tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post6470714182500551344..comments2023-09-29T04:22:59.719-07:00Comments on Average Buyer: A Few of My Favorite ThingsBuying Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-33044852712211917392008-07-08T15:32:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:32:00.000-07:00Probably the Gamble House. There is a Greene and G...Probably the Gamble House. There is a Greene and Greene in Sacramento. It's right across the street from McKinley Park.Deflationary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567875697563069042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-31888158881767741222008-07-08T15:28:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:28:00.000-07:00My grandma took me on a tour of one of the Greene ...My grandma took me on a tour of one of the Greene & Greene homes in L.A. when I was young...it was love at first sight (well that and the La Brea tar pits, and Venice Beach).Buying Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-87201618536941268862008-07-08T15:04:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:04:00.000-07:00Falling Water is an icon but I'd rather have the S...Falling Water is an icon but I'd rather have the Storer House, Robie House, or Taliesin, as long as it wasn't located in southern CA (blech!)<BR/><BR/>But I also love turn of the century Barcelona architecture and Gaudi is certainly not for everyone. Same with my love for Victorian orietalism farmhouses, which became the famous Greene and Greene style, or my mid modern love for all things Gropius & Le Corbusier. <BR/><BR/>But Mentalia, you may keep your love of current retail residential design and leave the truely good stuff for us. I don't mind, really. <BR/><BR/>And for folks interested in modern architecture and sustainability, I can't recommend reading Alexander's The order of nature and Pattern Language enough.Deflationary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567875697563069042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-4957409427477005822008-07-08T14:28:00.000-07:002008-07-08T14:28:00.000-07:00"I do hope that nobody else slows the car either t..."I do hope that nobody else slows the car either though. Maybe I'll be able to buy something like that (but certainly cheaper)..."<BR/><BR/>LOL PR & Sactia...that was exactly my thought too!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of own tastes....I remember when I left CA...I thought if I ever saw another stucco/adobe home it would be too soon. But after living on the East Coast for 8 years....I began to miss them.Buying Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-58690330997753192682008-07-08T14:01:00.000-07:002008-07-08T14:01:00.000-07:00I checked out the house you listed and I wouldn't ...<I>I checked out the house you listed and I wouldn't even slow the car down to take a look.</I><BR/><BR/>Yea. The one (major) drawback is that they didn't do garages with those style houses. It was all about carports. I do hope that nobody else slows the car either though. Maybe I'll be able to buy something like that (but certainly cheaper) in the future :)patient renterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790407105234257876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-33633610593765656192008-07-08T11:15:00.000-07:002008-07-08T11:15:00.000-07:00Everyone's got their own taste. I checked out the...Everyone's got their own taste. I checked out the house you listed and I wouldn't even slow the car down to take a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-48438531355685487952008-07-08T10:16:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:16:00.000-07:00There happens to be a home I LOVE and actually vis...There happens to be a home I LOVE and actually visited several years back listed right now in the local MLS: 80013463. It's a mid-century modern and was designed by Carter Sparks.patient renterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790407105234257876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-74242791937759634872008-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:00We were probably in the tour group just ahead of y...We were probably in the tour group just ahead of you at Fallingwater. Just kidding ... I think I was there maybe 3 years ago ... Just after the scaffolding came down. And I've got the t-shirt to prove it! LOL!<BR/><BR/>I love the exterior and the siting of the home. Although you have written about interior features of your dream home, all of which you can change, if the home is poorly sited, that is almost impossible to change.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634210039124468886noreply@blogger.com