Spring 2010 Atomic Ranch article lands!

The Spring 2010 issue of Atomic Ranch is out and we're in it! A ten-page spread from a shoot last May! Good fun. Run out to your Borders, Barns & Noble, or you favorite independent outlet and get your copy today! Fun project!

Shulman House Visit

Originally uploaded by joe.barthlow In my recent trip to Southern California, my wife and I decided to pay the Shulman House a visit. It recently came on the market since Mr. Shulman's passing last Summer. It was a bit spooky with the feeling that someone had just moved out. Plenty of furniture, house plants and other artifacts remain.

It's an impressive, simple house designed by Raphael Soriano in 1950. If I had $2.4 million, I would buy it in a heartbeat! I don't think Julius Shulman ever cooked as the original kitchen appeared like new. The crosshatch Formica is exactly like what I have in my master bath. The attached studio is a work space all freelancers dream of. This house has been well cared for.

I was truly amazing, though, is the mature landscape designed by Garrett Eckbo. My photos do it no justice. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barthlow/sets/72157623008068701/

Cliff May Prefabs in Tucson

I mentioned this long ago, but didn't have an actual location until today. TucsonModern over on the Phoenix Modern forum found a small group of five Cliff Mays at 20th & Van Buren. Two look pretty good and three appear to have additions. What makes these unique is the use of brick on the some of the exterior and a shake roof. Hopefully there will be more!

Original Owners!

I recently traded email with a gentleman who grew up in the house. Charles Desler, now an architect in Sacramento, moved into the house when it was new in 1955. See more photos here

Cliff May prefab home locations

homes rediscovered as of April 22, 2009

Bellingham, WA (21)

Edmonds, WA

Portland, OR

Eugene, OR (40)

Redding, CA

Paradise, CA

Chico, CA

Navato, CA (100)

Castro Valley, CA

Sausalito, CA

Portola Valley, CA

Berkeley, CA

Cupertino, CA (1000 Stern & Price)

Fresno, CA

West Clovina, CA (King Builders)

Claremont, CA

Pomona, CA (56)

Redlands, CA

Studio City, CA

Encino, CA

Long Beach, CA (714 Cortese)

Tustin, CA (53)

Garden Grove, CA (50 Dennis Lynch Construction)

Costa Mesa, CA

Anaheim, CA (218 in three locations Geo. Holstein & Sons, Dennis Lynch Construction)

Landcaster, CA

Fullerton, CA

Vista, CA

San Diego, CA

Denver, CO (800 Burns Construction)

Las Vegas, NV (100+ Sproul Homes)

Tucson, AZ

Dallas, TX (Leslie Hill)

Houston, TX

Kansas City, MO

EXTRA EXTRA, read all about our 15 seconds of fame!

Register Guard article

Getty to Fund Cliff May Exhibition

UCSB Museum of Art news release