Wright Chat

Great new look! Thank you.

The Blair House is located at 3763 Fredonia Drive, Los Angeles. This is the valley side of the Hollywood Hills overlooking Cahuenga Pass.

The photos of this house hold up to SDR remark about the finesse of the execution in wood and the qualities that remind one of Hillmer. You can clearly see the marked difference in the latter additions or "improvements" to the house. https://www.sothebyshomes.com/Monterey-Real-Estate/sales/0475122-2...

His work is pervasive!

There has been some remodeling of Jackson's former residence in La Verne, California. I'm not partial to the remodeling, but the house seems largely intact. See below:
https://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Verne/5000 ... me/8044504

John Lloyd Wright designed a house for Pat and her husband that was next to John's house. According to Pat, they were good friends.

This house was designed in 1949 by Schweikher and Elting and was featured in Architectural Record in 1952. There appears to be many nods to Wright in this design. House Listing: https://longlanefarmtryon.com Architectural Record article: https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/bac...

There seems to be a relationship with the increase in the population in the mountains, the frequency of the fires and the destructiveness of these fires. The chapparal evolved with fire occurring every 15 years, but with better fire fighting, and the reluctance to use prescribed burns, many areas do...

According to the NPS, there have been 343 fires in the Santa Monica Mountains between 1925 and 2012. There were large fires, over 20,000 acres, near the Obler complex in 1930, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1949, 1955 and latter. I lived in the mountains for twenty years during the 70's and 80's. Fire is a regul...

Thank you for the photos. A devastating scene, the destruction of the Obler complex looks complete. It is always startling to see a structure completely burned while relatively unscathed trees surround the complex.

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From Curbed, a nice FLW inspired house by architect Verne Lars Solberg.

https://www.curbed.com/2018/8/30/178005 ... oyd-wright

Here is a link to some vintage photos by Julius Schulman:

http://primo.getty.edu/primo_library/li ... TAIE163326

It looks as though the interior wood was originally stained.

Harwell Hamiltion Harris' Mulvihill House is up for sale. I had always wondered about this house. The dramatic siting on the hill, make it look far larger than it actually is.

http://mulvihillresidence.com

Perhaps, the elimination of the old materials and the use of the new muted decor are to prepare the house to go back on the market.