2015, 3 Comments

While Janey and I visited the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank last week we also decided to take a look at Case Study House #1. However, saying that the house in the photo above is the first Case Study House would be bending the truth a little. There is quite a history to the first Case Study House…

Case Study House #21

February 12, 2015, 3 Comments

Case Study House #21 is the second of the two Case Study houses Janey and I tracked down during our recent trip into LA. Built along a winding, narrow street in the Laurel Canyon area, Case Study House #21 is generally considered one of the most successful Case Study Houses. For a refresher on the…

Case Study House 1953

February 9, 2015, 4 Comments

When Janey and I were in LA for the Hollywood Costume Exhibition we also took the rest of the day to investigate some of the Case Study houses in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area. If you haven’t heard of the Case Study House program there is a small introduction in my first post on Case Study House #25.…

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Architecture

Downey’s Abandoned Space Age Cadillac Dealership

El Mirador Hotel

Ghost Towns along Highway 49

Palm Springs Aerial Tram

The Hollyhock House

Case Study House #22

North Shore Yacht Club

Case Study House #1

Case Study House #21

Case Study House 1953