The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
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Written by: Jeffrey Hyland
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 645
ISBN: 0847831620
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2008-11-04
Publisher: Rizzoli
Release Date: 2008-11-04
DteCode: j01
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This deluxe volume offers a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated history of 45 magnificent estates in three of America’s most prized residential districts: Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Holmby Hills. Lush new color photographs as well as a trove of historical images take readers beyond the front gates for an exceptional, never-before-seen view of the mansions, grounds, and gardens of these sumptuous estates, and tell the history of Los Angeles' rise from rugged paddocks and farmland to famed metropolis. Each house is explored both for its historical and architectural importance, for here are the epitome of residences and gardens reflecting the famed Italianate and California Mediterranean styles by all the leading architects of Southern California, including Wallace Neff, James Dolena, Gordon Kaufmann, Robert Farquhar, Roland Coate, and Paul Williams. They built for clients whose own stories reflect the intrigue and foibles of Hollywood society (What rich widow built one of the greatest estates, only to lose everything because of non-stop parties and gambling? Which major Hollywood star secretly took nearly 100,000 photographs of nude starlets including young Marilyn Monroe at his estate?). The book’s final chapter, "Gone But Not Forgotten," pays homage to great estates that have been destroyed or lost to history.
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User Comments about the The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
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Covering some of the most beautiful estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills and Bel-Air, this book is the ultimate in Real Estate wish-fulfillment. Filled with glorious photographs of the estates both today and in the years they were built, this is a must-have for serious collectors of books on LA's estate architecture and perhaps the best passive-aggressive gift one could give to someone who lives in Beverly Park. Happily it leaves off most of the cracker-box McMansions of the last decades; the focus is estates such as Casa Encantada, the Harvey Mudd mansion and the Warner Estate, as well as such estates as Enchanted Hill and Cordhaven that are sadly gone. The book is really a tome, large enough to be completely at home in one of the lavishly panelled libraries contained in it's pages and gives exhaustive history of the homes detailed inside.
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