In 1947 a young singer who had just made his first million 10 million in today s dollars walked into the local architect s office and asked him to build a house in palm springs then a sleepy sparsely populated town outside of los angeles.
Mid century modern architecture tour los angeles. Charles henry. Prominent mid century los angeles architects. Residential architecture of the recent past is a mapped drive it yourself tour of six exceptional mid century. Photo courtesy architectural resources group.
Eames house pacific palisades california photo by michael locke. A modest two story mid century modern house in the midst of sprawling bel air mega mansions the backus house is one of architect greta magnusson grossman s earliest projects. While palm springs has the highest density of mid century modern homes los angeles managed to draw quite a few of the city s modern architects a bit west as well. Here are three significant mid century modern homes you can tour and experience in los angeles to gain a full understanding of the innovation and beauty of their design.
Laura took us on a very impressive and informative tour of l a s interesting and unique mid century architectural history. Not only was the tour amazing but laura herself was an incredible tour guide. Use this list as your starting point for your very own los angeles mid century modern experience.