This courtyard apartment is one of the only multi-family residences designed by famed builder William Mellenthin.

The decade of the 1950s established Southern California’s reputation for creativity in architecture. The city’s residential architecture gained international fame, largely due to the Case Study program sponsored by Arts+Architecture magazine. Through Sunset magazine, however, California design spread even more widely and popularly. The region’s growth was also gaining attention nationally; its burgeoning population led […]

This industrial building has been chilled since 1905.

Built in 1969, this Mid-Century Modern building headquartered the L.A. City, then L.A. County, lifeguard services.

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