It looks like someone left their tugboat sitting high and dry in the middle of a South-Central Los Angeles neighborhood, just south of Slauson and Buckler. I thought such a great architectural gem must be well documented, but Charles assured me most of South-Central was off the radar, and pretty much unknown. Sure enough, he's right - I couldn't find much of anything. What I did find was a great website (www.zillow.com), that gives you all kinds of great real estate info, and multiple aerial views of any address. I'm not sure about it's coverage, but I found my house there. It's a great way to see into your neighbor's backyard!
Zillow lists this property as a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home, 1211 square feet, and built in 1940.
Streamline Moderne is not too uncommon in L.A., but is a bit more rare in residential form. I was also lucky enough to get to tour the fabulous home of songwriter, artist, and good friend of Charles', Allee Willis, in Valley Village. I could have shot a million photos there, but didn't feel like intruding, and was just happy to get to experience the home. Luckily, the L.A. Times had just published 19 photos of the home, and they can be found here:
Be sure to check back later for more discoveries in South-Central, and the rest of L.A.
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