Memories about the Development of the Crestwood Hills in Brentwood, Calif
Title | Memories about the Development of the Crestwood Hills in Brentwood, Calif PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Siegel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Brentwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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A transcription of an apparent self-initiated taping of Siegel's memories about the beginning (after WWII) and evolution of a Brentwood housing community called Crestwood Hills. There is much information about the operation and management of community, in which a group called the Mutual Housing Association played a big part.
Mutual Plans
Title | Mutual Plans PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 196? |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
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A booklet containing choices of different home designs that were to be built as part of a development in the Crestwood Hills section of Brentwood, Calif. in the 1960's.
The Lyman House and the Work of Frederic P. Lyman
Title | The Lyman House and the Work of Frederic P. Lyman PDF eBook |
Author | Cory Buckner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780997546002 |
This book is a monograph on the work and renderings of Frederic P. Lyman, a Los Angeles architect active in the post war years.
Cursum Perficio
Title | Cursum Perficio PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Vitacco-Robles |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0595010822 |
Cursum Perficio is the name of Marilyn Monroe's last home. Cursum Perficio, the book, is author Gary Vitacco-Robles' exploration of Marilyn's last home as a touchstone to her brief and extraordinary life. A definitive testament of Marilyn Monroe's modest nature, simple tastes and spirituality was her selection of a house in which to settle at age 35. The Spanish Colonial hacienda symbolizes Marilyn's unfulfilled dreams and unfinished life. The Latin inscription on the tiles adorning the front doorstep, Cursum Perficio (translating to "My journey ends"), prophesied the screen goddess' death in the home in 1962. Cursum Perficio invites us inside Marilyn's private life through 120 illustrations and previously unpublished photos of her hacienda and its contents. See the interior, Marilyn's art and decorations purchased on a shopping spree in Mexico, and the furniture delivered days before her death. Vitacco-Robles reveals the events during Marilyn's last months, her daily routine, and her random acts of kindness. Cursum Perficio is not a sensational exploitation of Marilyn Monroe but a celebration of the human being behind the legend. It is a rare and refreshing exploration for the most devout fan and an insightful introduction for those just discovering this enduring icon of the Twentieth Century. This expanded second edition contains added chapters and new images by Brandon Heidrick.
Arts & Architecture
Title | Arts & Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Crestwood Hills
Title | Crestwood Hills PDF eBook |
Author | Cory Buckner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781626400245 |
Crestwood Hill is like no other place in the vast metropolis of L.A. - its history is the result of the singular optimism that defined Southern California in the post-WW2 era. A handful of the region's optimists banded together to form a cooperative intent on building a utopian community. And they did. Author Cory Buckner follows the Mutual Housing Association as it purchased the land, designed and built the houses for its members and faced mounting difficulties establishing a truly communal community.
Stockton's Golden Era
Title | Stockton's Golden Era PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Van Ommeren |
Publisher | Community Heritage |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2006-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781939300881 |
An illustrated history of Stockton, California, paired with histories of the local companies.