The Dream Come True, Great Houses of Los Angeles
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Gill, Brendan. The Dream Come True, Great Houses of Los Angeles. First Edition. 1980. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition—front flaps of the jacket are clipped. Photography by Derry Moore.
This is one of the classic books on Los Angeles architecture and social history, written by longtime New Yorker writer Brendan Gill. He covers the origins of the city and how it inspired the iconic homes for which Southern California is known, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sturgis and Hollyhock Houses; John Lautner’s Chemosphere House; Richard Neutra’s Lovell House; the Greene Brothers’ Gamble House; Tony Duquette’s own home; George Cukor’s memorabilia-filled Regency mansion; and many others.
“Cupidity isn’t necessarily the worst of motives in the development of a great city; one could argue, indeed, that it is an indispensable one.”
--Brendan Gill
This is one of the classic books on Los Angeles architecture and social history, written by longtime New Yorker writer Brendan Gill. He covers the origins of the city and how it inspired the iconic homes for which Southern California is known, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sturgis and Hollyhock Houses; John Lautner’s Chemosphere House; Richard Neutra’s Lovell House; the Greene Brothers’ Gamble House; Tony Duquette’s own home; George Cukor’s memorabilia-filled Regency mansion; and many others.
“Cupidity isn’t necessarily the worst of motives in the development of a great city; one could argue, indeed, that it is an indispensable one.”
--Brendan Gill
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