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East LA CAMP (www.elacamp.org) had a program where we painted the most blighted phones like trees in east and south LA. The phone company wasnt too happy about this (as we were pointing out their negligence regarding upkeep) and would not give us permission to upgrade their phones for free. After we notified them phone booths that had been abandoned for years began to get the tree decoration painted over. they were even so lazy they’d buff the top "canopy" part and leave the bottom trunk portion, many still existing today.

there is a nice townhome development in Pasadena by Buff and Hensman that uses a two story space that runs along the axis of the narrow units in the back half. it does make for a dramatic infusion of sunlight, but you also loose a full 20% of the upstairs floor space AND you end up with the inevitable "loft" sitting room area… but in this case it was the master bedroom…. which is directly above the living/tv room. While this was not the original design, the owners moved their bedroom into this area because it was larger than the intended bedroom. so in essence, the are sleeping in a hall way.

and while I agree with you guys that the amounts of for space lost in the development above are much smaller (based on floor plans) and the extreme long rectangular shape of the units, (and of course stair placement and direction) it still feels to me like the tail is wagging the dog….

The experience of crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner in the 1930’s to the arrival of the jet age was far different from what people have since come to expect from modern cruising. It was about speed, safety and yes, on this ship luxury. As technology regarding acoustics, insulation and more compact and efficient fittings and equipment have developed our expectations for space and comfort have been elevated. I think just having the Queen Mary in existence today…reasonably intact, although gutted and aluminized is a tremendous asset culturally and historically, particularly as she gets older and technology advances. My Grandparents first took me to visit the Queen Mary when I was 4, shortly after she was "re-commissioned". Those hazy memories left an indellible impression on me that made not only a ship buff out of me, but somehow influenced my early thinking about design and technology.
While I think ultimately the Queen would have been better off in a high visibility location, say, next to the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, hats off to Long Beach for having the vision to purchase and restore this great liner, which otherwise would have been run aground and scrapped a long time ago.

I could totally do something with this house. And by the time I was finished, it would look like the Buff & Hensman we saw yesterday AND I would have spent more on this making it look that way than if I had just BOUGHT the B+H to begin with. Another lesson in False Economies.

My bias toward Mt Washington, however, is more primal: the best/worst relationship of my life took place largely in a house up there on Killarney just over 10 years ago. With a former model-turned-downtown lawyer. Yah, I shoulda seen it coming. Oh did I mention the paranoid-schizophrenic part?

I still shudder just driving down the 5 if I chance to see his house up on the hill. brrrr there I did it even now.

@CurbedEnthusiasm: now c’mon there CE!

"No one" has $178k down payment? If you have been in the housing market long term you sure do.

And "no one" buys in Mt Washington? Funny, because there have been numerous articles, including the NYT, on what a great area NELA is and how it is growing in popularity for a variety of reasons (not that you care?).

"No one" is buying houses priced at $380/sf? Please…. check it cupcake

and finally….. "no one" is interested in buying a fucking BUFF AND HENSMAN!!! thats the biggest insult. google it. learn something

add it all ^^^^^ together and this house sells over-asking in three months.

And yet again- you will be wrong

1. Thanks. I am #29 also. My jaw is on the ground. I am not a bitter renter (term generally associated with anything negative on this forum) nor am I an owner who is losing a bundle.

I am just very sensitive to NYC’s history and I am an architecture buff. At first, I was like, maybe with this development.

It is so god aweful, I cannot even express what I want too. The design is so disgustingly dated, nothing is cohesive with the style.

@Will Campbell: Pabst doesn’t do fanny packs. When a bike is invented that allows me to simultaneously drink a coffee, smoke a joint, jam tunes, take a call and pack heat then my buff ass will be seen in public wearing biker shorts…….

I can understand how one can knock it, if they’ve never ventured outside away from their keyboards and looked around a bit. I too wasn’t a believer… that is until I was sailing my boat over to Catalina at night about 4 years ago. I noticed what appeared to be an overly bright star directly ahead of me. I kept my eye on it out of curiousity, it was stationary and nothing too strange. Then after about 4 minutes it made a sudden jump to the left. I’m talking about instant speed, and an instant stop. That made me jump. I grabbed my binoculars from the cabin below as fast as possible. In the binoculars it still looked like a small ball of bright blue light, star-ish. After one minute it suddenly jumped back to the right very very fast, and a dead stop just where it had been before. It stay for about half a minute, then this thing literally shot straight up into space in less then a second. It was unreal. It had been at what I estimate was 10,000 feet slightly behind Catalina. I was about 5 miles away. I estimate the jumps to the left annd right where at a speed of 2000-3000 miles per hour. The final shot into space was at an incredible speed… i can’t even guess.

I have seen missile defense test launches from Vandenbeurg AFB, and I’m very familiar with what they look like. I have also worked in aerospace, and I’m a airplane buff. I can identify almost anything. What I saw over Catalina was not man made.

If your interested in finding out more, I suggest you search youtube for "History Channel USO Catalina". And no, USO is not a typo. It gave me chills seeing this program recently and realizing I’m not the only one.

I recently drove from San Diego to attend the John Lautner exhibit in Westwood, and was amazed at the extent of his work. As an architectural/history buff, I really enjoyed the show, and it would be a dishonor to this man to lose this house for yet another Cali-Mediterreanean piece of s**t that will take its place, and become a visual blight in the neighborhood.

Where is the right owner who would appreciate owning a piece of architectural history, with character, natural light and spacious grounds to enjoy?

It is a shame that those with all the money who fund foundations for their own egos, can’t find enough cash to purchase some of these properties on the verge of being turned into landfill, buy them, restore them, and lease them to others who can’t afford to actually buy them!

I recently drove from San Diego to attend the John Lautner exhibit in Westwood, and was amazed at the extent of his work. As an architectural/history buff, I really enjoyed the show, and it would be a dishonor to this man to lose this house for yet another Cali-Mediterreanean piece of s**t that will take its place, and become a visual blight in the neighborhood.

Where is the right owner who would appreciate owning a piece of architectural history, with character, natural light and spacious grounds to enjoy?

It is a shame that those with all the money who fund foundations for their own egos, can’t find enough cash to purchase some of these properties on the verge of being turned into landfill, buy them, restore them, and lease them to others who can’t afford to actually buy them!