The Ennis-Brown House, LA, June/July 2003, when the house was till open to the public. It is now (2010) in limbo, looking for a owner with big pockets. See http://www.ennishouse.org/
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If you want to drive by, it's at 2655 Glendower Avenue in the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles.
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We were there twice in 2003. In June, we were there when it was still opened to the public and were give a tour by the manager.
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View from the street.
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View from the street of one of the stained glass windows.
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Exterior wall
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Exterior wall details
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Exterior details from street. The pool is just beyond this wall.
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Gate to parking area.
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Design on the cast iron gate
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Entrance to the left
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Another view of entrance. Yep, it's very low in FLW style.
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Entrance from above
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We returned to the house in July for a party sponsored by the Art Deco Society of LA to raise money for the house preservation.
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The guests included Eric Lloyd Wright, FLW's grandson, Julius Schulman, the famous architectural photographer and David Judson of Judson Studios, the family business who did the original stained glass.
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Downtown LA from the parking area.
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Wall details. The blocks were made from local materials and are not aging well.
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The pool
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Stairs over the outer building
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Stairs over the outer building
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Looking back down the same stairs
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Looking back down the same stairs
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Looking back down the stairs
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A Richard Neutra house (white) in the neighborhood with new construction behind it.
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Window details. The maker of the stained glass had a
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Block construction details
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Window and wall details
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Construction ladders from ongoing restoration projects
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Exterior walls on the downhill side, showing work to prevent collapse
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