Our final home spotlight of the year is actually the tale of two structures, though not traditional homes by any stretch. It’s a story about chasing the end of a mirage only to run smack dab into the real thing without even seeing it. A tale in which one person may see reflection while the […]
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LA Home Spotlight: The Upton Sinclair House
Featured image credit: Doncram Recently voted an All-America City by the National Civic League, Monrovia manages to maintain a small-town feel despite being part of bustling Los Angeles County. It’s a great place to go for peace and serenity. Perhaps this, more than anything, is what attracted American novelist and lightning rod for political and […]
Las Vegas Home Spotlight: Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah
Featured image credit: Ken Lund You need to sparkle pretty darn brightly to be the shiniest of mansions in Las Vegas. But most Vegas natives would agree that Casa de Shenandoah fits the bill. In fact, it’s arguably the most well-known home in the Vegas area. Yes, even more recognized than other Las Vegas Home […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Lummis House
Featured image credit: Afpeach Los Angeles isn’t known for its castles… but we’ve got them. There’s the Wolf’s Lair, the Hollywoodland storybook castle of Bud Wolf. Not to be confused with the Hollywood Castle where you can rent yourself into the monarchy for a night. Then there’s Glendora’s Rubel Castle, possibly the closest analog to […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Getty House
Featured image credit: Ericnp On Sunday, April 21, 2024, news of an intruder infiltrating LA Mayor Karen Bass’s home was plastered across all of the country’s biggest news sites. Though Bass was present during the break-in, she was unharmed, and the perpetrator was apprehended. But the breached home wasn’t technically Karen Bass’s. Rather, it was […]
LA Home Spotlight: The Mosaic Tile House
Featured image credit: mosaictilehouse_venice Everyone has been transfixed at some point or another by the cascading colors and shapes of a kaleidoscope. But living in one? That takes a special kind of person. Or, in the case of the Mosaic Tile House in Venice, a special couple of people. Not content to just create art, […]
Las Vegas Home Spotlight: The Shared Dream of the Lonnie Hammargren House
Featured image credit: Casino.org Collectors share a similar compulsion. Yet, the subjects of their obsessions can be radically diverse. Some might collect I Love Lucy memorabilia. Others might collect the dried husks of dead butterflies. Big ticket collectors might boast garages full of classic cars. Broke collectors might write down in a tattered notebook a collection […]
LA Home Spotlight: Tony Duquette Sculpted Exotic Dreams in Dawnridge
Featured image credit: Hollywood Unwrapped You don’t have to be a Hollywood insider to recognize the name Tony Duquette. Throughout the 1940s and ‘50s, he elevated set decoration to an art form with his “more is more” approach. It earned him a great deal of admirers, some well-positioned friends, and, it would seem, a small […]
Las Vegas Home Spotlight: The Late Hartland Mansion
Featured Image Credit: LV Wedding Connection Up until now, our Home Spotlight blog series has covered properties that still exist. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same for the subject of this Home Spotlight… the granddaddy of all Las Vegas mansions: Hartland Mansion. Up until 2022, it was a looming piece of vibrant Las Vegas history. […]
Unique Celebrity Homes: Robert Downey Jr.’s Concrete Clubhouse
Main Photo by Sgt. Michael Connors, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons With an abundance of money surrounding some of our most beloved stars, it’s no surprise that their humble abodes may not be so humble. However, some celebs have taken it to the next level when it comes to customizing a home. Robert Downey Jr. […]