by Lynne Rostochil. One of our most-popular-ever Mod Blogs centered around the House of Good Taste, a model home designed by internationally renowned architect, Edward Durrell Stone, that was featured at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Local developer, Stanley Brown, was so enamored with the open-plan, one-level home that he decided to recreate it […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. By the late 1950s, residential development was going strong all over town and one of the fastest growing neighborhoods was Coronado Heights, developed by James W. Reedy, R.W. Arnold, and Roger Brawley. The three envisioned a charming neighborhood comprised of over 500 homes with different architectural styles, which would […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Along a stretch of hillside on Quail Creek Road sits a cluster of four split-level homes on the golf course that I’ve adored for years. So, when I drove by an estate sale at one of them, I couldn’t wait to pull over and check it out. How completely charming is […]
by Lynne Rostochil It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of another year, but here we are and that means it’s time to take a look back and recap our favorite Mod Blogs of 2018. Here we go! 1964: The Year of the Sonic Boom This post was certainly one of the most […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil There are so many things to love about this 1958 home that sits on a peninsula overlooking peaceful Parker’s Lake near Dolese Park. I mean, for one, it sits on a PENINSULA – duh – which means that every room of the home has a gorgeous view of the lake […]
by Lynne Rostochil. photos by Robyn Arn. It’s not very often that a nearly perfectly preserved mod comes on the market, but that is certainly the case with a very sweet and well cared for example in the much desired Venice neighborhood. Sadly for the Mod Squad (and for me personally), founding member Robyn Arn is […]