The Glendale Historical Society

TGHS Presents: Master Architects of Southern California 1920 - 1940: Paul R. Williams Thursday, April 15 @ 7PM (Virtual Event) This event is complimentary but advance RSVP required. Zoom link will be sent a few days prior to the event.... Click on the link below to RSVP: https://glendalehistorical.org/master-architects Join us as writer, historian, and television producer Stephen Gee discusses the work and innovation of celebrated Los Angeles architect Paul Revere Williams, FAIA. During his presentation, the author of Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940: Paul R. Williams (Tailwater Press/Angel City Press, 2021) will focus on the improbable career of the pioneering architect, the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects and the organization’s first African American Fellow and Gold Medalist. In his six-decade career, Williams worked on more than 3,000 projects ranging from modest affordable housing to mansions for Hollywood celebrities. He also earned plaudits for his commercial and civic work, including the luxurious department store Saks Fifth Avenue (with John and Donald B. Parkinson, 1937) and the Music Corporation of America building (1940), both in Beverly Hills. The Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940 series showcases the work of 12 architects featured in early issues of Architectural Digest. Williams is the fourth architect in the series, which includes Gordon B. Kaufmann, FAIA, Roland E. Coate, FAIA, and Wallace Neff, FAIA. Stephen Gee is a writer and television producer based in Los Angeles. He is the author of Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles (2013), and co-author, with Arnold Schwartzman, of Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture (2016). Most recently Stephen authored Los Angeles City Hall: An American Icon (2018). #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #masterarchitect #paulrwilliams #paulrwilliamsarchitect #paulwilliams #preservation #historicpreservation #historichomes #chooseglendale #southerncalifornia #californiaarchitecture #losangeles #glendalecalifornia #glendale #pasadena #southerncaliforniahistory

The Glendale Historical Society Presents a Special Raising the Bar" To Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Leslie C. Brand FLY-IN PARTY at El Miradero. Thursday, April 1 @ 7PM This event is complimentary but advance RSVP required.... Click on the link below for the special cocktail recipes and to RSVP: https://glendalehistorical.org/flyin Let’s celebrate Glendale’s monumental day by mixing up 1920’s style cocktails together! Join our 20’s Prohibition bartenders, Peter Rusch and Scott Halloran, at The Cockpit Club as they walk you through and discuss the history behind four classic cocktails. These libations are sure to be the perfect concoctions for raising a lively toast to Leslie Brand and his flying machines! Also featured as we imbibe: a special premiere and sneak peek at an upcoming documentary, which will further explore this historic event and Mr. Brand’s forays into Glendale’s up-and-coming enterprises: filmmaking and aviation. To add to the festivities, we encourage you to wear something Dapper or Flapper if you so desire (optional). #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #chooseglendale #brandlibraryandartcenter #brandlibrary #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #oldhollywood #cocktails #preservation #libations #historicpreservation #historiclosangeles #historichollywood #raisingthebar

In a follow-up to yesterday's Amelia Earhart post, our friend John Vincenti's facebook feed brings us this fresh gem of the pilot with a nearly full view of Grand Central Airport and her Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro, sponsored by Beech-Nut. Photo credit appears to be Talbott Air Photos, June 7, 1931.

In honor of Women's History Month, we give you the late (but fabulous) pilot adventurer Amelia Earhart, photographed at Glendale's Grand Central Airport in 1931.

TGHS Presents: Native Tile & Ceramics - A Virtual Studio Tour Thursday, March 18 @ 7PM Enter the magical world of Native Tile & Ceramics as you tour the quaint studio for a unique virtual learning experience led by master ceramic artisan Diana Mausser. Immerse yourselves in the artistry of tile-making inspired by the legacy of the early 20th century historic California masters. Diana Mausser will give a brief introduction of how she began her journey as a ceramic tile crafts...person and business owner. She will then demonstrate a few of the tile-making processes, interspersed with videos to present a complete picture of all of the processes involved in creating Native Tile’s beautiful hand-made treasures. This event is complimentary but advance RSVP required. Zoom link will be sent a few days prior to the event. Click on the link below to RSVP: https://glendalehistorical.org/native-tile About Native Tile & Ceramics: From the historic Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel to Shanghai Disney, Native Tile & Ceramics has been creating award-winning handcrafted tiles to enhance private residences and public spaces for over 30 years.Founder and master artisan Diana Mausser has designed over 1200 unique and historically inspired tile patterns ranging from earthy Craftsman to vibrant Mediterranean styles.Diana and her incredible team of craftspeople design, hand press, hand glaze and fire their tile from start to finish at their studio in Torrance, California.Their clay and glazes are all created by and for Native Tile exclusively. The techniques used to create their tiles are inspired by history but infused with experience and an intimate understanding of the ceramics process, making their product unique. #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #chooseglendale #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #historichomes #historicarchitecture #spanishcolonialrevival #handmadetiles #tilelove #madeincalifornia #californiatile #ceramictiles #ceramics #nativetile #vintagetiles @nativetile

Our friends at LA Conservancy are offering its members a Community Leadership Boot Camp to learn necessary preservation skills to become effective stewards of historic and cultural places. It's a 6-session program offered via Zoom and participants will need to join the Conservancy. It's a great way to learn skills to save our neighborhoods and treasured places. Boot Camp is scheduled for April/May 2021. Deadline to apply is February 24, 2021. https://info.laconservancy.org//q-02e7/showPreparedMessage

TGHS Presents: Hidden Gems, A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Art of Forest Lawn Join TGHS for this virtual look at never-before-seen treasures from the historic Forest Lawn Museum, presented by Museum Director Dr. James Fishburne. Thursday, October 29 @ 7:00 PM... Click on the link below to RSVP or for more information: https://glendalehistorical.org/hidden-gems Zoom link will be sent a few days prior to the event. For more than 100 years, art has been a central part of the Forest Lawn story. James Fishburne, Director of Forest Lawn Museum, offers an inside look at objects from the collection that have never before been exhibited. The presentation will examine a variety of artworks and artifacts, including original architectural renderings for buildings that were never constructed, oil on canvas sketches for large-scale mosaic murals, and glass magic lantern slides from the early twentieth century. The objects are visually stunning and offer fascinating insights into the history of Forest Lawn. James Fishburne is the Director of Forest Lawn Museum. In 2014 he earned his PhD in Italian Renaissance art history from UCLA. He has taught courses on ancient Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque art history at UCLA, Cal State Long Beach, Pierce College, and Valley College. From 2015 through 2018 James worked at the Getty Research Institute, where he developed and implemented programming for the Scholars Department. James joined Forest Lawn in 2018 and has curated multiple exhibitions, including "The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present" and Judson Studios: Stained Glass from Gothic to Street Style. #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #forestlawnglendale #forestlawn #preservation #history #glendale #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #chooseglendale #art #artwork @forestlawnmuseum @forestlawnmemorial

Check out this beautiful Stone House built in 1936. It’s currently on the market 3045 Gertrude Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214 #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #chooseglendale #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #lacresenta #montrose #historichomes #historicpreservation #stonehouse #stonehouses #historicarchitecture #losangeles #southerncalifornia #preservation

The California Preservation Foundation is offering a free presentation today on Energy Efficiency and Resiliency Upgrades for Preservation Projects, 10/6: 12:001:00 PM PST. It's geared toward historic buildings, but may well apply to residential preservation as well. Should be interesting! https://californiapreservation.org/events/awards-2020/

TGHS Presents: Treasures of Adams Hill with Arlene Vidor October 8 @ 7PM The Glendale Historical Society Presents Treasures of Adams Hill, a pictorial look at Glendale’s Adams Hill neighborhood past and present. Formerly part of Tropico, a mythologized city that existed for only seven years, Adams Hill evolved into Glendale’s most bohemian and architecturally distinctive neighborhood with an eclectic mix of homes piled up on the hills, many apartment buildings and a quain...t business district that includes a historic gas station repurposed as an art space. To this day, Adams Hill marches to its own tune and has a decidedly urban feel with the charm and friendly vibe of a small town. Arlene Vidor is a Glendale Arts & Culture Commissioner and previously served two terms on the Historic Preservation Commission. She was President of TGHS from 2002 to 2008, during which time the organization played a key role in the development and adoption of Glendale’s Historic District Ordinance. Arlene is also on the Adams Hill Neighborhood Association Board. She received TGHS’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and is a member of the Advisory Council. This is a complimentary event. Click on the link below to RSVP and the Zoom details will be emailed to you: https://glendalehistorical.org/treasures Thank you to our Sponsors! Adams Hill Neighborhood Association: https://www.adamshill.org Regrout: https://regroutusa.com Alan Adams "The Window Surgeon": [email protected] #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #chooseglendale #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #adamshill #preservation #historichomes #historicpreservation #historicarchitecture

TGHS Presents a Virtual Interactive Home Tour Showcasing: Our Favorite Features Join us on September 24 at 7PM for a special video presentation created especially for TGHS by award-winning film editor Russell Harnden III. This is a complimentary event and will be conducted over Zoom. Click on the link below to RSVP and receive the Zoom invitation:... https://glendalehistorical.org/our-favorite-features This virtual tour of three Spanish Colonial Revival homes will delight you as their owners point out favorite architectural details inside and out, while also sharing some fascinating Glendale history connected with their homes and neighborhoods. Each mini-tour will be followed by a live Q&A session with the attendees and hosts. The moderator for the event is Robin Fey: Actor, Writer, Historic Preservation Chair for the Rossmoyne/Mountain District and Preservation Advocacy Committee Member. Robin and her family reside in a beautiful 1915 Craftsman home, which is listed on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources. "Our Favorite Features" Tour Hosts: Anita Rinaldi-Harnden & Russell Harnden III Joemy Wilson & Jon Harvey Patricia Messina & Terrance Hines #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #historichomes #spanishcolonialrevival #spanishcolonialarchitecture #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #historichomes #historicpreservation #preservation #historichometour

GOOD NEWS: HISTORIC SUNDOWN TOWN RESOLUTION PASSED BY GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL This summer, the YWCA Glendale, Black in Glendale and a group of committed community members formed the Coalition for an Anti-Racist Glendale to lead the community forward following national incidents of police brutality, laying the groundwork for systemic change to address racial inequities in Glendale. A critical starting point for this work was a formal resolution to acknowledge and apologize for Glendale’s documented history as a sundown town. On September 15th, the Glendale City Council unanimously voted to pass the Sundown Town Resolution, making it the third city in the country to take this courageous step of reckoning with its past to move toward a more equitable future. Photo from a 1937 Rossmoyne Village, Inc., promotional brochure.

As we all spend more time at home, we have added downloadable Coloring Pages about historical Glendale to our website. They're fun for children and adults too! https://glendalehistorical.org/activities-for-children

Check out this beauty! Recently restored 1955 mid century modern home located in the Adams Hill neighborhood of South Glendale. It’s one of two twin houses built next door to each other that are almost identical, and designed by architect Rognvaldur Johnsen. Not much is known about Johnsen, though his name is Icelandic/Norwegian, and an older neighbor says that he had worked in the Eames Office. Both structures are of post-and-beam construction, with window walls and full l...ength terraces across their fronts, taking advantage of the views across the valley. A distinctive feature of this home is the spider-leg supports projecting from the roofline and touching down to the terrace structure. #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #midcenturymodernhome #midcenturyhome #midcentury #midcenturyarchitecture #historicpreservation #historichomes #adamshill #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #chooseglendale #preservation #losangeles #southerncalifornia #modernmonday

Built in 1934, this impressive Classical Revival/Italian Renaissance-style building was designed by George M. Lindsay and features a beautifully decorated public lobby that includes marble walls and floor, ornamental bronze grille and panel work, and a ceiling of painted panels with relief decorations. The building was constructed with a steel frame faced with terracotta meant to look like carved granite blocks. The post office is listed on both the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and the National Register of Historic Places. #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #usps #historicpreservation #historicrestoration #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #classicalrevivalarchitecture #italianrenaissance #italianrenaissancearchitecture @ Glendale Main Post Office

Join us for a special virtual engagement, Bringing History to Light, with the Museum of Neon Art (MONA). This event is complimentary and will be conducted over Zoom on Thursday, September 10 from 7-8 PM. Click on the below link to RSVP and to receive the Zoom invitation: https://glendalehistorical.org/mona... Event Details: Corrie Siegel, Executive Director of MONA, and Ani Mnatsakanyan, Curator of Education and Engagement, will take us on an illuminating journey through the history of neon signage and art, from the scientific discoveries that made this transfixing medium possible to the brilliant ways it can shed light on our communal stories. Examples of historic signage from Glendale and greater Los Angeles will show how neon can be a beacon for communities and can spark new understanding about our role in history. The Zoom presentation will include a Q&A session. All attendees will receive a link to "Glowing Glendale," a short walking guide that shares history about Glendale signage, new and old. #theglendalehistoricalsociety #tghs #mona #museumofneonart #glendalecalifornia #glendaleca #glendale #chooseglendale #neonart #vintageneon #vintageneonsigns #preservation #historicpreservation

Flagged as historic in the 2007 Glendale survey of Craftsman architecture, this 1911 residence at N. Kenwood Street and California is a beautiful example of a home "transitioning from the Victorian-era into the Craftsman-era in design and materials. This sub-style was generally constructed during the 1900s to the early 1910s when there were holdover elements of nineteenth century design. This style is not commonly found in Glendale, unlike other Southern California cities suc...h as Pomona where it was popular. Typically, the Transitional still retains a strong vertical emphasis on the façade, and Victorian-era design elements such as bay windows, long narrow windows and decorative knee brackets and rafters. What generally differentiates this type of residence from a Victorian-era residence is its Craftsman features such as stonework on porch pedestals, horizontally-oriented windows surrounded by wide casings, sometimes a hipped roof with a squat dormer at the façade side of the roof, and rafter tails under the roof line." from the City of Glendale Reconnaissance Survey and Historic Context Statement Of Craftsman Style Architecture, 2006-2007 See more

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Stanford House, a magnificent 1928 Spanish Colonial Revival landmark home designed by noted architect Earl C. Rahn for Anna and John Stanford. Stanford owned a successful construction, contracting, financing and real estate business in Glendale and built the house himself. He was well known in the community and is credited with much of Glendale’s early development.

The area that is now Brand Blvd & Cypress St., 1910, from "History of Glendale and Vicinity" by John Calvin Sherer, published in 1922 by the Glendale History Publishing Company.