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Pritzker Family Heir Buys John Lautner’s Garcia House for $12.5 Million

I toured the famous Garcia House designed by John Lautner a few years back. It is truly an amazing property. The sellers, John McIlwee...

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JUST SOLD 3008 PAULCREST DRIVE - REPRESENTED THE BUYER

I represented the Buyers for this newly remodeled mid-century on a beautiful promontory with views. Situated in a hidden enclave above...

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My New Book - The Pickle Story - Now in the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian

The Pickle Story by Robert F. Stover and his daughter Laura Basset is a delightful and original work of long-neglected local history. The...

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John Lautner's Reiner-Burchill Residence - "Silvertop"

Photo by Iwan Baan A few years back, when I was an agent with Crosby Doe Associates, a boutique real estate company specializing in...

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Recent Sale in the Hollywood Hills

This 4 bedroom | 4 bathroom private and serene mid-Century post and beam by architect Richard Dorman, FAIA, just sold for $3,499,000....

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William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles

Without Irish engineer William Mulholland, would Los Angeles be around today? Controversial, self-taught, Irish engineer William...

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Architectural Beginnings in the Hills

Roads were laid out in the 1920's, the summit of the Hollywood Hills was not developed until the 1930's. The Hollywood Hills have been a...

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