tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161770188885156412024-03-19T00:37:03.626-07:00PALM SPRINGS ARCHITECTUREpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-60058640038665723832012-09-12T09:45:00.000-07:002012-09-12T09:47:08.287-07:00A Blogger's Dream Come TrueFor those of you who think I've abandoned my Blog...its not true. What has happened is sort of every Blogger's dream: I have found another venue for my architectural ramblings: Artbound KCET.
For the last few months I have been writing for this wonderful online digital magazine with a much larger audience than I would ever have here at home, and I'm loving it!
I will still be posting here occasionally, but as long as they'll have me but for now, my heart (and mind) belong to KCET.
To see my columns for Artbound, go to http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/columnists/patrick-mcgrew/
Cheers,
-Patrickpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-53470093236369744342012-06-28T17:37:00.000-07:002012-06-28T19:34:47.229-07:00Newhall / DeGraff Residence Coming Back to Life...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>George Almer Newhall, Sr. / LeGrand Simson DeGraff Residence</b> (1928, Architect Unknown)
535 Tamarisk Road
This large (4,700 sq. ft.) and beautifully detailed Spanish Colonial Revival style Movie Colony home on a 1.6 acre site has been vacant for years. The main house has 5 bedrooms and 5 baths, each featuring original intact ceramic tile work. The public rooms face southward opening onto a rear courtyard with a fountain. The property also has a detached guest house containing 2 bedrooms, 2 baths a kitchen and a 2 car garage. Much of the original architecture is intact including a beautiful wood-beamed ceiling in the living room. Also included on the property are a swimming pool, tennis courts, potting shed, and rose garden. It has recently changed hands and restoration work is underway. Although the Riverside County Assessor’s office shows this property as having been built in 1934, additional information recently uncovered suggests otherwise. The 1929 Palm Springs City Directory lists George A. Newhall (1862-1929) at this address. Newhall was the youngest of five sons born to William Mayo Newhall. Although the house appears to have been architect-designed, no records have been located to verify this assumption. The 1987 HSPB List refers to the property as the Newhall / Tackett Residence.
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<b>George and Caroline Newhall Residence</b>, Hillsborough
For his northern California home, Newhall built a large French Renaissance Revival-style mansion located at 1761 Manor Dr., in Hillsborough, California. Named “La Dolphine”, it was designed in 1912 by important Bay Area architect Lewis Hobart and completed in 1914. The Newhall Residence was listed on the National Register in 2007. It is not known if Newhall (who died in 1929) ever actually occupied the Palm Springs house but it appears that it was custom built for him and for its style, it compares favorably with his Hillsborough home.
According to historian Tracy Conrad, an article in a 1931 California Arts & Architecture magazine contains information indicating that the George Newhall Residence in Palm Springs was sold to LeGrand DeGraff. DeGraff’s father, James, was one of the first bank presidents in the upstate New York town of North Tonawanda. Their son LeGrand Simson DeGraff was born March 30, 1871. He attended Lima College near Geneva, New York.
LeGrand DeGraff (1871-1960) managed A. Weston & Son Lumber Company. He and his associates sponsored the construction a new hospital, named for the family in recognition of the contributions of DeGraff's father to the civic and economic life of the Tonawandas. DeGraff stipulated that the indigent of the communities were to receive free hospital care, and the two cities were to maintain the hospital property. If the hospital failed to meet these conditions, the property would revert to the donors for disposal with the proceeds to be divided according to the proportion of each donor's original contribution.
According to the City Directories, LeGrand DeGraff and his wife Norma, who wintered in Palm Springs, resided at 535 Tamarisk beginning in 1933 thru and extending until at least 1953 and possibly until his death in 1960. In their absence, the home was maintained by caretakers Foster H and Bertha Ferguson. A 1933 article from the North Tonawanda NY Evening News indicates that “LeGrand S. DeGraff of Goundry Street left yesterday to motor to Palm Springs for the remainder of the winter. Mrs. DeGraff will leave by train, in a few days, for Palm Springs. A photograph in the Albert C. Doane Collection at the Ohio Historical Society shows the launching of a ship named in honor of LeGrand S. DeGraff built by the American Shipbuilding Company. The ship was a lake freighter built to transport bulk products such as iron ore and coke. By 1952, American Shipbuilding Company was the largest shipbuilder on the Great Lakes.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-56757201794345847422012-06-24T16:50:00.000-07:002012-06-24T16:50:55.042-07:00High Desert AdventureOur friend Hilary organized a great trip to the High Desert. We went by caravan to the Integratron for a refreshing "sound bath" followed by a trip to the Orchid Farm and then lunch at the 29 Palms Inn...we really should do this more often.
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<blockquote>Miami Vice in Venice?
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<blockquote>I love this one by Antoine Predock</blockquote>
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<blockquote>...and this one by Gehry...</blockquote>
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Rumor has it that this house was built by the inventor of the Chia Pet....not your ordinary ivy covered cottage....patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-45487588922275993282012-01-25T13:36:00.001-08:002012-02-05T09:43:13.763-08:00Rachel deBrabant Residence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd69L6ZwOeEx1geAKrXI5IXZwFQM7MwhfG3lyXFN1ykMNyQsrTXy_BDdRxCXTkBWPRCqjd34lACS4-hd1fFkeTdTjARyh95JxSko4awtMF7rlvgCoB-kkf8Rtvj_eb54tky3VIMRcU7Sq6/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd69L6ZwOeEx1geAKrXI5IXZwFQM7MwhfG3lyXFN1ykMNyQsrTXy_BDdRxCXTkBWPRCqjd34lACS4-hd1fFkeTdTjARyh95JxSko4awtMF7rlvgCoB-kkf8Rtvj_eb54tky3VIMRcU7Sq6/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701688467872531746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rachel deBrabant Residence</span> (1929, Architect Unknown)<br />982 Avenida de las Palmas<br />Palm Springs<br /><br />I have been working on a new book project for the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation to be published in conjunction with Desert Spanish Weekensd,March 23, entitled <span style="font-style:italic;">Desert Spanish, the Early Architecture of Palm Springs</span>. It will feature this large Spanish Colonial Revival estate that was built for Rachel de Brabant on land she purchased in 1927 from physician-turned-real estate developer Jacob John Kocher. The house was built in a barren desert-scape on a large through-lot that extended from Avenida de las Palmas to Via Miraleste. The rear one-third of the parcel was sold off in the 1980s to provide lots for two new homes. The property is located in the Las Hacenditas (“Little Haciendas”) Tract in the Movie Colony neighborhood and bears evidence of having been architect-designed, although the designer has not been identified. When the house was built, the deBrabants were living in Alhambra, California near Pasadena. With their interest in the arts, they are likely to have commissioned one of the prominent Pasadena architects to design their Spanish Colonial Revival-style home. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Paul Grimm Painting of the deBrabant Courtyard <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllaVqD3thvzu35-qK5hCgPZLIounuLsO1L6gp71PL6H6Cu_eZ6F9X8JwpO34NDDCRtP4rwa9Mg_LyvlKmCq6jqG-ORZA66byJuUI1XbUS2Hb78WztjSadlZo_n-Aev5V3CadwghQXELwF/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text 5 text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllaVqD3thvzu35-qK5hCgPZLIounuLsO1L6gp71PL6H6Cu_eZ6F9X8JwpO34NDDCRtP4rwa9Mg_LyvlKmCq6jqG-ORZA66byJuUI1XbUS2Hb78WztjSadlZo_n-Aev5V3CadwghQXELwF/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686917035229602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The deBrabant's interest and involvement in the arts community is documented by artist biographer Edan Hughes who refers to Marius’ sketching trips to Palm Springs. Additionally a painting of the house by Paul Grimm reinforces the connection to the arts community as does an image of painter Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875-1972) in the deBrabant living room. Puthuff is known to have painted in Palm Springs, although he best-known for the paintings that were done near the hills and mountains of his home. The walls of the deBrabant home were hung with images of the desert and the California coastline. Smoketree school painter Sam Hyde Harris also made desert trips with fellow painter Hanson Puthuff and may have encountered the deBrabants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hansen Puthuff in the deBrabant Living Room<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHmqz_kiavr1ZZ2aMOURQtQFUJ0ADMMgsT5pI2eDcGUr3PhlS5XS3CFLVB9GuhNe4DLrNZb5oTbvR-ZSGPg-pXsKgSLI1-9ut5VCVr8PZTz483rPP0Bu1-6qRHQ9PrG100rcEAUmfR7xe/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text 4 text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHmqz_kiavr1ZZ2aMOURQtQFUJ0ADMMgsT5pI2eDcGUr3PhlS5XS3CFLVB9GuhNe4DLrNZb5oTbvR-ZSGPg-pXsKgSLI1-9ut5VCVr8PZTz483rPP0Bu1-6qRHQ9PrG100rcEAUmfR7xe/s320/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686854226558770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In this 5,000 sq. ft. Spanish Colonial Revival home, an L-shaped floor plan is laid out around a forecourt that recalls the layout of a Spanish Hacienda. A short east-west axis leads the visitor directly through the Foyer to the rear garden. North of the Foyer are the Dining and Kitchen areas. South of the Foyer, the Living Room features a tall cathedral ceiling with exposed and stenciled wooden trusses. Continuing on from the Living Room, the “foot” of the L-shape contains a single-loaded corridor that functions as a Gallery that provides access to several en-suite bedrooms, each with a private bath. The Gallery may have been designed in response to Rachel’s program requirement for a space to exhibit the deBrabant’s collection of <span style="font-style:italic;">plein air</span> paintings. A second floor suite with exterior access surmounts the Dining Room and provides an isolated guest suite. <br /><br />The entire complex is roofed with hand-made red clay roof tiles with broad protective roof overhangs. In a unique and picturesque architectural expression, the exterior walls of cement plaster are studded with native rock. Originally painted white, today the home is a warm sand color, and most of the original features of the house survive intact or have been restored. In 1956 a shed-roofed addition and a carport (later enclosed as a garage) were added. Today the deBrabant residence is surrounded by mature landscaping. In the rear of the property a rectangular pool, patio and large sheltered porch were built to add to the indoor/outdoor usability of the home. <br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Immigration:The de Brabants Arrive in New York</span><br />The reasons for manufacturer Alphonse deBrabant’s (1847-1901) immigration from Belgium to the United States with his children are lost to time, but in 1886 the 37-year old father of two arrived in New York along with his 17-year old daughter Rachel (1869-1943) and 14-year old son Marius (1872 - 1936). The small family initially resided on West 58th Street. No mention of a wife has been recorded, so it is likely that Alphonse was a widower. It is possible that a third child, Adrian (b. 1876) remained in Belgium with other family members. Marius and Rachel became naturalized citizens in 1894. The family were reputedly members of Belgian aristocracy - Marius is sometimes referred to as “Baron deBrabant.”<br /><br />Within a few years, Marius, then in his early twenties, had begun a successful career as a Railroad Agent in New York. Rachel remained single throughout her life, but the two shared homes in both New York and California and traveled abroad extensively during the years 1916-1936. Passports listed Marius as the head of the household with Rachel listed as his sister. In a Passport Application in 1894, Marius also listed himself as a manufacturer with a business address of 63 Wall Street. On that trip he was to be traveling for about 6 months. Rachel’s travels: After her arrival in the U.S. in 1886, she completed her next Atlantic crossing returning in 1897 with her brothers Marius and Adrian. Rachel did not travel outside the U.S. again until 1923; between the years 1923 and 1930, Rachel made six trips abroad. Construction of her home and the Great Depression may have curtailed Rachel’s travel; her next European trip was in 1936, and her last in 1938. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The deBrabants in California</span><br />According to a newspaper article, the deBrabants made their first trip to California in 1906 and by 1920 were living near Los Angeles at No 4 Halsted Circle in the town of Alhambra in a modest home that still exists and was maintained by the deBrabants until Rachel’s death in 1943. According to artist’s biographer Edan Hughes Marius was known to have made “painting trips to Palm Springs,” but was not considered a professional artist. By 1929 the siblings were living in Palm Springs. Here, the deBrabants moved in artistic circles with such California landscape painters as Paul Grimm and Hansen Puthuff. Known primarily for his landscapes, Grimm created an unusual painting of the deBrabant courtyard in the early 1930s. A Gayle Thompson Archive photo shows Puthuff, seemingly very much at home, in a smock standing before an easel in the deBrabant Living Room. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">William Andrews Clark Residence (1907, Lord, Hewlett & Hull, and others); called "the most ostentatious Beau-Arts Baroque" house on Fifth Avenue. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5bC-Xx54J8AYRcB2NJHcYEcGkiGvO71c-9ZsG1eOUTSyZ8c3Gvf4xCGrMiAnikL651FA5k1CITwrf9X6xrRK9GlVkYka03lSU0xM_koFQ4kVNmTO9lGlbiW7NfCbzCTZJrL-HR2i5kf9/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text 2 text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5bC-Xx54J8AYRcB2NJHcYEcGkiGvO71c-9ZsG1eOUTSyZ8c3Gvf4xCGrMiAnikL651FA5k1CITwrf9X6xrRK9GlVkYka03lSU0xM_koFQ4kVNmTO9lGlbiW7NfCbzCTZJrL-HR2i5kf9/s320/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686691882386498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 1925, at 53, and seemingly a confirmed bachelor, Marius and Rachel were living a quietly domestic life at their home in Alhambra. The “budding railroad magnate” was at that time a Vice-President with the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in Los Angeles. Then, on February 1925 in a private ceremony, unknown to their friends, Marius became the third husband of Mary Joaquina Clark of Glendale and New York City. The ceremony took place in the enormous 926 Fifth Avenue mansion (see above) that was home to Mary’s 86-year old father, William Andrews Clark. <br /><br />He was a U.S. copper industrialist and former Senator for Montana, and one of the world’s wealthiest men. Clark had successively been a miner, teamster, merchant, railway builder, capitalist, and late in life, an art collector. Clark died a week after Mary’s wedding making Mary and each of her siblings very wealthy. Although previously married to two wealthy husbands, Mary had also received an annual income of $200,000 from her father; upon his demise, his $200 million was divided among his six children. As it turns out, her wealth did not assure her happiness; it appears that she continued to live a somewhat solitary social life in New York, while Marius continued to share quarters with his sister. <br /> <br />In addition to her Glendale home, the new Mrs. deBrabant also maintained an enormous apartment in one of New York’s most prestigious apartment buildings of the day at No. 7 East 51st, located across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. She also resided at her 80-acre turn-of-the-century Gold Coast estate, a Tudor-style mansion called "Plaisance" on Long Island. With her well-documented social life, Mary Clark deBrabant doings were often mentioned in New York newspapers, but Marius was rarely mentioned. After Mary’s death, "Plaisance" fell into disrepair and was demolished. The land was eventually sold and subdivided in the 1950s. Remains of the estate’s reflection pool, sunken garden and brick walls on the property survive on the property. <br /><br />The Clark’s biographer William Mangum sheds some light on the deBrabant marriage: “Marius de Brabant, a distant relative of the King of Belgium, was somewhat younger than his wife. He had a particularly gracious personality, was good looking, public-spirited, and efficient. He was best-known in Los Angeles for his activities in the development of the city, his efforts being largely devoted to the improvement of the harbour. He occupied important honorary positions in many organizations in the city, and did much for artistic interests.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Marius at the Palm Springs Home</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1rniPwqXEQnZfMo2IhdvzdWZdmN84TKhM139VVjwndYN1EAArR_n8I4L4qNMm9EH4JANtDD4MkSfFkPmQg2uOQ_nC6TIjx4ntqr_OdbrmLlGdmOnL-KlGqiaq-QGN_5Lc_A2BatOdlQI/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text 3 text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1rniPwqXEQnZfMo2IhdvzdWZdmN84TKhM139VVjwndYN1EAArR_n8I4L4qNMm9EH4JANtDD4MkSfFkPmQg2uOQ_nC6TIjx4ntqr_OdbrmLlGdmOnL-KlGqiaq-QGN_5Lc_A2BatOdlQI/s320/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686779306398786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />“Within six months following his [August 1925] marriage, deBrabant became afflicted with a mental ailment, from which he never fully recovered. He was sent to Palm Springs, California, some three hours from Los Angeles; only a few months before he had been so active and prominent. In Palm Springs he was to be seen, carelessly dressed, strolling around in his garden in a listless fashion. It was rumored at one time that Mary Clark deBrabant contemplated a divorce, but she never actually instituted proceedings.” <br /><br />This is the first mention of the deBrabant’s arrival in the desert. In light of Marius’ health issues, the assumption that Marius was the “good brother” who protected his spinster sister, must be re-examined. It appears that her brother’s illness required Rachel to assume the role of head of the household, and it was she who commissioned the Palm Springs house, completed four years after the onset of Marius’ illness. Although no images of Rachel have been located, several images of Marius strolling he grounds of the Palm Springs home with his dogs have survived. The last European trip that Rachel and Marius would share returned from LeHavre to NYC to on August 3, 1936. The ship’s manifest lists the siblings as residing in Palm Springs. Marius died in his wife’s home in Glendale six weeks later on September 16, 1936. <br /><br />The marriage notwithstanding, following with the completion of Rachel’s Palm Springs home in 1929, the siblings listed their residence as the “unincorporated Palm Springs Village.” The deBrabants were never very well-known in Palm Springs. The 1987 HSPB list refers to Rachel as “Madame De Berbont (sic), which continues to perpetuate the inaccurate local myth that Rachel was the wife of a French diplomat. Although never married, Rachel continued to maintain the homes in Alhambra and Palm Springs until her death in 1943; she continued to be listed in the Palm Springs Telephone Directory until 1947. She willed her Palm Springs property to her friend Susanne Schambach who inexplicably occasionally listed herself as “Susanne Schambach deBrabant.” Subsequent owners of Rachel’s Palm Springs home include Adam and Ruth Hitchner; Abram and Rose Simon; and Essaness Pictures Corporation in 1952. <br /><br />Before Marius’ death, Rachel persuaded Marius to create a scholarship fund at the University of California / Riverside. This fund, the Marius deBrabant Fund, also known as the Chancellor's Performance Award was established in July of 1967 with a gift of $77,678.63 from DeBrabant’s estate. The benefactor deBrabant was described as the Vice President of the Los Angeles-Pacific Navigation Company and is considered a noteworthy figure in early 20th century in California History. Income from his gift was to be used to fund scholarships for incoming freshman in the Fine Arts. <br /><br />Another bequest from Marius’ estate was reported in the June 24, 1947, Long Beach Independent. The estate donated a check in the amount of $287,670.15 earmarked for the development of a stroke center at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey, California. Mrs. Edith Haubrichs, assistant trust officer Bank of America and former State Senator Leonard J Difani of Riverside County were trustees of the estate. The funds were to be used in the development of a stroke center for the care and treatment of elderly patients at Rancho Los Amigos suffering from stroke and providing a facility for the improvement of the knowledge of the disease, its related disabilities and the development of new treatment techniques. <br /><br />CONCLUSION: <br />Upon application by the current owners, who are also collectors of California art, the deBrabant Residence was designated a Class One Historic Site in 2009. Today, the deBrabant Residence has been beautifully restored and filled with the sort of early California art that would make Rachel and Marius feel right at home. <br /><br /> <br />BIBLIOGRAPHY:<br />Traffic World, An Independent National Transportation Newsmagazine, Vol. 25 <br />International Railway Journal, Vol. 26 <br />American Contractor, Vol. 42<br />Who’s Who in Railroading in North America, Issue 8.<br />MacKay, Robert B.(ed.) with Anthony Baker and Carol Traynor, Long Island Country Houses and their Architects, 1880-1940. New York, W. W. Norton & Co.: 1997 <br />Hughes, Edan Milton, Artists in California 1786 – 1940. Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum: 2002.<br />Mangam, William D., The Clarks, An American Phenomenon. New York: Silver Bow Press, 1941.<br /><br />Historic images courtesy The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-90304333279485695442012-01-14T16:13:00.002-08:002012-04-19T09:47:41.991-07:00Rediscovered William Cody<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIvsQsbrOag0JHDKzWxqngFjaHTOVm0BuPJfa4s6tzEwzn4Rmy5gvLV5qbRrCPvqJYDXUr-X-EYfVx0aHdH2zZ-hYqdwHDPF5F1viYwIrspBmv2kF0nMJFEjPU6DDUsYN9SyWSQZzz8OF/s1600/Santa+Elena+572+West+-+Cody+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIvsQsbrOag0JHDKzWxqngFjaHTOVm0BuPJfa4s6tzEwzn4Rmy5gvLV5qbRrCPvqJYDXUr-X-EYfVx0aHdH2zZ-hYqdwHDPF5F1viYwIrspBmv2kF0nMJFEjPU6DDUsYN9SyWSQZzz8OF/s320/Santa+Elena+572+West+-+Cody+-+Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697645541557864898" /></a><br /><br />My Realtor friend Keith introduced me to this 1957 (County Assessor's date) residence that appears to have been designed by Bill Cody. Maybe not instantly recognizable from the exterior, the interior reveals itself to be architect-designed with numerous Cody style details, including his signature Kitchen windows that rest upon the counter tops, sans the usual 4" splash. More exciting however are the numerous paneled walls that are an exercise in minimalism. Much of the paneling conceals cabinetry without any obvious hardware.<br /><br />Some City Directory research indicates that the property / home (?)was owned by Alex C. Meyer as early as 1951. The Cal Poly Cody Box List has no mention of Meyer or this address. Will have to dig deeper...<br /><br />The new owner seems appreciative of the extraordinary architectural character of the house and willing to go the extra mile to preserve the character-defining features. Long-overdue is the Cody Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, but that will change during Modernism Week this year; his star will be at the corner of Baristo and South Palm Canyon - just outside the new Edwards-Harris Museum of Architecture and Design....patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-57148593703806595072012-01-14T15:43:00.000-08:002012-01-14T15:57:04.858-08:00John Corson Snyder Residence<span style="font-weight:bold;">John Corzon Snyder Residence</span> (1932, Architect Unknown)<br />271 Merito Place<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SeGitXjQDiipMxX7ANFwGOKCjKXGjBEc338-ydY_Ejj1V38zlJXTH3OfwDWmrMjELzfmEWb-4GEfET5UY1Lrk9Mf3X2jRMKFmEo-sB3POfRwDJCNFBO8VmmfEqNjHutUHo60wHoxZ1jS/s1600/Merito+Place+271+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SeGitXjQDiipMxX7ANFwGOKCjKXGjBEc338-ydY_Ejj1V38zlJXTH3OfwDWmrMjELzfmEWb-4GEfET5UY1Lrk9Mf3X2jRMKFmEo-sB3POfRwDJCNFBO8VmmfEqNjHutUHo60wHoxZ1jS/s320/Merito+Place+271+Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697638951442461010" /></a><br /><br />I once attended a Christmas party at this house. It exudes warmth as only a Spanish style home can. A typical hacienda form, it was the prefect blend of indoor / outdoor living, and even at Christmas time the party was mostly outdoors. Most of the original details are intact, and it appears to have been built by Alvah Hicks and his carpenter Lee Miller. The roof trusses are spectacular.<br /><br />It was built for John Corson Snyder (1887- ) who was born on a farm near Middletown, Ohio, the son of Jacob C. and Mary (Kemp) Snyder. The Snyders moved from Middletown to a farm near Crawfordsville, Indiana when their son, John was seven years of age. They later moved to a farm in southwestern Missouri. John C. Snyder, the subject of this sketch attended district schools near Crawfordsville and later took a business course in Kansas City, Missouri. When he was 15 years of age he accompanied his parents to Southwestern Missouri where he remained until 21 years of age. He taught school several years when a young man and after attending Business College, engaged in the real estate business for a short time. Prior to 1893 he was associated with his brothers, Frank L. and Harry K. Snyder in a lead and zinc mining enterprise near Joplin Missouri for several years.<br /><br />Beginning in 1924, he was an insurance company executive and served as the president of the Elston Bank & Trust Company of Crawfordsville. During the WWI he directed many activities in Montgomery, heading drives for the American Red Cross, YMCA, War Chest and Liberty Loan. He served on the executive committee of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and was chairman of that body in 1918 and president in 1919. He served 3 terms as president of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. He formerly was a member of the Crawfordsville School Board. Mr. Snyder, who is independent in politics, is a member of the Masonic Lodge; Shriners; Rotary Club; Crawfordsville Country Club; Elks Lodge; Montgomery County Chapter, Citizens Historical and St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Snyder was active in civic affairs and in undertakings for public betterment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdiIN_UP4wvbUQnc-QjREns4tIXsGgdsLBI_dl1nyB7_ym2AWffK1m3id1yOjHfK2qqNjBGDgoFeHWpThwntdS2nt8DbGj_XCec-zYy85Y6rxDYK-cfdKJUfwBaBhP6Lb5vD-YFEkvRKC/s1600/listing_photo_0_9721426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdiIN_UP4wvbUQnc-QjREns4tIXsGgdsLBI_dl1nyB7_ym2AWffK1m3id1yOjHfK2qqNjBGDgoFeHWpThwntdS2nt8DbGj_XCec-zYy85Y6rxDYK-cfdKJUfwBaBhP6Lb5vD-YFEkvRKC/s320/listing_photo_0_9721426.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697638406882615970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3lTVN0JER8Gx5jpwAOr62lEjbbIJ9AamP83cY8g8Xqz8_esJJ7xRexr_EFDb0NmmhGi9zsiaq0Dt3fNiSml_pQo6325BLLxX8vodn0u9XN6XXblfBhls16dH9-8mNqn6MD55AMqFqlfl/s1600/ISx4h8t1ntrpgj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3lTVN0JER8Gx5jpwAOr62lEjbbIJ9AamP83cY8g8Xqz8_esJJ7xRexr_EFDb0NmmhGi9zsiaq0Dt3fNiSml_pQo6325BLLxX8vodn0u9XN6XXblfBhls16dH9-8mNqn6MD55AMqFqlfl/s320/ISx4h8t1ntrpgj.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697638257899292002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY94MI0GA0hx0vCq2HEumi3VK1TaXiUnjySpsen90aEHYP-njhFSYgLxCWerLAFWjQZB3Fx5cd7csYLCCZwWEAtzMeXeYGCGgk852K77-GpT5t6GsA1o-tny_SOAkNpOhE0tfvYmxjYyB/s1600/IS10y7rpn9egiar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY94MI0GA0hx0vCq2HEumi3VK1TaXiUnjySpsen90aEHYP-njhFSYgLxCWerLAFWjQZB3Fx5cd7csYLCCZwWEAtzMeXeYGCGgk852K77-GpT5t6GsA1o-tny_SOAkNpOhE0tfvYmxjYyB/s320/IS10y7rpn9egiar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697638084643035634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UCCdIHGaCP-ctrOwNnszDWv91WkHX9ylJF5ud34Cl_bCOZgi4d6ipvGmID78LJ7eBpmiJk9157FHn4ZCaSYFuj3PpFRNP9nWhmw72VwydhPg18lNsBybmpAL6Rk-1IA6ur5E1xJR6sB5/s1600/ISx4h8strpbhk3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UCCdIHGaCP-ctrOwNnszDWv91WkHX9ylJF5ud34Cl_bCOZgi4d6ipvGmID78LJ7eBpmiJk9157FHn4ZCaSYFuj3PpFRNP9nWhmw72VwydhPg18lNsBybmpAL6Rk-1IA6ur5E1xJR6sB5/s320/ISx4h8strpbhk3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697637883638285154" /></a>patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-4460768472022083322012-01-14T14:52:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:55:17.198-08:00Frank Shields Residence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83baxP1AIAmdHEX6BdU1Ug1fZRmHLQf9wgDytMnzwGUefp6IbQjSDFrGyBbw6tPchP4YKAT4ZjJlH9IM9tF_ypzLiI9UAJlyCMiquCdm9AgkhF0totuL_MNXPy7jBbU_fkiUTgyFQozsr/s1600/Frank+Shields+Residence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83baxP1AIAmdHEX6BdU1Ug1fZRmHLQf9wgDytMnzwGUefp6IbQjSDFrGyBbw6tPchP4YKAT4ZjJlH9IM9tF_ypzLiI9UAJlyCMiquCdm9AgkhF0totuL_MNXPy7jBbU_fkiUTgyFQozsr/s320/Frank+Shields+Residence.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697624943374473138" /></a><br /><br />FRANK SHIELDS RESIDENCE (1936, Architect Unknown)<br />287 West Racquet Club<br /><br />This Ranch Style residence was built for Frank Shields and his first wife Rebecca Tenney. Francis Xavier Alexander ("Frank") Shields, Sr. (1909 - 1975) was an amateur American tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s. The home was located near the Racquet Club where Shields was often seen on the courts. It is one of the few surviving residential properties to relate to the period of the Racquet Club’s period of significance. Stylistically it would be considered an early picturesque Ranch House property. It appears to be in nearly original condition with a high degree of architectural integrity. In addition to a career as an actor and a highly ranked tennis player, Shields is also the grandfather of model / actress Brooke Shields. The house is listed on the 1987 HSPB List, but in a recent meeting to consider the building’s proposed demolition, the members failed to adopt a stay of demolition. By the time you read this, the building will most likely have been demolished.<br /><br />SHIELDS’ TENNIS CAREER<br />Between 1928 and 1945 he was ranked eight times in the U.S. Top Ten, reaching Number 1 in 1933, and Number 2 in 1930.<br /><br />Davis Cup<br />He competed for the Davis Cup in 1931, 1932, and 1934, winning 19 of 25 matches. He was left off the team for his erratic playing in 1933.[1] Shields was the non-playing captain in 1951, when the team won four matches. Shields had his issues both with interactions with other players, and with alcohol.[2][3][4] In the late 1930s, Shields was known for making fun of the US tennis star Bryan Grant, the smallest American to win an international championship, saying "the little shaver" was hiding behind the net. Once a drunk Shields held Grant upside down, outside a hotel window.[5]<br /><br />In 1951 he was at the center of a controversy that resulted in Dick Savitt, reigning US singles champion, quitting competitive tennis at the age of 25 after Shields snubbed him by failing to let Savitt play for the U.S. Davis Cup team. Savitt had played and won his three early 1951 Cup matches, winning 9 of 10 sets, en route to leading the American team into the championship round against Australia.[6] Shields did not permit Savitt to compete against the Aussies whom, only months earlier, Savitt had dominated at Wimbledon and in Australia. Savitt had trounced Australia’s top seed Ken McGregor in three straight sets to win at Wimbledon and won the Australian Singles championship, becoming the first non-Aussie to win that title in 13 years. Ted Schroeder, who had lost every one of his Davis Cup matches the year before and was in semi-retirement, was chosen instead. Without Savitt playing singles, the United States lost the 1951 Davis Cup to Australia.<br /><br />The controversy spilled over into the next year, at the annual meeting of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association when the national rankings were discussed. In its tentative rankings the U.S.L.T.A. put Savitt at number 3. As it was reported, "the loudest talker was Frank Shields, non-playing captain of the losing U.S. Davis Cup team. Shields had ignored Savitt in the Davis Cup matches, had put his confidence in aging (30) Ted Schroeder ... who turned out to be the goat of the series. Shields was intent on keeping Savitt ranked ... at No. 3. Cried Shields: 'Never once in the past three months has Savitt looked like a champion. Not only that, but he was not the most cooperative player in the world while we were in Australia, and his sounding off brought discredit to the game. He was not a credit either as a player or a representative of America.' Shields's outburst brought a tart answer from Don McNeill, onetime (1940) national champion. Amid resounding applause from the assembled delegates, McNeill pointed out that players are ranked on their tennis ability, and personal prejudice should have nothing to do with ranking. The ranking committee, ignoring Shields's remarks, proceeded to raise Savitt from No. 3 to 2. After the heated session, one of the longest (five hours) in U.S.L.T.A. history, President Russell B. Kingman tried to restore a touch of dignity to tennis. Choosing his words with due care, Kingman called Shields's outburst 'most unseemly.'[7]<br /><br />MARRIAGES<br />His first wife was Rebecca Tenney (1910–2005). They were married in 1932 and divorced in 1940, on the grounds of his "habitual intemperance and cruelty."[8] In 1947, she married lawyer Donald Agnew.<br />His second wife, whom he married in 1940 and later divorced, was Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, a daughter of Marino Torlonia, 4th prince of Civitella-Cesi and the American heiress Mary Elsie Moore (1888–1941), and a sister of Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi, the husband of the Spanish Infanta Beatriz de Borbón. Shields had two children by Marina Torlonia: son Frank Xavier Alexander, Jr. (the father of actress-model Brooke Shields), and daughter Cristiana Marina Shields. After their divorce, Marina Shields married Edward Slater.<br />His third wife, whom he married in 1949, and also later divorced, was Katharine Mortimer, a daughter of financier Stanley Grafton Mortimer, Sr., and the former wife of Oliver Cadwell Biddle. By his third marriage he had three children, Katharine Shields, William Xavier Orin Hunt Shields, and Alston Shields. He also had a stepdaughter, Christine Mortimer Biddle.<br /><br />LATER LIFE<br />In his later years he was frequently drunk, at which times he became destructive and bullying with his strength. After two heart attacks and a stroke, he died at 65 of a third heart attack, in a Manhattan taxi.[9] He was the grandfather of Brooke Shields, Morgan Christina Shields, and Holton Joseph Shields.<br /><br />ACTING CAREER<br />Shields appeared in the following films:<br />Murder in the Fleet – 1935 as "Lieutenant Arnold"<br />I Live My Life – 1935 as "outer office secretary"<br />Come and Get It – 1936 – as "Tony Schwerke"<br />The Affairs of Cappy Ricks – 1937 – as "Waldo Bottomley, Jr."<br />Hoosier Schoolboy – 1937 – as "Jack Matthews. Jr."<br />Dead End – 1937 – as "well-dressed man"<br />The Goldwyn Follies – 1938 – as "assistant director"<br /><br />INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME<br />Shields was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1964.<br /><br />Career highlights<br />Cincinnati Singles Champion, 1930<br />US Open Singles finalist, 1930<br />US Open Mixed doubles finalist, 1930<br />Wimbledon Singles finalist, 1931<br />US Open Doubles finalist, 1933<br />United States Davis Cup team member 1931–32, 1934<br /><br />References<br />Monday, Jan. 01, 1934 (January 1, 1934). "RECOVERY: Man of the Year, 1933". TIME. Retrieved March 27, 2011.<br />From this moment on: America in 1940. September 16, 2008. .<br />Graham, Sheilah (July 24, 1937). "Proquest". <br />"Player profile - Dick SAVITT (USA)". Davis Cup. <br />Monday, Jan. 28, 1952 (January 28, 1952). "Sport: Most Unseemly". Time.<br />"Frank Shields Is Divorced". The New York Times.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-41783798526778554362012-01-14T14:23:00.001-08:002012-01-14T14:34:01.072-08:00Reuben Shettler Residence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQR_U1EaiQJQVFiev2iBgptlsW3QkgqnhA0favqmiVjNHzTAGOTbdN0IZ-L84wiCJfrRhWemQn5H3y4l6lTetQVX_u0R7_H9l-Qiwtp1lXwiGWESHCVG84Ua-cSXK-y0D9fHc0se2pJkG/s1600/Shettler+Res+-+444+Chino.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQR_U1EaiQJQVFiev2iBgptlsW3QkgqnhA0favqmiVjNHzTAGOTbdN0IZ-L84wiCJfrRhWemQn5H3y4l6lTetQVX_u0R7_H9l-Qiwtp1lXwiGWESHCVG84Ua-cSXK-y0D9fHc0se2pJkG/s320/Shettler+Res+-+444+Chino.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697619448852581570" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reuben Shettler Residence</span>, (1949, Architect Unknown)<br />444 Chino Drive<br /><br />I’ve always been curious about this discreet little Spanish Colonial that has resisted the changes that have resulted in a number of McMansions in the neighborhood. This one was built for Reuben Shettler and appears to be largely unaltered. Shettler was the millionaire inventor of the friction clutch, as well as one of the early investors in the Reo Automobile. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRftwCrk_3tJ4jAGDFYoW5HSs7X8t51qctmkYhIAcWV1nyZRHYTfvsKguG1C28SWHaxbiVIH_u2XMTj7HxN6Gqf9b7J_MkWAfohajftKvqKlgr0zdMPDZknlFjh1UHS7VAf9cD03nr7DH/s1600/1904+Reo+Runabout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRftwCrk_3tJ4jAGDFYoW5HSs7X8t51qctmkYhIAcWV1nyZRHYTfvsKguG1C28SWHaxbiVIH_u2XMTj7HxN6Gqf9b7J_MkWAfohajftKvqKlgr0zdMPDZknlFjh1UHS7VAf9cD03nr7DH/s320/1904+Reo+Runabout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697619146486730162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In 1906, Shettler built his Los Angeles home at 3100 Wilshire Boulevard designed by Hunt, Burns and Eager. Later, Bullock’s Wilshire would be built next door. The residence survives today, but has been sub-divided into shops. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER0j6RsGh03Gg_g0SSnuNP-oqBJDN6nkIlSD1pPkyEd5ZrBno0ki0XkG2ImF47W5N9bqG0zq8C8yLyockLZ9DVWWOfPNULykRB-GGFGil13yNCzhveeYlPHUzMCF3vhOFE3XMVl6Vttkg/s1600/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5536e4f5e8834-800wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER0j6RsGh03Gg_g0SSnuNP-oqBJDN6nkIlSD1pPkyEd5ZrBno0ki0XkG2ImF47W5N9bqG0zq8C8yLyockLZ9DVWWOfPNULykRB-GGFGil13yNCzhveeYlPHUzMCF3vhOFE3XMVl6Vttkg/s320/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5536e4f5e8834-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697618859514543730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JQOHAtBUe6NDI8YsSf1mxRrDy3tZYInkYrg1iAkWjDIGQJLaulnA5T_muVdLncBlA9l8Cfn0iQp8o_s-6vVyBdgdpW011CtozFJPbIbSJ6xQGy9FJw96CPkuEo2KyLdKTGzSLlUCIAsX/s1600/P1020468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JQOHAtBUe6NDI8YsSf1mxRrDy3tZYInkYrg1iAkWjDIGQJLaulnA5T_muVdLncBlA9l8Cfn0iQp8o_s-6vVyBdgdpW011CtozFJPbIbSJ6xQGy9FJw96CPkuEo2KyLdKTGzSLlUCIAsX/s320/P1020468.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697618706863111762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCX5aCFMdioI7h-TJ9kVg53OVce8FFL_YAFc9tM8kYWOsW5riprtt7NubwKVBNtrp-BdRAMHw1jUAWepDEdf0yLgIO8ms1NVFkkqUqts9aDeGcmZEPTXBT_Ub_I1vtAtPaVbebecHIn8f/s1600/P1020429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCX5aCFMdioI7h-TJ9kVg53OVce8FFL_YAFc9tM8kYWOsW5riprtt7NubwKVBNtrp-BdRAMHw1jUAWepDEdf0yLgIO8ms1NVFkkqUqts9aDeGcmZEPTXBT_Ub_I1vtAtPaVbebecHIn8f/s320/P1020429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697618385598496706" /></a><br /><br />The following is a brief biography of Shettler: “Reuben Schettler. In the making of his choice of a permanent location as well as in his identification with a growing industry Mr. Schettler feels that he has been especially fortunate. His interest in Los Angeles dates from the year 1895, when for the first time he came here there to spend a season where the climate was less trying than in the middle west, or the greater part of his life had been spent. After a number of seasons similarly spent he decided to take up his permanent residence here, a decision which has proven of mutual benefit to Mr. Schettler and to Los Angeles as well. Born in London, England, in 1853, he was a lad of seven years when with his parents he came to the United States and settled on a farm near Canadaigua, Ontario County, N. Y. He was educated principally in the public schools of that vicinity and at the age of 20 years he took up the burden of self-support. Of a mechanical turn of mind he naturally looked for employment in that line and was more than ordinarily successful in his efforts. Going to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1873 he took up mechanics, having a natural inclination for that line of work and in his experience in running threshing machines made observations which led to the manufacturer of the Schettler thresher. The machine was at first manufactured at Battle Creek by the Upton Manufacturing Company, but later the plant was moved to Port Huron, Mr. Schettler becoming largely interested in the company, and until 1853 was superintendent of the plant.<br /><br />In the meantime Mr. Schettler invented the friction clutch for use in the mechanism of traction engines and threshers, a basic patent which marked the beginning of the great success in the running of rapid moving machinery. Prior to this the positive clutch of been the embodiment of the highest knowledge along this line. The friction clutch is now used universally the world over and it can be safely said that automobile he would not be a success were it not for the basic principle which it involves. It was in 1886 that Mr. Schettler located in Lansing, Michigan, and established himself in the jobbing business, representing Huber Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of threshers and heavy machinery. The business grew to a large proportion and gave great promise of continued success, but notwithstanding this Mr. Schettler finally withdrew his interest in the business, having in the meantime become largely interested in the manufacturer of automobiles. Coexistent with his invention of the friction clutch was the possibility of its application to the running gear of the automobile, and his interest in the manufacturer of this machine to be said to date from this time. In 1886 he rode in a steam automobile, made by R. E. Olds, a car which afterwards sold in Australia. Two years afterwards, in 1888, Mr. Schettler became associated with Mr. Olds in the manufacture of gas engines and gasoline automobiles. Mr. Schettler being the first person interested with Mr. Olds in what later became the Olds motor works. In 1903 Mr. Schettler organized the Reo motorcar company, of which he is still vice president, and during that year the company erected shops in Lansing and began the manufacturer of the Reo automobile. The sale of the Reo in the United States is eclipsed that of any other automobile, a statement which is borne out by the fact that in 1907 a manufactured 4,250 cars, the business amounting to $4.5 million. As an index of the business which they expect to do during the year 1908 it may be said that they have increased the size of the plant to an extent that will enable them to turn out one third more business than during the previous year, or over 6,000 cars. An indication of the appreciation in which the employee of the company are held it may not be out of place here to mention that during the year 1907 the company paid to them a dividend of 5% on the amount of their yearly wages, this applying to each and every employee.<br /><br />Mr. Schettler's marriage united him with Sarah B Thorpe, who was born and Tecumseh Michigan, a descendent of Governor Winslow of Massachusetts. She is a woman of rare literary qualities and is well known and club circles in Los Angeles, being a member of the Ebell, Friday morning and Ruskin Art clubs as well as of the Young Women's Christian Association. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schettler are members of the Episcopal Church and politically Mr. Schettler is a Republican. Their only son Leon T. is the Pacific Coast agent for the Reo automobile. In addition to the business and interests already mentioned, Mr. Schettler was an important factor in financial circles in his former home city, being one of the organizers of the Capital National Bank of Lansing, and he is now a director of the American National Bank of Los Angeles. Personally no one is held in higher esteem than Mr. Schettler. Qualities of a high order endear him to a special circle of friends, both in business and social life no worthy undertakings are carried forward without his support, in fact no one appeals to him in vain for sympathy and help, and much of his needs is given for the uplifting of his fellow man. Though at one time he was very actively identified with business affairs he is now living practically retired.” - A History of California and an Extended History of Its Southern Coast Counties by J. M. Guinn, A. M. Published by the Historic Record Company of Los Angeles California, 1907.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-31174169237494711352012-01-07T17:14:00.001-08:002012-01-07T17:30:20.073-08:00Von's Fueling Station at Rimrock Center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpHyD1E88a0hR8DRWrUkWKMKvXbERVrB4n5K0G_gRPbqkd1mMEaBAY1vxH5Vd-oU3XtxYL3aocGdrWZenC6G7kzSYEAIR8AXI1BWqwOx3e90gFFsDHRruAERe07soO1zUyl6gjNVz_unU/s1600/Union_76.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpHyD1E88a0hR8DRWrUkWKMKvXbERVrB4n5K0G_gRPbqkd1mMEaBAY1vxH5Vd-oU3XtxYL3aocGdrWZenC6G7kzSYEAIR8AXI1BWqwOx3e90gFFsDHRruAERe07soO1zUyl6gjNVz_unU/s320/Union_76.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695065816465755058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEylNuZkIGq0PDAhF4p0x6CvI838lxNy3ADJXEFHV-dYj3cNYsdJXtGC7yrhvm-IiYhtslQqL7R2b5o84yJeecGKSyPMD8S8ok4LHSleIN7QUfhDoGT4NX4PZRLZz0BSwAOlRUcOEz6mQo/s1600/Vons%2527+Fueling+Station.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEylNuZkIGq0PDAhF4p0x6CvI838lxNy3ADJXEFHV-dYj3cNYsdJXtGC7yrhvm-IiYhtslQqL7R2b5o84yJeecGKSyPMD8S8ok4LHSleIN7QUfhDoGT4NX4PZRLZz0BSwAOlRUcOEz6mQo/s320/Vons%2527+Fueling+Station.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695064318481872578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlrVdwj2qBK93n4IwWVKkBlX9Pr6N75bF31DK6Yollcdc60xB1W7AegjGfZwWe0Mc__dLqVMddeiO77cCVhHkNaABbugyT0giIihhFJB326gwY4RFWruujcvR7HGfbT9C2DhkTsQzzotz/s1600/Vons%2527+Fueling+Station+if+done+by+Cody.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlrVdwj2qBK93n4IwWVKkBlX9Pr6N75bF31DK6Yollcdc60xB1W7AegjGfZwWe0Mc__dLqVMddeiO77cCVhHkNaABbugyT0giIihhFJB326gwY4RFWruujcvR7HGfbT9C2DhkTsQzzotz/s320/Vons%2527+Fueling+Station+if+done+by+Cody.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695064247468829538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lCJpCWu1mSyPC8EeTauETNf0tusN9p8Ff92zZAKvLQVC2hRH1lgc36Vj3mjBiYJ7-TB6IQp-5qvT0TYJlmEszAnNGb56SV3a1LdknkDjoUf7HKDhFZ5DIxAU2DqgO8vyyhIibX4b5PlR/s1600/Shell-formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lCJpCWu1mSyPC8EeTauETNf0tusN9p8Ff92zZAKvLQVC2hRH1lgc36Vj3mjBiYJ7-TB6IQp-5qvT0TYJlmEszAnNGb56SV3a1LdknkDjoUf7HKDhFZ5DIxAU2DqgO8vyyhIibX4b5PlR/s320/Shell-formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695064144529510434" /></a><br /><br />The first image is of a demolished Don Wexler designed fueling station; many still regard it as the town's best. I have written before about Palm Springs abundance of architect-designed fueling stations. The best-know of the bunch is the one designed by Frey & Chambers that now houses the Visitor Center on North Palm Canyon. Almost as well-known is the one that William Cody designed just down the road from the Visitor’s Center. Recently, a new fueling station has appeared in front of the Von’s Rimrock Center on East Palm Canyon. It was in-process for years, and its original design featured a red clay tile mansard roof form over the pump canopy, ostensibly designed to complement the existing Spanish-style strip mall. Other features included faux-pilasters on the corners clad with a thin stone veneer, a cap molding in plaster atop the convenience store element, and trellises on each side to make the ensemble a little cozier. The project was abandoned for a number of years but finally came back to life about two years ago. In going through the architectural review process, it was suggested that the out-of-town project architect take a look at some of the better designed fueling station around town for inspiration, and they were reminded that the town is increasingly well-known for its modernist architecture. Both the Frey & Chambers and the William Cody stations were suggested as models for how the new station might appear. In some ways, it looks like the advice was taken, although the trellises have survived intact. The new station in its way reflects the simplicity and elegance of the William Cody station, only with a much thicker canopy [second photo.] Through the magic of Photoshop, I have made a minor change to the image of the existing station to suggest how it might have appeared had it come from Cody's office [third photo.] The last image is of the Cody design. All in all, the new station is a worthy solution...although one could still quibble about the appropriateness of putting a fueling station on that site at all...patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-68621029661333079292011-10-30T15:27:00.000-07:002011-10-30T15:29:59.787-07:00Cabot’s Pueblo National Register Nomination<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJNDwvINFFazJKOZmqjG9dPoLIZDQ5QHMlpaoW3iss_Qlnc6okECoUA2_stD-SWB0ZWV4p4PYHPmXBJcK-OkhtG5CnKRM1OexOjUBxIfClH23DPJXbo7TOBX7jRwLtDG1pWRDgY8L_2r/s1600/4209997610_e22d18cc38_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJNDwvINFFazJKOZmqjG9dPoLIZDQ5QHMlpaoW3iss_Qlnc6okECoUA2_stD-SWB0ZWV4p4PYHPmXBJcK-OkhtG5CnKRM1OexOjUBxIfClH23DPJXbo7TOBX7jRwLtDG1pWRDgY8L_2r/s320/4209997610_e22d18cc38_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669415955786262434" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />On Friday, the State Historical Resources Commission met in Redlands to consider a number of Nominations to the National Register. Among them was the nomination I recently prepared for the Cabot Pueblo in Desert Hot Springs. I am pleased to say that it was unanimously approved and will be forwarded to the Keeper of The National Register in Washington. Upon the keeper’s signature, Cabot’s Pueblo will be the most recent Coachella Valley property to be listed on the National Register.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-6275671185202335612011-10-30T15:18:00.000-07:002011-10-30T15:21:50.232-07:00Cabazon Library (1958, John Porter Clark) R.I.P<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSsmr4ePBA-U-ZAXsiWjngJ_gvCyrKafbMe5Sl70MblUgynwXEhb9Tfjy0MFPnYiHHWgUwNJEchk0nXSid4kdOzpXwWUeN0sCMinmWHJDpbpp3xoY3piuGibPqc4kljM7cTmnWcndHtvB/s1600/cabazon+branch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSsmr4ePBA-U-ZAXsiWjngJ_gvCyrKafbMe5Sl70MblUgynwXEhb9Tfjy0MFPnYiHHWgUwNJEchk0nXSid4kdOzpXwWUeN0sCMinmWHJDpbpp3xoY3piuGibPqc4kljM7cTmnWcndHtvB/s320/cabazon+branch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669413698184883490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuGxFFOGWv_EzFkaKaBCMXd9ozoT6kH1iB4oeD0bzQ2oAa9qxwBpMRdJqjuGPYeGxSdd_5ay-QiJ9CJvZ2r3i_-5_h_HcliKix2KvU4gDDFjG_wT8AhFhnAtIRkUWc-07BdU6_AFEsF7i/s1600/Cabazon+Library+%25284%2529+-+formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuGxFFOGWv_EzFkaKaBCMXd9ozoT6kH1iB4oeD0bzQ2oAa9qxwBpMRdJqjuGPYeGxSdd_5ay-QiJ9CJvZ2r3i_-5_h_HcliKix2KvU4gDDFjG_wT8AhFhnAtIRkUWc-07BdU6_AFEsF7i/s320/Cabazon+Library+%25284%2529+-+formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669413617862651346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXh21pGub4TCHeyqvZmzlQZfYXQtkmBdSi9KLE796paetFE1Odo6G1NyEEpSJflt_hyphenhyphen5tnvh2b6UmbRH4kxD5BnVuEUD761XZhmucrUIJ7kFHZ7Tlhu5B415UBPDdd02TNF7WRQajk3v5n/s1600/Cabazon+Library+%252814%2529+-+formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXh21pGub4TCHeyqvZmzlQZfYXQtkmBdSi9KLE796paetFE1Odo6G1NyEEpSJflt_hyphenhyphen5tnvh2b6UmbRH4kxD5BnVuEUD761XZhmucrUIJ7kFHZ7Tlhu5B415UBPDdd02TNF7WRQajk3v5n/s320/Cabazon+Library+%252814%2529+-+formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669413516773114370" /></a><br /><br />Cabazon Library (1958, John Porter Clark)<br />50171 Ramona Street<br />Cabazon, CA<br /><br /><br />A friend recently alerted me to the proposed demolition of this extraordinary little gem of a Library Building by John Porter Clark. Built in 1958, when Clark was practicing as a sole proprietor, it bears a strong resemblance to the small, simple, early houses of Clark & Frey. Of post and beam construction with lots of glass walls, it is a simple building, flat roofed and rectangular in plan, with a single wall plane extending into open space. The building has retained a high degree of integrity. Observable changes include the replacement of two out of three large trimless glazed openings on the principal façade with conventional windows framed in natural aluminum. In an apparent - but unnecessary - attempt to “improve” the building’s appearance, murals have been painted on the front façade’s metal paneled walls. Fortunately, these could be removed.<br /><br />A brief tour of the town reveals that this is unquestionably the best building in this sad little town, and while I can understand that the Banning Library has chosen to close the largely unused building, it still seems to me that the building should be mothballed until someone buys it and adapts it for a new use.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-32238212114388454282011-10-30T12:31:00.001-07:002011-10-30T12:48:50.108-07:00La Quinta ArchitectureLast week my Realtor friends K and T invited me to join them in La Quinta to look at a house on San Pedro (see below) that may have been designed by architect William Cody. The invitation was irresistible partly because I’m always interested in finding previously undocumented Cody projects. But also, I rarely turn down access to a gated community when I know of other architectural treasures located areas that I would otherwise not have access to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBW7VTYZ9HKRADbecpn4X0ItBdonXX8q4dHSxrC8tEyzr8upWL1Z-Jd9RUnnfXSgNFvfI-7ngdrtypL4l0fFMRZt7eT1A-cnxv8bOX_Q8Penmlr4y8fnR5jKArjrUMcefBYtfgf-FMAHK/s1600/San+Pedro+48801+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBW7VTYZ9HKRADbecpn4X0ItBdonXX8q4dHSxrC8tEyzr8upWL1Z-Jd9RUnnfXSgNFvfI-7ngdrtypL4l0fFMRZt7eT1A-cnxv8bOX_Q8Penmlr4y8fnR5jKArjrUMcefBYtfgf-FMAHK/s320/San+Pedro+48801+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669374387867388882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8gjxbM_dZZnVAqvAgFv_wC1IOUPKe4ptK5U5Nqg2E2YPEtePx-WTy6Jr-7q2VGGY9FZtrOB5uL5Z_to6aKq43ZWJlGCLLsHcbeQS-RfiyuLcYiMUOys1jx7Nz3_YMm6_6c3LJIPkNxxn/s1600/San+Pedro+48801+%252825%2529+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8gjxbM_dZZnVAqvAgFv_wC1IOUPKe4ptK5U5Nqg2E2YPEtePx-WTy6Jr-7q2VGGY9FZtrOB5uL5Z_to6aKq43ZWJlGCLLsHcbeQS-RfiyuLcYiMUOys1jx7Nz3_YMm6_6c3LJIPkNxxn/s320/San+Pedro+48801+%252825%2529+-+Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669372668186198146" /></a><br /><br /><br />The San Pedro home that I looked at with my friends indeed has many of the hallmarks of a Cody design. Built in the 1960s, it compares favorably with the Goldberg Residence on Southridge and also the Sieman Residence on Camino Monte. It’s really a cool house and is quite possibly a Cody design.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbOmhjuBxVkVqezJTNa2FuLTHrnJqAgWZ6aIdCSnYgvDvW_aPzNn2YgGzMTbQp35VGAbmLtgQfWF4R3TGqax0VenbmXIyj7aGAasylwpHUzcCIy_Rntn2gSIGxHqzyK6_9PMSrouSLt5o/s1600/Pepper+Residence+-+49280+Ave+Fernando+-+La+Quinta+%2528AQ+Jones%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbOmhjuBxVkVqezJTNa2FuLTHrnJqAgWZ6aIdCSnYgvDvW_aPzNn2YgGzMTbQp35VGAbmLtgQfWF4R3TGqax0VenbmXIyj7aGAasylwpHUzcCIy_Rntn2gSIGxHqzyK6_9PMSrouSLt5o/s320/Pepper+Residence+-+49280+Ave+Fernando+-+La+Quinta+%2528AQ+Jones%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669371665108990066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4sOTtFirFd97EFTUDNOXizeeIuHVGBc31MDJBit9xazUtr6TJN1us-kU-EqWAF07eb-JjJW-3llvLHZCmrDJJtMXSEsSDaW_T-nIfyCX3FsuwRvNha9saCE_AjAoh4m2cX3z4LE0dSxS/s1600/Pepper+Residence+-+A+Q+Jones+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4sOTtFirFd97EFTUDNOXizeeIuHVGBc31MDJBit9xazUtr6TJN1us-kU-EqWAF07eb-JjJW-3llvLHZCmrDJJtMXSEsSDaW_T-nIfyCX3FsuwRvNha9saCE_AjAoh4m2cX3z4LE0dSxS/s320/Pepper+Residence+-+A+Q+Jones+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669371577808763474" /></a><br /><br />While I was in the (gated) neighborhood, I took the opportunity to drive by the Pepper Residence (above), a beautiful 1961 home designed by A. Quincy Jones that once sported original interiors by Arthur Elrod. Don’t know what the interiors are like today, but the front façade is still great looking and beautifully maintained. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnvYPId8Le95yyH1PUAg0MoVoEfvHFnc_38P2-QrdYZg6MI9rzypJ5ao1zAU65MWOMsmTZohyeec80-4WvYGg4rg5JI7wBitWcWQKaOuxcTPROigmxdf-nLUXLAsEa_uYAgpiuPrmIvZ2/s1600/Sloan+Res+-+Cody+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnvYPId8Le95yyH1PUAg0MoVoEfvHFnc_38P2-QrdYZg6MI9rzypJ5ao1zAU65MWOMsmTZohyeec80-4WvYGg4rg5JI7wBitWcWQKaOuxcTPROigmxdf-nLUXLAsEa_uYAgpiuPrmIvZ2/s320/Sloan+Res+-+Cody+%25283%2529+-+formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669371176169584050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xnAokCaWrj3hfMP2A24mHUWrMVU8tuFBhx3McuP7k0_3evlpVgHkvOXkrSIMxj9rinp48p2rGexo5qDbDiw1aUgWb10iAEs_ga5bPep46Jrx_VUVSdnkw2YXBXnDImXcLedox3hsgLwO/s1600/Sloan+Res+-+Cody+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xnAokCaWrj3hfMP2A24mHUWrMVU8tuFBhx3McuP7k0_3evlpVgHkvOXkrSIMxj9rinp48p2rGexo5qDbDiw1aUgWb10iAEs_ga5bPep46Jrx_VUVSdnkw2YXBXnDImXcLedox3hsgLwO/s320/Sloan+Res+-+Cody+-+Formatted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370724407887234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last discovery behind the gates is a famous house Cody designed for the W & J Sloan Furniture Company to showcase their furniture. Sloan’s started in New York around 1900 and later had important stores in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Many an important California interior designer started their career by selling draperies, etc. at Sloan’s. The Sloan Residence has rarely been seen, but judging from these photos, it has been fastidiously maintained and is one of Cody’s best. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PNXnMABwNZn1j96KJygH1re9Kk_AMy0PKN_ozoF6od2CMCu2ZOS1HjMvutkoueWwoWdUSynVUU0_EeiHDrl6ygJlz7QJrBIxRrkV_koiKMN8oY_7N98IT7bGBwGEk43pd3Yox0ZnXYpJ/s1600/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Opening+day+1926.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PNXnMABwNZn1j96KJygH1re9Kk_AMy0PKN_ozoF6od2CMCu2ZOS1HjMvutkoueWwoWdUSynVUU0_EeiHDrl6ygJlz7QJrBIxRrkV_koiKMN8oY_7N98IT7bGBwGEk43pd3Yox0ZnXYpJ/s320/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Opening+day+1926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370291017363986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzGrtDKum4Q1rUtEyFePO713NtESIRlUKZlT3K8yieXWCleZgqQgLG6JcJE4qfz2hl3KD45L51OmPrxYl_CdXk3V0iBXb1gBSylBeTH44c2YlVQac35CrTZYdCF4fkdtiaKVzB4Z9wPaX/s1600/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzGrtDKum4Q1rUtEyFePO713NtESIRlUKZlT3K8yieXWCleZgqQgLG6JcJE4qfz2hl3KD45L51OmPrxYl_CdXk3V0iBXb1gBSylBeTH44c2YlVQac35CrTZYdCF4fkdtiaKVzB4Z9wPaX/s320/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Formatted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370200662165042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWShqgkMJGh2_VfPLe7rupv6ZFTSc8Wgki70sL8eXTDuDu2iJoBwAd1HMBblVpi56_xErsDXtcNQMCZbPeILLW1oT53revpNHFqaCUhL3RlzwEfsUUp_vMJHwFiMiHqC_BwVnsPbtZEn4/s1600/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Casita+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWShqgkMJGh2_VfPLe7rupv6ZFTSc8Wgki70sL8eXTDuDu2iJoBwAd1HMBblVpi56_xErsDXtcNQMCZbPeILLW1oT53revpNHFqaCUhL3RlzwEfsUUp_vMJHwFiMiHqC_BwVnsPbtZEn4/s320/La+Quinta+Hotel+-+Casita+-+Formatted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370118264130290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After leaving the Country Club, I drove over to the La Quinta Hotel, a 1926 Spanish design by Gordon B. Kaufmann, one of the Southern California architects most skilled in Spanish style work. The architect's monograph states: "The original buildings were built of Adobe bricks manufactured on the site, with tile roofs and floors. Kaufmann’s signature details are here: the loggias, arches, chimneypots of a multitude of forms, Ramadas for dining, and private patios enclosed by walls, low and high." Although surrounded by later development, there is still much of Kaufmann’s work to admire here. </span>patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-48613419830033705022011-10-02T15:48:00.000-07:002011-10-02T15:51:09.062-07:00Stan Sackley in Palm Springs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswTRB6MvmtUWUbbKqeVEYq55FQaUpRuVhYWWYOxbjo4bUSXL8DPW_16maurObsbck_ErG140e5vBKhQ4_NQPk_3SIMDs5k7KxjKLQiX3x8hhHeSd-GXbBl-Fp7VzbAw3YeFDBAi40gdpu/s1600/2550+South+Pequeno+Circle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswTRB6MvmtUWUbbKqeVEYq55FQaUpRuVhYWWYOxbjo4bUSXL8DPW_16maurObsbck_ErG140e5vBKhQ4_NQPk_3SIMDs5k7KxjKLQiX3x8hhHeSd-GXbBl-Fp7VzbAw3YeFDBAi40gdpu/s320/2550+South+Pequeno+Circle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659030792712928114" /></a><br />I’ve been in love with this house since the first time I saw it. It is located in the Canyons neighborhood and is believed to have been designed by the late Stan Sackley. It has been suggested that it was influenced by Rudolph Schindler’s late work <br />A brief biography of Sackley follows: Stan Alan Sackley (1937-2001) was the son of Robert Irving Sackley (1906-1993) and Rose (Gould) Sackley who were New Yorkers of Polish descent. Little is known of his background, but the family relocated to California where he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from USC in1961. It has been said that he studied at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, but preliminary research has failed to substantiate any connection with Wright. Although Sackley was never licensed in California, one source indicates that he, at least for a time, maintained a partnership called Sackley & Light. Fairly well-to-do, he maintained homes in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs. He appears to have been married three times and divorced twice. His third wife Carol Sackley is pictured on the cover of “Palm Springs Life” in July 1965. He was an avid classic car collector, owning Jaguars, a 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS and a 1937 Chrysler Coupe, which was sold at auction at Christie’s in August 2001. Upon his death, a scholarship fund was created to memorialize his parents, the purpose of which was to assist financially needy USC architecture students. <br />An early project was a home for James Hollowell which was featured as a “Playboy Pad” in the April 1966 Playboy Magazine. In Palm Springs he is best known for a series of homes he created in “the Canyons” neighborhood near the south end of town. Sackley’s best home, in my view, is located at 2550 Pequeno Circle (adjacent to Krisel's pod house at 2587 S Pequeno Circle) and is a modernist masterpiece. Sackley bought numerous lots in the area along Caliente Drive and built a group of speculative homes. All are large, modernist, and flat roofed. A common characteristic is the unusual placement of the garage door perpendicular to the street; this provides a parking court in front of the homes. Recently, two of the homes have sold in the Million Dollar plus range. PS ModCom is including a Sackley home on their upcoming tour.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-71786860430215119892011-08-28T14:41:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:48:02.699-07:00Architectural History in Cathedral City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCdLUMSjy_7BcXIQpt3pbMnhbnvSGUCpvdMj1Ld1AJbCBnKmBhihooXt3rXKgVo1w1iaxd_K61HluUnywYsKplV0LgfDyAtHlVQ3OfdAvMITHKPlV-qaB6XIt2CUQKev4p8D-uv72tmui/s1600/Pagoda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCdLUMSjy_7BcXIQpt3pbMnhbnvSGUCpvdMj1Ld1AJbCBnKmBhihooXt3rXKgVo1w1iaxd_K61HluUnywYsKplV0LgfDyAtHlVQ3OfdAvMITHKPlV-qaB6XIt2CUQKev4p8D-uv72tmui/s320/Pagoda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646026138432377730" /></a>
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<br />I recently ran across some images of Mid-century Cathedral City. When I went to see what they look like today, I was disappointed to discover that for the most part, they had been altered beyond recognition. When I think of historic architecture in Cathedral City today....these images from Boomers say it best......patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-57468692109583063702011-08-12T15:51:00.000-07:002011-08-12T16:20:33.513-07:00Palm Springs in August = Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCpQyqv2a-tO3589UQRf33Mg2hZgnGllXQQ2GjzL844IyzpDra0nVwgmSP1d5hRrvNyMFIY-q5JHuQH2sAxPcCSX5_4iUG4_Acg2npm-HNIS4hP3DipRomk9vvg9l5zYhYOtcC9Npq3r/s1600/01+-+Reel+Inn+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCpQyqv2a-tO3589UQRf33Mg2hZgnGllXQQ2GjzL844IyzpDra0nVwgmSP1d5hRrvNyMFIY-q5JHuQH2sAxPcCSX5_4iUG4_Acg2npm-HNIS4hP3DipRomk9vvg9l5zYhYOtcC9Npq3r/s320/01+-+Reel+Inn+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640110431766719042" /></a>
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<br />FRIDAY, August 5, 2011
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<br />We arrived in LA on Friday afternoon in time for lunch at Malibu’s Reel Inn, the local seafood dive…and I use that word advisedly….The real reason for the sojourn was to visit the Adamson Residence in Malibu (1930, Stiles O. Clement). This incredible National Register listed Spanish Colonial Revival home made extensive use of the famous Malibu Tile, and for good reason….they were created here by the homeowner’s mother Mae Knight Rindge. The house is in pretty near original condition, including the furnishings. Set on the Malibu Lagoon, there are amazing views….and surfing…we’ve decided to return next year….
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<br />After the Adamson house tour, we found our way over to our friends house (1963, Frank Burton Wilson), near Benedict Canyon Drive just above Mulholland. They were traveling, and invited us to use the house as a getaway from the Palm Springs August weather…so of course we accepted. We had seen their place at Seven Lakes Country Club (1965, Ric Harrison) and it is really cool; I had even seen photos of the LA place, but was unprepared for how beautiful it really is. A Mid-century modern house, it sits lightly on its long, slim hilltop site, and is so well designed and sited that there are vistas everywhere that extend the views into the Valley beyond. The quiet access road serves only a few homes, but is located at the head of a hiking trail, so there is a constant parade of healthy-looking people; consider it another nice view!
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<br />One of the friends is an artist, and the color palette from the house appears to be drawn directly from his work…all muted greys, greens blues. Sunrise and Sunset surrounding the glassy house add Lavenders and Carbon Orange to the mix. Every object in the sparsely furnished house appears to have been chosen for its aesthetic appeal – each table, chair, cabinet, sofa could stand alone on its merits as an art piece. Even specimen plants are placed with an artist’s eye…
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<br />But, what really makes the experience of living here so unusual is the opportunity to live for awhile with a large selection of the artist’s work. Initially appealing for their playfulness, over time, the details emerge that tie the various series together and inform the viewer that there is much more here than first meets the eye. An endlessly repeated single brushstroke about a half-inch wide appears as a meditation that that soothes and stimulates the soul. My guess is his collectors are a mellow bunch.
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<br />At night, the fog drifts in and the coyote howl at the moon…surreal….
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<br />The first evening we had dinner at the old standby Marix just off Santa Monica…loud, cheap, and great service paired perfectly with mediocre food and pretty young people…another reason to love LA…
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<br />SATURDAY August 6, 2011
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<br />I have been interested in seeing a new (actually remodeled) building by architects Rios, Clement, Hale on Larchmont. The upstairs houses their offices and downstairs the Café Gratitude, a vegetarian restaurant. Warm, fuzzy and puppy-friendly with a great crowd and a killer (vegan) BLT…check it out
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<br />MOCA (1981, Arata Isosaki)
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<br />Hadn’t been to MOCA in a while but the Broads have hastily organized a tribute to the recently deceased Cy Twombly…only eleven paintings, but OMG!! Like many others, I still don’t really “get” the later work, but nine of the Broad’s Twomblys were from the 60’s…each and every one of those a masterpiece! In the Fred Nicholas’ Gallery there was an interesting show of the works of women artists…didn’t know we were still doing that…Included was a cool Yoko Ono sculpture and a retrospective of Linda Benglis’ work that nearly finished me off….I’ve always loved the bronze “knots” but wasn’t really prepared for the erotic stuff…
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<br />We had dinner at home that night, but went out to a WEHO lesbian bar, The Palms, for a show (and I use that term loosely) by an illusionist / vocalist Jimmy James, who Robert had seen perform 24 years previously in Provincetown. In his own voice, he does amazing impressions of Shirley Bassey, Barbara Streisand, Cher et al…. Time and circumstances have not been kind to Jimmy: Robert summed up the experience by saying that Jimmy still sounds like Cher, but now he looks more like Chaz…go figure. Maybe not the best night of Cabaret I’ve ever had, but certainly among the most memorable… A tour of the WEHO nightlife sector revealed that go-go boys (and girls) have made quite a comeback…they are everywhere!
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<br />SUNDAY August 7, 2011
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<br />A friend invited us to join him at the Will Rogers Beach in Santa Monica – the gay section has been renamed “Ginger Rogers” Beach for obvious reasons. Access to the beach is via a tunnel under Highway 1 adjacent to the Hungry Cat Restaurant, recently featured on Bravo’s “Million Dollar Decorators” as it was being redesigned by Jeffery Alan Marks and his assistant Ross Cassidy. It’s not in Malibu; the fuss over the floors seems overblown, and it’s not open for lunch on weekdays…
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<br />The beach failed to reach its potential that day…the fog never did burn off. But on the way down from our parking spot, we discovered a Richard Neutra house. Our architect friend told us that this house had been moved to the current location many years ago. Maybe the owners of the Neutra’s 1955 Kronish house in Beverly Hills should consider relocating it to Santa Monica….LOL!
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<br />Following the beach, we cleaned up and met a friend at Tea Dance at The Abbey. It’s been a number of years since I attended a Tea Dance with thousands (I exaggerate) of handsome and/or beautiful young Angelinos. Although there were a few older gentlemen (i.e. my age) in the crowd, the afternoon really belonged to the young and beautiful…and their admirers. The angle of the afternoon sun made the place feel like the movie “Chinatown.” The scantily-clad dancers lightly covered with fresh sweat poured Quervo Gold down the throats of those brave enough to come close. Following a “rain” of beach balls being tossed around overhead, a giant wind machine spewed confetti over the crowd. It took me back to my Studio 54 days; these guys really know how to entertain their audience….and in the process, elevating bar life to a new standard. Unlike most, I was able to maintain my “one drink maximum” policy. A good time was had….
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<br />MONDAY August 8, 2011
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<br />One of the things I love about LA is there is significant architecture everywhere…on the way to The Weismann Foundation in Holmby Hills, we happened on to the 1949 Broughton Residence, Craig Elwood’s first house. It’s an odd place…the entrance is via a circular stair in the carport, but if you love modernism, it’s really cool…according to Curbed LA it can be yours for only $799,000.
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<br />Gordon B. Kaufman / Frederick Weisman Residence (1929, Gordon B. Kaufman)
<br />265 North Carolwood Drive with free-standing Gallery addition (1999, Frank D. Israel)
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<br />The Weismann Foundation is housed in a beautiful Spanish style residence that was originally built by Gordon B. Kaufman as his personal residence. Weismann, it is said, preferred the style because these buildings had lots of wall space to install his art collection. The collection is spectacular, and so is the house and Gallery addition. Kaufman did several houses on Carolwood Drive, one of the city’s most beautiful streets…
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<br />We ended up at the Brazilian style restaurant Bossa Nova in WEHO for lunch. This place has been upgraded since we first started coming here, and has become very popular. No discernable Brazilians present, and the only celeb-siting was Jett from the Bravo series “Flipping Out.” He was no doubt taking lunch home to Lewis’ current west Knoll home….I had wanted to try out Lisa Vanderpump’s (Real Housewife of BH) Sur Restaurant down the block but they don’t serve lunch….we’ll go for dinner one of these days.
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<br />Our new friends Greg & Rob invited us for dinner Monday evening at their place. They have a beautifully done condo in one of those great Spanish style 1920s Apartment Buildings on Rossmore. They were so gracious, smart and urbane, it was like being back in San Francisco. In fact, that neighborhood really captures that period in LA for me more than any other. Loved it…..
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<br />TUESDAY August 9, 2011
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<br />By Tuesday, we were beginning to miss the puppies, so decided to wrap up our visit by returning to another old haunt, the Venice Boardwalk. My guess is that Abbott Kinney (the original developer) would be somewhat disappointed. In spite of the substantial physical improvements in the form of new structures placed around the area, and incurring substantial expenses in the process, the area remains more down-market than ever. Just spending the money won’t necessarily improve an area, unless you identify the problems you’re trying to solve. According to Christopher Reynolds in the LA Times: “Venice lies just south of Santa Monica and left of the American mainstream - artsy, edgy, defiant and occasionally downright dissolute.” Still, the Bookstore Café was as busy as ever….
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<br />Our final stop before returning home was the Skirball Museum (2010-2012, Moshe Safdie) which is just up the road from The Getty. The building was a big surprise to me…I didn’t know Safdie had done any West Coast work. It's really quite spectacular….
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<br />patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-33256845924389452272011-07-22T15:10:00.001-07:002011-07-22T15:13:39.294-07:00First Methodist Church<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXZtTjP2eKwKclAzSS0fsfTM96L123FEuZo_KiGhyphenhyphenfbUs1gJyY2yP97PgO_KsbyQU9MLiwUswLZDyJ5LgyU7-khBvXRFyQmapg_fXtcpoXnAr8HnabBdJ-_NdKd5cbYJu5xKkK2LQZYdW/s1600/Formatted+-+United+Methodist+Church+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXZtTjP2eKwKclAzSS0fsfTM96L123FEuZo_KiGhyphenhyphenfbUs1gJyY2yP97PgO_KsbyQU9MLiwUswLZDyJ5LgyU7-khBvXRFyQmapg_fXtcpoXnAr8HnabBdJ-_NdKd5cbYJu5xKkK2LQZYdW/s400/Formatted+-+United+Methodist+Church+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632302801426095794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5LLnm-dhLfXFMDdmPX_UXyXRpP1BPfwgjieIENqQb9bcnfWUyMBIPvcadLdq5x8MnUDiKGW4RfiO7omuzUlcrhED1dMF2h7rTN-nSz35SAuIyCniDWmdbRyBzwDuww4dNRJ_vzaKu-3_/s1600/Formatted+-+United+Methodist+Church.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5LLnm-dhLfXFMDdmPX_UXyXRpP1BPfwgjieIENqQb9bcnfWUyMBIPvcadLdq5x8MnUDiKGW4RfiO7omuzUlcrhED1dMF2h7rTN-nSz35SAuIyCniDWmdbRyBzwDuww4dNRJ_vzaKu-3_/s400/Formatted+-+United+Methodist+Church.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632302711072430322" /></a><br /><br />This romantically sculptural church structure sits in a man-made pond. It was built in 1965 to the designs of architect Hal C Whitemore, about whom I know nothing. Can't help but wish we had more of his work here...patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-13209948080676889762011-06-04T16:23:00.000-07:002011-06-04T16:25:09.673-07:00Town & Country Center...The Saga Continues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyynwb_EC8a437cgUXny9FupZCjsxQ0A9MDrW2vN5aO4Wv1NX7IQlWc99FlKST1ep0gZS2suexwErQTQ1KeFmIFiFS1G5mVzDgYNZqSnMIciQEihQn-WGTWFVrM__sTDs_6JOig-e6izl/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyynwb_EC8a437cgUXny9FupZCjsxQ0A9MDrW2vN5aO4Wv1NX7IQlWc99FlKST1ep0gZS2suexwErQTQ1KeFmIFiFS1G5mVzDgYNZqSnMIciQEihQn-WGTWFVrM__sTDs_6JOig-e6izl/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614509491223597314" /></a><br /><br /><br />Charles Tanner’s Desert Inn; Richard Neutra’s Maslon Residence; Wurdeman & Becket’s Bullock’s Department Store; A Quincy Jones & Paul R. Williams’ Town & Country Center; all, except one are buildings demolished in the name of efficiency and progress that were said to have outlived their useful purpose, deemed to be impractical and expensive to maintain; their loss continues to haunt the Valley.<br />Only the Town & Country Center still stands pending demolition for a huge retail development indistinguishable from similar developments elsewhere. This demolition is presented as absolutely essential to the future health, happiness and economic well-being of Palm Springs. A lengthy list of residents, architectural historians and other experts have urged the preservation of this historic mixed-use complex, but the Palm Springs City Council has turned them down, and is in the process of executing a Joint Development Agreement with the building’s owner that will ensure its demolition.<br />One might think that the Town & Country Center does not belong in this august company. Its current willfully dilapidated condition mutes its appearance. It is precisely like the Desert Inn and the others, in that it is a great work about to be destroyed before it can to be fully appreciated while the functional justification for its existence continues to be ignored. With its impossibly elegant horizontal lines, its surprisingly voluptuous curves, and its generous and unique open space, it embodies the spirit of the 1940s. Yet it faces the same fate as the Desert Inn and the others, lost long ago when they were considered out of fashion.<br />The Town & Country Center is not just an isolated building. It is part of a larger context of vacant sites on its block that provide a unique opportunity for a development that centers on its historic open courtyard. While the complex may need some upgrades, the extent of which is often exaggerated, its restoration and improvement is still a hard sell when it is owned by an obstinate developer hell-bent on its demolition, regardless of any cogent rationale. Some locals, frustrated by the owner’s contribution to downtown’s blight may look at the building and despair. But then, many had the same reaction when the Desert Inn was demolished; had it survived, today it would the downtown’s jewel, comparing favorably to the Beverly Hills Hotel, or Riverside’s Mission Inn, each of which serves as anchors of urban vitality.<br />In theory, the local system of listed buildings works to protect buildings over 50 years old that are of historic and architectural interest, as well as younger buildings of exceptional quality and under threat. The procedure is that Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board makes recommendations and the City Council accepts or rejects them. The false argument that revitalization of downtown somehow hinges of the demolition of this building and its replacement with a street lined with architecturally banal shops has prevailed with our decision-makers. In Palm Springs, the listing system often sidesteps difficult decisions – two recent designations - the front façade of the Palm Springs Airport and the upper story of the Oasis Commercial building - amply attest to that sad reality. One council member has declared his hostility to the protection of any building lacking owner support; he misses the point that it is the significant buildings whose owners object to designation are those most in need of protection. The loss of the Town and Country Center will continue the process of eradicating the town’s history, resulting in the disappearance of a vital period in Palm Springs’ architectural history. With time, Palm Springs’ staple of cultural tourism will also diminish with loss of important buildings like this one. <br />One has to also question the town’s commitment to sustainability considering the environmental loss of both the energy and the materials that went into the building’s original construction, which in the current proposal will be purchased again for the new buildings while the historic building’s remains will be sent to landfill.<br />Time is running out for this building. To urge the saving and restoration of this important structure risks offending some downtown business interests, as well as those of the building’s millionaire owner and his powerful friends at the Palm Springs Art Museum and the City Council. The merit of restoration could result in a thoughtful overall plan that helps to repair Palm Springs torn urban fabric, rather than throwing it all out, and with it a unique portion of the town’s heritage. Protection of historic properties is, and has always been, about asserting the intrinsic value of a place’s roots over immediate financial gain. As an object lesson, look no further than the decisions that resulted in the demolition of the Desert Inn and the construction of the Desert Fashion Plaza in the first place. At the risk of repeating a cliché, the City Council would be well-advised to heed the Spanish philosopher George Santayana’s words: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-9695279924193259812011-05-19T14:41:00.001-07:002011-05-19T14:46:23.464-07:00One more and I'll stop with the Folded Plates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOGYCP72jr6w32ivRr2OE7W7YC3tS0zf2MSbCEL8FOuRmZFH7AmY_kv0iLwG-gkuZZRRbLSvHL-eGaTsFUP8hT20B8dkuy2m9e0SSsAMycxhUMxgaexA6tIVjkolSbBpd9Pn-ZNhSV5OS/s1600/Paradise+Palms+-+Vegas%252C+1961+-++Model+11-A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOGYCP72jr6w32ivRr2OE7W7YC3tS0zf2MSbCEL8FOuRmZFH7AmY_kv0iLwG-gkuZZRRbLSvHL-eGaTsFUP8hT20B8dkuy2m9e0SSsAMycxhUMxgaexA6tIVjkolSbBpd9Pn-ZNhSV5OS/s400/Paradise+Palms+-+Vegas%252C+1961+-++Model+11-A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608546039582286098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgosLXIY7mw8OB8-WHSCIgjumms3Wn607YB1Fdu7oSjmT2L6Rhvp0zbXruQwZu272Y7qrWurE4Ol-gfG-sD2lr9qBkmS_T5Wwp9GC5wQSfrz1uGC1s2rAqQUg62olvptuzSm_b4Bdok2n5/s1600/Paradise+Palms+-+Vegas+Model+12-A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgosLXIY7mw8OB8-WHSCIgjumms3Wn607YB1Fdu7oSjmT2L6Rhvp0zbXruQwZu272Y7qrWurE4Ol-gfG-sD2lr9qBkmS_T5Wwp9GC5wQSfrz1uGC1s2rAqQUg62olvptuzSm_b4Bdok2n5/s400/Paradise+Palms+-+Vegas+Model+12-A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608545918522507778" /></a><br /><br />These two images are also Palmer & Krisel from 1961. They were built in Las Vegas in the Paradise Palms tract. If anybody's going up that way, I'd love to know if they survive...patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-22983849648338644602011-04-19T13:30:00.000-07:002011-04-19T13:34:19.643-07:00Folded Plate Roofs Redux<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz3PCjoWZjvK9dBcFEZce2CYy0eS9bkyg9nlIELsO0IOwAlzdMf68QM_BUXpP8iWxnoMZ2rDiYNwP5xEegIv8RWkB-bGzSuR7qD4xSFVKwwzmy9MZ04fNkpr4FRbLTV8Rhh6Qi0bQDkp2/s1600/06+-+Folded+Plate+%2526+Barrell+Vault+Elevations.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz3PCjoWZjvK9dBcFEZce2CYy0eS9bkyg9nlIELsO0IOwAlzdMf68QM_BUXpP8iWxnoMZ2rDiYNwP5xEegIv8RWkB-bGzSuR7qD4xSFVKwwzmy9MZ04fNkpr4FRbLTV8Rhh6Qi0bQDkp2/s400/06+-+Folded+Plate+%2526+Barrell+Vault+Elevations.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395704370884306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqUegPFDU8EO4OJZ9sQNmgAhBj_mAOE1whlF_lFQvjiSD1vrMYaFYfvW9eGLHfX5YqY2ZXUoEKT5xL0p7y90m_Xx59btYrYT2oOoi_5yhUh6DFThzLXoj0oaCZWnR0c_qHW35fLzXi9nc/s1600/05+-+803+Monte+Vista+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqUegPFDU8EO4OJZ9sQNmgAhBj_mAOE1whlF_lFQvjiSD1vrMYaFYfvW9eGLHfX5YqY2ZXUoEKT5xL0p7y90m_Xx59btYrYT2oOoi_5yhUh6DFThzLXoj0oaCZWnR0c_qHW35fLzXi9nc/s400/05+-+803+Monte+Vista+-+Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395692501455410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbeutzX2Mart0RjqJuxX-9qCQHjODdG_meQQJRLot6esX5wJHk2LgWK0Heuaa5qhxWy4OP9WibqCFJfkkNnSDHgIcG2QTOFQa_B1E_j6HVVP9xsgX_tJ-gStTR8SBzJIFRnLwlnXiOXHi/s1600/04+-+Rose+1102+detail+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbeutzX2Mart0RjqJuxX-9qCQHjODdG_meQQJRLot6esX5wJHk2LgWK0Heuaa5qhxWy4OP9WibqCFJfkkNnSDHgIcG2QTOFQa_B1E_j6HVVP9xsgX_tJ-gStTR8SBzJIFRnLwlnXiOXHi/s400/04+-+Rose+1102+detail+%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395479918596642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfSj7l3JiyUcj87ZfQzrKFRnBVFXSGTwVg-cMi5Yr9K4hbTTyBXXXI23zM4PAoF26MeZCx7e2btSGC1O6sMNaG2SwwAz9WMOtwr17LH47Onl9i68X4BIqRZ-l9eM-lCF7_BOevEtTACJn/s1600/03+-+Folded+Plate+-+1102+Rose+-+detail-Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfSj7l3JiyUcj87ZfQzrKFRnBVFXSGTwVg-cMi5Yr9K4hbTTyBXXXI23zM4PAoF26MeZCx7e2btSGC1O6sMNaG2SwwAz9WMOtwr17LH47Onl9i68X4BIqRZ-l9eM-lCF7_BOevEtTACJn/s400/03+-+Folded+Plate+-+1102+Rose+-+detail-Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395469993437682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47iOl0j7mUjF6VXUWnT-xQ24cxQn3L3YBoLgkN3-p1fjPDx3hhBEXHZVHdkuU8MyMxXJYMI5XLsRq_lkXErMrVpKcJT4t7nYdIjrCFDMEELtSJcbD7pNGnRnUhnK4DsQn_CHb-G_NhYPd/s1600/02-+Barrell+Vault+-+891+Monte+Vista+-+Formatted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47iOl0j7mUjF6VXUWnT-xQ24cxQn3L3YBoLgkN3-p1fjPDx3hhBEXHZVHdkuU8MyMxXJYMI5XLsRq_lkXErMrVpKcJT4t7nYdIjrCFDMEELtSJcbD7pNGnRnUhnK4DsQn_CHb-G_NhYPd/s400/02-+Barrell+Vault+-+891+Monte+Vista+-+Formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395258606275362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAGbz5bMrPJxIDp3P2jVCz2oURBqs1hzBW8yZY2bB8QbsbALp3caeRnjsTMuTbG0pAn2ne8RO5cn97EmlxCX2GG2vHZ5hp-PDHlclAWrbMju_WFjy06TW3DFKceLj0_PwpBr_PhdwRR5V/s1600/01+-+Tony+Curtis%2527+Caballaros+Tennis+Club.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAGbz5bMrPJxIDp3P2jVCz2oURBqs1hzBW8yZY2bB8QbsbALp3caeRnjsTMuTbG0pAn2ne8RO5cn97EmlxCX2GG2vHZ5hp-PDHlclAWrbMju_WFjy06TW3DFKceLj0_PwpBr_PhdwRR5V/s400/01+-+Tony+Curtis%2527+Caballaros+Tennis+Club.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597395243298488146" /></a><br /><br /><br />MORE FOLDED PLATES…<br /><br /><br />I had an interesting and enlightening conversation with Bill Krisel recently, during which I encouraged him to take a glimpse at my Blog. He responded to the posting of the history of the folded plate roof in Palm Springs with some new information. Turns out the Alexander Construction Company built at least four Palmer & Krisel houses with folded plate roofs in 1956 (finished in 1957), two of which I have been to locate in Vista Las Palmas: 803 Monte Vista and 1102 Rose Avenue. Although they are hard to see from the street, they’re definitely there, and still intact, making them the oldest folded plate roofs in Palm Springs. The firm also designed some houses with barrel-vault entry canopies. The best example of this style that I could find is located at 891 Monte Vista, and although the barrel vaults survive, it looks like the building has been substantially altered from its original design. <br /><br />Krisel also recalled his being influenced by Marcel Breuer’s MoMA house (see earlier posting); its long butterfly roof was the inspiration for his first ‘butterfly’ house, the Adolphe Stelzer Residence of 1950 in Brentwood. The Stelzers so loved their home that they bought a smaller second home by Krisel in Twin Palms. Sadly, the Brentwood home was replaced in 1990 by a 12,000 sq. ft. Tudor. <br /><br />I also recalled seeing an early, undated Hugh Kaptur design study for Tony Curtis’ Caballeros Tennis Club. Although it was never built, it shows how popular the folded plate idea was in those years.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-5336171051258536402011-03-21T09:47:00.000-07:002011-04-19T08:22:28.777-07:00Forgotten Wexler & Harrison Rediscovered<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNhESsc9WjnFTkNvgnAVNUrgFSJpaSwNXWVonenrLXzgBvXeJsXRDOmLZ95wPJbKpwxjDfmwycXBrBDj-IGZ3iSYiDSkbJbaieycEzg17vWLd2RLnXHssn1coO5Ic02odDWIg71ijLeKW/s1600/EF+Hutton+-+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNhESsc9WjnFTkNvgnAVNUrgFSJpaSwNXWVonenrLXzgBvXeJsXRDOmLZ95wPJbKpwxjDfmwycXBrBDj-IGZ3iSYiDSkbJbaieycEzg17vWLd2RLnXHssn1coO5Ic02odDWIg71ijLeKW/s400/EF+Hutton+-+02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597315325882043714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4lV9qyE3H7U2bJtlXKJmxww7302tplW7Isz7wq9aAfQVroHnmQ826Qpb5vQJkgRc56Hk8z3IXsGD_vZu0HP_em1tb-afeC1Rt3O118MLEvuk5U01jzSvsSBTz0gO14jGqcT6m0dG230v/s1600/Palm+Springs+Club+-+Formatted+w+Awnings.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586576277223341682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4lV9qyE3H7U2bJtlXKJmxww7302tplW7Isz7wq9aAfQVroHnmQ826Qpb5vQJkgRc56Hk8z3IXsGD_vZu0HP_em1tb-afeC1Rt3O118MLEvuk5U01jzSvsSBTz0gO14jGqcT6m0dG230v/s400/Palm+Springs+Club+-+Formatted+w+Awnings.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br />Legendary local architect Donald Wexler confirmed recently that this sleek, early (for Palm Springs) International Style building was produced by his firm in their early years. Wexler & Harrison briefly maintained offices upstairs in the A. Quincy Jones / Paul R. Williams-designed Town & Country Center complex. They were commissioned by the building’s original owners to create a new office building fro E. F. Hutton within the compound, just off the walkway that leads to the courtyard. The result was this refined, minimalist structure with green terrazzo flooring throughout and a simple, open interior space. Its grey terrazzo tile façade could use some polishing, and through the magic of Photoshop, I have restored the long gone awning fabric, but the formalist purity of the building survives largely unaltered. After a few years, E. F. Hutton relocated to a Hugh Kaptur building on Tahquitz Canyon Way. This handsome structure remains vacant and unprotected. Ironically, during a time when the city celebrates Don Wexler’s contributions to the local architectural scene through an exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum, spokesman for the Museum recently endorsed the current Desert Fashion Plaza Development Plan, which would result in the demolition of this fine example of Wexler & Harrison‘s work.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-24623031819103773302011-03-10T15:19:00.001-08:002011-06-16T15:58:02.562-07:00Folded Plate Roofs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_HIgUP8MBtzEpbupKWrjBzmLYuf1fUu6yHaRECgVh93NmgqeAbfmSUT47bxBQH-fM2dwFuX10AZVmoqY-UMI6LA7KfC7xne9sRk5yKRlpEslGnAierr7fZkhyEd3PbucUgBOcqfT_o_T/s1600/German+Plate.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582598554640557074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_HIgUP8MBtzEpbupKWrjBzmLYuf1fUu6yHaRECgVh93NmgqeAbfmSUT47bxBQH-fM2dwFuX10AZVmoqY-UMI6LA7KfC7xne9sRk5yKRlpEslGnAierr7fZkhyEd3PbucUgBOcqfT_o_T/s400/German+Plate.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQds561Asc_kM3JNvC9gHrOYY55RiQlwyvjOQOqrSqM4BE5xRdk6B3M4D3otRHwU3GmiuPnqCek-d-E9u47xrRTmKGmar_g1d5H-gueuJ3N46mC8eWF29jKX1ehg0sGpXwl80nXlkS0j3f/s1600/folded+plate+1.gif"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_2ku4JgYw9CLUxpjpSDmbkY18SjDeBB6Q1V3HeZ0L1-oaRyfs6dsBvDPaJVO_48fAKDT6HJolMm2QFRfL2u205bfPyIuDa-zdQT-IMZJUraPxbft16QidkdOQPOBu8yDURnUJ3x8q0hq/s1600/Lincoln+Road+-+Morris+Lapidus-formatted.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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B. Wilby in his book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Concrete Folded Plate Roofs, </i>Folded plates are sometimes called hipped plates, and in Germany “Faltwerke”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The principle was first used in Germany by a structural engineer named Ehlers in 1924, to cover large coal bunkers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Folded plate roofs allow large spans, clean lines and they are aesthetically pleasing to many architects.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;">In the 1960s, folded plates became less structural in nature, and are now usually considered mid-century decoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Early examples illustrated here are Morris Lapidus’ 1960 decorative folded plate element used for a street canopy in Miami.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In 1966, a similar canopy was built at Villa Roma in Palm Springs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Other early examples include Wexler & Harrison’s 1962 steel house and Val Powelson’s 1960 Sunbow House in LA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Two local versions by Santa Barbara architect Barry Berkus are the Park Imperial South and Merito Manor complexes from 1960 and 1961 respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;">Not as well-known, but quite interesting in its own right is the Animal Medical Hospital (1960, Robert Ricciardi) at 606 South Oleander Road that features a folded plate roof on a circular floor plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;">A few years ago, Dink’s Restaurant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>& Lounge on North Palm Canyon was built new from the ground up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Attempting to recall the town’s Mid-century Modernism, the building unresolved and overly busy design features a section of folded plates; unclear on the concept…they appear to be supported by beams….go figure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;">The last image is from the gallery entrance to the Don Wexler, Steel and Shade exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is a replica of the roof on Wexler & Harrison’s 300 Molino Road steel house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On the whole, the Wexler & Harrison design seems the most elegant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Futura Lt BT;"></span></o:p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-590039654010056302011-01-14T09:35:00.000-08:002011-01-14T09:42:25.223-08:00More Butterflys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CP2Itco2SJkWeatvcpNMyqDZvMdMk6YAn_eF6vQyHlvLKoRJJ9imC-uMsBGWIm-0F-WOdZigtUh8sjBc-EXCTrSF6xydcZqb0C1JfZDwF8EuJJEX-CGhuqIQOC5ZAXwjPgK3y0eIzoDp/s1600/Yachy+Club.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096940795752402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CP2Itco2SJkWeatvcpNMyqDZvMdMk6YAn_eF6vQyHlvLKoRJJ9imC-uMsBGWIm-0F-WOdZigtUh8sjBc-EXCTrSF6xydcZqb0C1JfZDwF8EuJJEX-CGhuqIQOC5ZAXwjPgK3y0eIzoDp/s400/Yachy+Club.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68OyGLvYHXeUne-JrX9BK2BpK_6d2ln6AweNSIjtaLFSLaJCPmJxoOD4zofCcsZpQv12boZ600tqBLSScUONfndk17j7BKF4uDCQ-bxO_m0xhyphenhyphenTEOgPRXFfJ2hyphenhyphenDVa7ILMFwpTjqNPyoj/s1600/Yacht+Club+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096814206624706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68OyGLvYHXeUne-JrX9BK2BpK_6d2ln6AweNSIjtaLFSLaJCPmJxoOD4zofCcsZpQv12boZ600tqBLSScUONfndk17j7BKF4uDCQ-bxO_m0xhyphenhyphenTEOgPRXFfJ2hyphenhyphenDVa7ILMFwpTjqNPyoj/s400/Yacht+Club+3.jpg" /></a><br />These images, from "Brazil Builds" published in 1943 show an even earlier "Buttrefly" Roof. Its so amazing that here in Palm Springs we seem to have "invented" Mid-century Modernism...turns out Niemeyer was waaaay ahead of us...can't help but wonder how those early modernist buildings are faring these days. I was in Rio a few years ago and saw Corbu/Niemeyer's Ministry of Education. It still looks brand new.</div><div> </div><div>PS: Thanks to the "Doug Hudson Lending Library" for "Brazil Builds.'<br /><div></div></div>patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-56370489159459427652011-01-04T21:33:00.000-08:002011-03-10T15:37:18.488-08:00The First Butterfly Roof?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE08gpBFTgz42d-MCWOpW_JeF8NEAU2bDsMw4nnTgBIaCU4gZmVYGVV7YTV8hQ0MHjokbeWgRBgIi5tZhngh6kIONwn-Z8m0krovWS54Kdrr5AnDVtbqdH-u1nHFJSqQr0nDP8RGzTT5Kf/s1600/Butterfly+Roof+-+MoMA+-+1949.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558571024572216450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE08gpBFTgz42d-MCWOpW_JeF8NEAU2bDsMw4nnTgBIaCU4gZmVYGVV7YTV8hQ0MHjokbeWgRBgIi5tZhngh6kIONwn-Z8m0krovWS54Kdrr5AnDVtbqdH-u1nHFJSqQr0nDP8RGzTT5Kf/s400/Butterfly+Roof+-+MoMA+-+1949.jpg" /></a>Largely due to the work of Palmer & Krisel and Wexler & Harrison there is a sense that the Butterfly Roof was invented here. Not true, as evidence. check out this 1949 demonstration house in the garden at MoMA. It was designed by Marcel Breuer.patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116177018888515641.post-8648332008587892812010-08-22T13:47:00.000-07:002010-08-22T13:54:08.439-07:00St. Helena Bandshell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgCBiSSl6_2p4Gq8JU0Zn2fDbja-wQHrfajwfvg9MhlLBMXYp8Z_NQrIOBlf1X9kPXVv9961bePNXx2BM3rBQYC7kuxtihNXePJIH6-d3neO4ppvKWztza7Bvo4ZgQfNSSwtbTzpwHpZr/s1600/Formatted+-+Band+Shell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508339457393246658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgCBiSSl6_2p4Gq8JU0Zn2fDbja-wQHrfajwfvg9MhlLBMXYp8Z_NQrIOBlf1X9kPXVv9961bePNXx2BM3rBQYC7kuxtihNXePJIH6-d3neO4ppvKWztza7Bvo4ZgQfNSSwtbTzpwHpZr/s400/Formatted+-+Band+Shell.jpg" /></a> Few local amenities are so closely identified with small town ambience than a Band Shell. Locals gather here for community musical events on warm Summer evenings. Its also a good way to communicate important locals issues to the citizenry. The little sign posted on the tree is a public announcement that the tree is unhealthy and will have to be removed. That is so civilized.<br /><div></div>patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499733471773650414noreply@blogger.com0