Classic Homes of Los Angeles

Beautiful Callaghan This is a great coffee table book. Not obnoxiously large or heavy (books like that tend to never be read as people are intimidated to even lift them!). Unlike some of the other architectural books of LA, the photos in this book are contemporary, thus they are all in color. The styles presented have a little something for everyoneeverything from Spanish to craftsman/arts and crafts to French regency to Georgian revival. In a city where so much of the architecture is mid-century modern, this book does . Great for Southern California lovers! We're going to use this for a fundraiser as a silent auction item. Old dog said LA architecture staging platform for California elegance and style. the longer I live the more I appreciate Los Angeles architecture. The early "LA architecture staging platform for California elegance and style" according to Old dog. the longer I live the more I appreciate Los Angeles architecture. The early 20th Century design is tightly disciplined and elegant. I worked on restoration of a building designed by Paul Revere Williams, his theatrical (read movie) staging for his clients and the moving triumph as the first black architect licensed is credited by seeing his fine buildings.. 0th Century design is tightly disciplined and elegant. I worked on restoration of a building designed by Paul Revere Williams, his theatrical (read movie) staging for his clients and the moving triumph as the first black architect licensed is credited by seeing his fine buildings.

" unning new bookan exclusive look into some of the finest period revival residences and gardens to be found in and around the area's legendary neighborhoods."  Luxlist"Any sense of envy should quickly give way to local pride for these historical gems." Los Angeles Times"A showcase of classic homes and gardens in the neighborhoods of L.A." The Kansas City Star

J. D. . Douglas Woods, a Los Angeles native, has spent the last twenty years as a book dealer, consultant, and private librarian specializing in architecture and the arts. Melba Levick is the photographer for Rizzoli’s Cottages in the Sun and many other books. Waldie is a widely published author and winner of

These works and others illustrate the wide range of period-revival styles popular in Southern California during its "Golden Age of Expansion" from 1899 to 1932. Shown here is the estate of the great Hollywood producer and director Cecil B. DeMille, the former Danny Kaye house in Beverly Hills, and the wonderful Arts and Crafts masterwork by Greene and Greene--the Gamble House--in Pasadena. Famed for its lavish homes and celebrity residents, one finds here a panorama of richly detailed architectural styles, from Craftsman, Tudor and Georgian to Spanish Colonial and Tuscan examples. This volume offers an exclusive look into the classic homes and gardens in the legendary neighborhoods in and aro