Guess Who’s Included in “Beverly Hills: 100 Years, 100 Stories?”
As many of you know, I lived in Beverly Hills for two decades before moving last year to the Wilshire Vista area of Los Angeles. Though I no longer [...]
Tragic Loss of Hollywood Glamor Homes
Mary Pickford’s & Douglas Fairbanks’ elegant “Pickfair” was demolished by actress Pia Zadora. Rudolph Valentino’s Falcon Lair was bulldozed in 2006. Mary Pickford’s gorgeous, elegant Pickfair Estate was destroyed by Pia [...]
Delicious South of France Tour Sept. 18-27
Van Gogh’s famous painting of an Arles Café Terrace. The new Van Gogh Museum in Arles is on the itinerary for the South of France trip. I’m [...]
“Overdrive:” Does L.A.’s Space-Age Vision Obscure Rich Pre-1940s Architecture?
The Getty’s new chapter of “Pacific Standard Time” has generated a lot of buzz with its emphasis on modern architecture in Los Angeles. The buzz is well deserved. I [...]
Historic Hudson River Valley Tour: June 16-20, 2013
June 16-20, 2013 Itinerary Historic Hudson River Valley Tour Join Dr. Philip Zimmerman, museum consultant and American furniture expert, and Eleanor Schrader Schapa, design historian and [...]