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Etan Does LA 243-44: Point Fermin Lighthouse (San Pedro) | Los Angeles history
National Register visits 243-244: Point Fermin Lighthouse & Historic District📍807 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
150 years ago today, sisters Mary & Ella Smith took up their posts as the first keepers of the Point Fermin Lighthouse. It was the first navigation aid in the LA harbor’s history, and it’s the oldest standing lighthouse between San Diego & San Francisco.
Point Fermin is basically a Victorian house with a 5-story square tower attached to it. It was one of 6 built on the same design by Paul J. Pelz, the same architect behind the Library of Congress.
From 1874 through 1927, a succession of keepers employed by the US government kept Point Fermin’s light shining its beam out to sea. After that a superintendent for the LA parks system handled the job; by then the lighthouse was electrified, so the elaborate lamp-lighting process was now just a flick of the switch. The light was switched off permanently two days after Pearl Harbor, and it’s been dark ever since.
This lighthouse has endured changes in ownership, technological advancements that threatened to leave it behind, waves of renovation…and a wild, decades-long hunt for the original Fresnel lens that disappeared after WWII! As of 2018 it’s owned by the City of LA, and tended to by the nonprofit Point Fermin Lighthouse Society. You can take a free tour Tuesday - Sunday, 1-4pm.
Happy sesquicentennial, Point Fermin Lighthouse. May you shine on.
I'm visiting all 600+ Los Angeles landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places. Read about this one and many more at EtanDoesLA.com: etandoesla.com/243-244-point-fermin-lighthouse-historic-district-san-pedro/
Historic photos:
📷1: Point Fermin Lighthouse, 1903 (PD, via USC Libraries & CA Historical Society)
📷2: Phineas Banning (Security Pacific National Bank Collection / LA Public Library)
📷3: Buoy at Point Fermin, ca. 1890 (PD, via USC Libraries & CA Historical Society)
📷4: Lighthouse, date unknown (Security Pacific Collection / LAPL)
📷5: Lighthouse ca. 1880s-90s (The Huntington Library)
📷6: Lighthouse in 1903 (PD, via USC Libraries & CA Historical Society)
📷7: “Chicken coop” era, ca. 1972 (LA Herald Examiner Photo Collection / LAPL)
📷8: Lighthouse in 1903 (PD, via USC Libraries & CA Historical Society)
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Etan Does LA 241: Washington Irving Branch Library | Los Angeles history
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National Register visit 241: Washington Irving Branch Library 📍1803 South Arlington Avenue, West Adams The 1920s were boom times for LA’s population, and the public library system too. Consider that in 1926, the same year Washington Irving Branch was constructed, LA got its new Central Library downtown. Washington Irving was one of 14 LA branch libraries built from 1926 to 1928, all funded by a...
Etan Does LA 239: Judson Studios (Highland Park) | Los Angeles stained glass legends
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National Register visit 239: Judson Studios 📍200 S. Avenue 66, Highland Park It’s pretty staggering just how many LA landmarks are graced with stained glass from Judson Studios. From the Natural History Museum to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock and Ennis houses, Hollywood Forever Cemetery to the LA Central Library, First Congregational Church to Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and countless private h...
Etan Does LA 238: Grand Central Air Terminal (Glendale | Los Angeles aviation history
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National Register visit 238: Grand Central Air Terminal 📍1310 Air Way, Glendale The Grand Central Air Terminal (GCAT) was the first airport in LA to specialize in commercial air flight. In other words, they catered to actual passengers with predictable airline schedules, instead of one-off private flights by leather-helmeted pilots in custom monoplanes (though they did plenty of that too). For ...
Etan Does LA 234-237: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 5 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visits 234-237: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 5 📍Pasadena The four bungalow courts that we’re talking about today officially complete my survey of the 30 Pasadena bungalow courts on the National Register of Historic Places. In the two years since I visited my first Pasadena bungalow court, I’ve grown from a skeptic to a full-on fanboy. I used to think: “Why are there so ...
Etan Does LA 233: Highland Park Masonic Temple (Highland Park) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visit 233: Highland Park Masonic Temple 📍104 North Avenue 56, Highland Park This handsome brick and terracotta building from 1923 witnessed nearly 60 years of ritual and fraternity from the Freemasons of Lodge #382. It was designed by architect Elmore Jefferey, a lodge member himself. Ironically, the thing that ended the Masons’ time at the building was…masonry. It was built o...
Etan Does LA 232: Fire Station No. 30 (Downtown | Los Angeles firefighting history
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National Register visit 232: Fire Station No. 30 📍1401 South Central Avenue, Downtown This historic fire station once housed one of LA's two segregated, all-Black firefighting units. While it wasn’t the city’s first segregated firehouse, it’s the earliest one that’s still standing. So there’s a certain poetic justice that its current tenant is the African-American Firefighter Museum, dedicated ...
Etan Does LA 231: Villa Carlotta (Altadena) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visit 231: Villa Carlotta 📍234 East Mendocino, Altadena Architect Myron Hunt is best known for big-ass commissions like the Rose Bowl, CalTech, the Pasadena Central Library, the Huntington Library and the Ambassador Hotel. But he was also an inspired designer of residential houses for the well-to-do, and today we’re looking at a unique one in my old stomping grounds of Altaden...
Etan Does LA 224-229: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 4 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visits 224-229: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 4 📍Pasadena If you’ve got bungalow court fever like I do, you’ll find your cure in Pasadena. It may not be the first place where a designer laid out a bunch of detached dwellings around a central courtyard, but the bungalow court form hit its peak here between 1910 and 1930, with hundreds of these things sprouting up as an af...
Etan Does LA 223: Rancho Los Alamitos (Long Beach) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visit 223: Rancho Los Alamitos 📍6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long BeachThis old ranch on a hill in Long Beach has been so important to so many people for so long. For thousands of years the area was known as Puvungna, a village and sacred site for the Tongva/Kizh and Acjachemen tribes. Later it became a successful cattle ranch and farm, a world-class private garden, and the seat of a...
Etan Does LA 222: LAX's Hangar One | Los Angeles aviation history
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National Register visit 222: Hangar One📍5701 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles Here we have the first building constructed for the LA Municipal Airport (now LAX), in 1929, and the only one still standing from the airport’s earliest days. As commercial flight came to LAX mid-century, Hangar One became outmoded. It was built for biplanes, after all! But the city worked out a deal with a private de...
Etan Does LA 221: Michael White Adobe (San Marino) | Los Angeles history
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National Register visit 221: the Michael White Adobe 📍 2701 Huntington Drive, San Marino This humble home is one of less than 40 historic adobes left in LA County, and the second oldest building in San Marino, after the Old Mill. Today it’s surrounded by the sports facilities of San Marino High School. The pool is just on the other side of a chain link fence, so close that the water polo team h...
Etan Does LA 220: Winona Blvd. Mid-Century Modern Historic District (Los Feliz) | LA architecture
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Etan Does LA 220: Winona Blvd. Mid-Century Modern Historic District (Los Feliz) | LA architecture
Etan Does LA 214-219: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 3 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 214-219: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 3 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 213: Glendora Bougainvillea | Los Angeles historic landmarks
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Etan Does LA 213: Glendora Bougainvillea | Los Angeles historic landmarks
Etan Does LA 212: Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House (East Hollywood) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 212: Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House (East Hollywood) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 211: Washington Building (Culver City) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 211: Washington Building (Culver City) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 210: Fox Theatre (Inglewood) | Los Angeles movie theater history
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Etan Does LA 210: Fox Theatre (Inglewood) | Los Angeles movie theater history
Etan Does LA 209: Charmont Apartments (Santa Monica) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 209: Charmont Apartments (Santa Monica) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 154: Memorial Branch Library | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 154: Memorial Branch Library | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 207-208: Downtown LA Fire Stations | Los Angeles firefighting history
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Etan Does LA 207-208: Downtown LA Fire Stations | Los Angeles firefighting history
Etan Does LA 202-206: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 2 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 202-206: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 2 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
Inside Richard Neutra's Jardinette Apartments (East Hollywood) | Los Angeles architecture history
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Inside Richard Neutra's Jardinette Apartments (East Hollywood) | Los Angeles architecture history
Etan Does LA 201: Beverly Hills Post Office | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 201: Beverly Hills Post Office | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 200: Lloyd Wright House & Studio (West Hollywood) | Los Angeles architecture history
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Etan Does LA 200: Lloyd Wright House & Studio (West Hollywood) | Los Angeles architecture history
Etan Does LA 194-199: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 1 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 194-199: Whole Bunch o’ Bungalow Courts, pt. 1 (Pasadena) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 193: Azusa Civic Center (Azusa) | Los Angeles history
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Etan Does LA 193: Azusa Civic Center (Azusa) | Los Angeles history
Etan Does LA 192: Doctors House (Glendale) | Los Angeles architecture history
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Etan Does LA 192: Doctors House (Glendale) | Los Angeles architecture history
Etan Does LA 191: Gartz Court (Pasadena) | Los Angeles architecture history
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Etan Does LA 191: Gartz Court (Pasadena) | Los Angeles architecture history
Etan Does LA 190: Warner Grand Theatre (San Pedro) | Los Angeles theater history
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Etan Does LA 190: Warner Grand Theatre (San Pedro) | Los Angeles theater history

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  • @janetcarbone4213
    @janetcarbone4213 30 хвилин тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ArtemisToo
    @ArtemisToo 2 дні тому

    Very nice summary, Etan. Pasadena Heritage saved this house directly as part of its affordable housing mission at the time. As a bank foreclosure, it was in pretty bad shape and had not been treated well by prior owners. Imagine a sliding glass door where the small window over the front terrace is now -- a window rebuilt according to the plans. Imagine the brick fireplace inside covered with paint and half collapsed -- a colleague and I stripped the paint on a couple of the hottest days of summer. Imagine the condition of the siding on the south side of the house which had never been stained or painted in the 80 years since the house was built. Imagine two wrecked cars in the backyard in grass so high you couldn't see them. Suffice it to say Pasadena Heritage and its spin-off Heritage Housing Partners are very, very proud of bringing this house back to its former glory.

  • @SicilianStealth
    @SicilianStealth 9 днів тому

    I learned something new,

  • @agbobier2657
    @agbobier2657 10 днів тому

    Such beautiful homes. Thanks for sharing❤

  • @rockyracoon3233
    @rockyracoon3233 13 днів тому

    It could be a west coast version of the Apollo theater in NYC with the right people and determination!

  • @witchy9161
    @witchy9161 14 днів тому

    Beautiful

  • @VanIife
    @VanIife 17 днів тому

    It's cool to see JD Vance exploring our nations history.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 15 днів тому

      I don't get it - are you saying I look like JD Vance? Or talk about historic lighthouses in the same way that he does? Or that I focus too much on the couches inside Point Fermin Lighthouse? Or is this a complete non-sequitur, unrelated to my video, and you're trying to say that you like the idea of an American history tour led by future Vice Presidents? Honestly curious.

    • @VanIife
      @VanIife 15 днів тому

      @ you look like a more attractive JD Vance. Handsome JD Vance.

  • @catzzz-c2d
    @catzzz-c2d 19 днів тому

    I use to live here when I was younger I made so many memories here me and my family hope to return when the apartment are done and are ready to be rented out! (my unit use to be the one with the stickers on the window 😭)

  • @robertmartinez4174
    @robertmartinez4174 20 днів тому

    that monument behind you is in honor of the Korean War veterans.

  • @noonedreamscape
    @noonedreamscape Місяць тому

    Thank you for your history tid bit - cool ❤❤

  • @jillgoularte7529
    @jillgoularte7529 Місяць тому

    wonderful please shoot in landscape on your next segment

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla Місяць тому

      I shoot my videos vertically because my main audience is on Instagram and TikTok. You can follow me @etandoesla on one of those platforms to see my videos as intended.

  • @truthserum5202
    @truthserum5202 Місяць тому

    Stupid

  • @ebearscanada1302
    @ebearscanada1302 Місяць тому

    I lived in this hotel in 1983-84. It was wild!

  • @RogersGirl88
    @RogersGirl88 Місяць тому

    Hahaha, still wearing masks?😂

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla Місяць тому

      This footage was shot in December 2021 and the video was posted in January 2022. What’s so funny about trying to protect a four-year-old from a global pandemic?

  • @jrriels963
    @jrriels963 Місяць тому

    Hey man, just subscribed on the first watch. I noticed something...older vids seem to be horizontal. I like your stuff, but I think horizontal format would make these more aesthetically pleasing. Keep it up!!

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla Місяць тому

      @@jrriels963 Thanks for subscribing. My followers are mostly on Instagram and TikTok so that’s the format I prioritize. Follow me @etandoesla on one of those to see these vids in their vertical glory!

  • @quakercarlos1
    @quakercarlos1 Місяць тому

    what are you using for research? If you have a LA library card you can tap into a bunch of info. I might be able to help.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla Місяць тому

      @@quakercarlos1 I used the LAPL databases to look through old news stories and city directories. Also Sanborn Maps from the Library of Congress, the California Newspapers database from UC Riverside, looked at digitized building permits from the LADBS, and I spoke with a former homeowner who wrote the National Register application on the house. You can check out some of the primary sources I found on my writeup: etandoesla.com/240-e-a-k-hackett-house-pico-union/

  • @EightGernBlanston
    @EightGernBlanston Місяць тому

    Don Henley said he lived at the corner of Camrose and Tower when he wrote Witchy Woman

  • @thehpw
    @thehpw Місяць тому

    Love the videos, but please consider doing landscape instead of vertical. Unless it’s a short on UA-cam, he should be doing landscape mode.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla Місяць тому

      Thanks for the feedback. Instagram and TikTok are the platforms where I’ve always had my biggest audience, that’s why I shoot these vertical. Follow me @etandoesla on one of those platforms for the ideal viewing experience.

  • @Lynn_the_Empress
    @Lynn_the_Empress Місяць тому

    My school bus drive past these homes every day.

  • @mooshygirl
    @mooshygirl Місяць тому

    The White House beside the Charmed house was also used in a show…trying to remember…the one on the other side under construction was run down and needed rescuing! I’m happy it’s getting some needed TLC

  • @crustef
    @crustef Місяць тому

    I love Judson studios!

  • @RAREFORMDESIGNS
    @RAREFORMDESIGNS Місяць тому

    Another great video. Thank You

  • @MelodyVeylupek
    @MelodyVeylupek Місяць тому

    I grew up in San Gabriel,CA ..my big family and i attended that place when i was a kid in the 1970s. Yeah, I i was born in the 1960s... See the dragon slide.. it had a tree on top of the hill next to a dragon slide, giant snail had all light brown with dark brown swirls on the both sides, now all ugly yellow and blue snail .wtf?...🙄..... Giant blue whale .. still the same, giant dragon snake still the same,and all the same. Except the ugly yellow and blue snail ... Need to repainted the light brown and dark brown swirls!!! All the apartments behind this park were not there ..alot of branh trees aeound it, same bench seats where my parents,and others sat and watched us even chatted with the old fashioned cat subglasses, hairstyles,etc ...miss the old times with everybody before you were born!!!!

  • @MrElliotc02
    @MrElliotc02 2 місяці тому

    Great job...sorry we can't get inside for a look. Thanks for your work.

  • @MeganLombardiMakeup
    @MeganLombardiMakeup 2 місяці тому

    Wait I love the entire concept of your account!!!!! So cool!!!!!

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 2 місяці тому

      @@MeganLombardiMakeup Hey, thanks! I still gawk at Villa Bonita every time I pass by.

  • @ac-uk6hs
    @ac-uk6hs 2 місяці тому

    Thank you that was a great article I actually work next to that so I'm going to go there

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 2 місяці тому

      That is so kind! I hope you enjoy the tour. There's so much to see at Brand Park.

  • @anas.9103
    @anas.9103 2 місяці тому

    Get a proper camera, go full screen on UA-cam!

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 2 місяці тому

      Follow me on Instagram or TikTok, go full screen in your phone!

  • @MrRhinosilver
    @MrRhinosilver 2 місяці тому

    Great story teller. Congrats.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 2 місяці тому

      @@MrRhinosilver Well thank you kindly!

  • @davejohnson2134
    @davejohnson2134 2 місяці тому

    Who played Amelia Earhart?

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 2 місяці тому

      Her name is Marion Blake, and she's terrific: instagram.com/socal_amelia/

  • @antoniahamilton3201
    @antoniahamilton3201 2 місяці тому

    Wow! I did not know this. Beautiful structure.

  • @JamesLaumand
    @JamesLaumand 2 місяці тому

    Where did three stooges lived

  • @georgeprokopenko3044
    @georgeprokopenko3044 3 місяці тому

    great

  • @lainaminute
    @lainaminute 3 місяці тому

    Love your channel Etan

  • @jonathancompton3897
    @jonathancompton3897 3 місяці тому

    As seen on Yo Gabba Gabba!

  • @antoniahamilton3201
    @antoniahamilton3201 3 місяці тому

    What a stunning exterior. Thank for showing me this.

  • @jwrarmstrong
    @jwrarmstrong 3 місяці тому

    Yma Sumac is still famous today. As a crossword answer.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 3 місяці тому

      Ha! She has one of my all time favorite voices. And a fantastic (if mostly apocryphal) backstory.

  • @mikegambino862
    @mikegambino862 3 місяці тому

    Great video, very informative well done. Bravo.

  • @mikegambino862
    @mikegambino862 3 місяці тому

    I worked on this property in the early 90's when Joel owned it. This no longer looks anywhere near how good it looked when he owned it. He did drop much $ into restoring, maintaining and caring for this property. It's a shame to see that future owners have let it get run down like this and do not have his love and passion for it.

  • @mikegambino862
    @mikegambino862 3 місяці тому

    Sad to see how this historic property has fallen into disrepair. I worked on this home in the early 90's when producer Joel Silver owned it. He dropped a boat load of $ into restoring and maintaining it. Almost criminal how later owners have allowed it to deteriorate like this.

  • @WadeConde
    @WadeConde 3 місяці тому

    I wonder if kids/teens from nearby schools would go in there during the 80s and 90s. You know, all that tagging. Interesting material. Everyone needs their little getaway. I actually go to ELAC, but my God, those black and white and those 2nd floor pictures. Looks almost like the Queen Mary back in time. Gotta love ELAC, btw, I am still there. Amazing video, btw.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for the kind feedback! No idea who it was that did all the tagging, but that happens anywhere you get a derelict building sitting unused and unattended for a long enough time.

  • @antoniahamilton3201
    @antoniahamilton3201 4 місяці тому

    Etan you rock! I would love for you to tour Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. Thank you.

  • @reenierossi3724
    @reenierossi3724 4 місяці тому

    I grew up here and went to school at Malaga cove intermediate School and then to Palos Verdes high School. We got married at the Wayfarers Chapel, which is now unfortunately being taken apart due to Earth movement. This place is Shangri-La.❤-Reagen Endsley

  • @j2skillful
    @j2skillful 4 місяці тому

    I always intended to look up this stations history and it always slipped my mind. My uncle used to work at that Coca Cola until they transferred him to Moreno Valley in the early 90s. We lived near 23rd street and central.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      That's so cool, I bet your uncle has STORIES. Sounds like you all left just before the old station was renovated and turned into a museum. It's open (almost) every Sunday afternoon if you want to check it out.

  • @CPAndy-x5x
    @CPAndy-x5x 4 місяці тому

    Why film this way?

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      @@CPAndy-x5x What do you mean? Vertically? I mainly post on Instagram and TikTok which are vertical platforms.

  • @felipeduenas2968
    @felipeduenas2968 4 місяці тому

    i visted that place looks cool

  • @1ouncebird
    @1ouncebird 4 місяці тому

    It's a beautiful park and the library is wonderful too. Thanks for including those crazy photos from 1929. There wasn't much else on the hills above the fountain back then.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      I've been on a Myron Hunt kick recently, was surprised to learn that the library was one of only 2 building he designed in Palos Verdes, despite being the head of the art jury out there! Thanks for watching :-)

  • @Nessevan
    @Nessevan 4 місяці тому

    Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting this informative piece.

  • @bitngeo
    @bitngeo 4 місяці тому

    "Ancestorial homeland"... LOL. My family's from SoCal but I watch from St Paul, MN. I really enjoy your quick, information-packed videos. Oh, and your tagline's great too!

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      @@bitngeo Hey, thanks for this! Hope these videos bring back some of the feeling of living in SoCal. Is there anyone doing similar stuff for St. Paul?

    • @bitngeo
      @bitngeo 4 місяці тому

      @@etandoesla I'm not aware of any local channels doing similar work. That's an interesting idea.

  • @weedysea7002
    @weedysea7002 4 місяці тому

    Hi - I was the first person to move into Gartz Court (unit #1) after the relocation, and just a bit before they were ready - your comment about them being ready after 6 months made me laugh. It was a lot longer. I kept being given a move in date and then it kept being changed. Finally, my landlord told me he had rented my apartment, so they let me move in, because it was mostly ready. I lived there for 8 months before I finally closed escrow (that was cool, they only charged me one month's rent). I lived there for almost 10 years, and then moved across the street. My mom bought it from me and lived there until she died in 2013. When Pasadena Heritage and the city were involved with the move, they were assuming Hunt&Grey, mostly because Kate Gartz used them for many of their projects. At some point I asked either Clare Bogaard or Linda Dishman (I forget) if they ever were able to confirm the architect. I was told they had decided it was probably not Hunt&Grey because if it were there would have been documentation. They had pretty much concluded that there was no architect associated with it at all. This was not uncommon for more modest dwellings, which is what Gartz Court was meant to be. Years later when I started hearing that they were the architects, I did a little digging and found the earliest doc I could find that said they were the architect. Then I found an almost exact text from years early where it said that they might be them. Someone basically copied the text and removed the pesky words that cast doubt on it. BTW, yes, it is in the exact layout from the original location but on a lot that is probably 3 times bigger. Originally, they wanted to use the entire lot and spread out the units but then they learned it would no longer be eligible to be on the National Register of Historic Places. Then they wanted to put all the garages in the back, but one of the neighbors, who was resistant to the project, felt it would encourage crime, so they moved the garages behind their respective units. Thanks for the memories.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      Thank you for this treasure trove of information! You must know John Ziegler, who was also there from the beginning. I spoke with him during my visit to Gartz court, plus a couple other current residents. Really interesting to learn that the unit transferred to your mom, I've found a couple more examples of bungalow courts that have stayed in the family. In fact there's a court on Lincoln Ave. whose owner has put up various family members (and other relations) in 3 out of 4 units over the years. People don't tend to leave these things too often. Regarding the Hunt/Grey mystery, it's a confounding one isn't it? Yes, they were a respectable enough firm when Gartz went up that you'd think they'd be mentioned in any documentation. One resident told me an anecdote about a visitor who had lived in a Myron Hunt house for years, and immediately clocked Gartz as the work of Hunt, based on the classical columns that often show up in his entryways. Also - 1910 was very early in the history of Pasadena bungalow courts, most of the people building them that early were respected architects (e.g. Sylvanus Marston & the Heineman Bros.) so it seems strange that Kate Gartz would have left a contractor to do the design, or chosen from a pattern book. The mystery continues!

    • @weedysea7002
      @weedysea7002 4 місяці тому

      @@etandoesla Yes, John is the last of the original owners. BTW, after my mom died, I wanted to move back in. We were empty nesters, and it seemed like a good idea, but my husband was not a fan of living with such small closets :-) I guess no one should be saying it was designed by a particular firm/person, unless, in the past decade or so, they have found actual evidence. Those classical columns have a ledge at the top, and for several years I couldn't use my front door because I did not want to disturb the bird nest that kept showing up. It was a fun place to live.

  • @utbr2
    @utbr2 4 місяці тому

    Hi Etan, I manage and own, the Carlyle (1831) designed by Abraham Shapiro .. I would suggest that you knock on doors and ask if filming is permissible in future videos; I think you'd be pleasantly surprised. I would've given you access to the common areas. The pool area is beautiful. Mr. Shaprio loved incorporating rectangles throughout the entire bldg to magnificient effect.

    • @etandoesla
      @etandoesla 4 місяці тому

      How wonderful to hear from you! There were more than a dozen properties in this historic district and I had a tour of the Philosophical Research Society to get to that day, so unfortunately I couldn’t do any door knocking. But I would love to poke around the Carlyle at some point! It’s one of my favorites on the block. How can I reach you outside of UA-cam?