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[rev_slider alias=”BTTF”] THE GAMBLE HOUSE WENT BACK TO THE FUTURE On July 25, 2015 fans of all ages gathered on the lawn of the Gamble House in Pasadena for a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future. Enjoy this slideshow courtesy of Jared Cowan.
AN ENGLISH HOUSE, AN ITALIAN GARDEN, ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA ~by Ann Scheid~ Mortimer Fleishhacker and his wife Bella were wealthy San Franciscans, patrons of the arts, and major philanthropists. In searching for an architect for their summer residence on the San Francisco peninsula, they visited Pasadena in 1910, driving around to see the Greenes’ work. They were not impressed with the wooden houses with their Japanese motifs; instead …Read More
CHARLES SUMNER GREENE STUDIO, CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ~by Ted Wells~ I’m lying on the floor, on my back, in Charles Sumner Greene’s studio in Carmel. A large fire in the fireplace banishes the autumn chill, and its flames generate the best golden light in the darkened space. The small, circular window, high on the wall near the upper-left corner of the chimney, is open. This diminutive oculus is the only window in …Read More
Some of you may have read the article in the April issue of Los Angeles Magazine about the Greene and Greene house that was dismantled and moved to Canada. The week of June 22nd Ted Bosley, James N. Gamble Director at the Gamble House, will take a road trip to Alberta Canada to examine the remains. Like us on Facebook to follow Ted on his journey to rediscover this “lost” …Read More