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Photos: Palm Springs ‘Doll House’ allegedly linked to Marilyn Monroe listed for $3.3 million
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (464+ words) The "Marilyn Monroe Doll House" in Palm Springs is on the market for $3.3 million, blending architectural pedigree with famous Hollywood lore. Marked by a pink mailbox on an elevated third-acre Vista Las Palmas lot, the 1961 residence allegedly tied to the…...
Berkeley couple’s new book attempts to define ‘the meaning of home’
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (625+ words) One person's castle is another person's " cave? "It's interesting finding the rhythms of a place," Dirksen says in an interview shared with Boullosa. "I grew up in Cloverdale (in Sonoma County), and even though the kids have never lived in…...
The Return of the Great Room Offering an Open-Concept Luxury
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (497+ words) Rowan Briggs is a seasoned marketing content specialist and Editor for the Amplified Content Studio team at the Bay Area News Group. Passionate about crafting compelling narratives, Rowan specializes in creating engaging content that connects readers with impactful stories across…...
Frank Gehry dies at 96; celebrated architect designed Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (789+ words) By John Rogers | Associated Press Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Facebook's striking new Menlo Park building akin to…...
Northern California’s Luxury Look Includes the Rise of Modern Coastal Architecture
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (540+ words) Rowan Briggs is a seasoned marketing content specialist and Editor for the Amplified Content Studio team at the Bay Area News Group. Passionate about crafting compelling narratives, Rowan specializes in creating engaging content that connects readers with impactful stories across…...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic California architecture, as Hollywood filmed it
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) Richard Egan, Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee outside the Della Walker House during the filming of 1959's "A Summer Place" in Carmel, Calif. (Bison Archives/Warner Bros. Pictures) Most folks know Frank Lloyd Wright as America's most influential architect. What's…...
Connection between Winchester, Merriman homes is no mystery
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) Winchester Mystery House historian Janan Boehmewill discuss parallels between Sarah Winchester's famed San Jose estate and her sister Isabel Merriman's Los Altos home at the Los Altos History Museum on Sept. 17, 5:30-7 p.m. Boehme began leading tours of the Mystery House in…...
A Landmark of Legacy in the Heart of the Rose Garden
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (113+ words) Content oversight and quality assurance provided by Bay Area News Group. Bay Area News Group advertising leadership oversees sponsored, native, and paid content on this platform, ensuring its quality, relevance, and helpfulness for our audience. The sponsor retains responsibility for…...
Two Bay Area authors highlight California coastal homes in new book
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (651+ words) Two Marin authors have teamed up again for their third design book, "California Coastal: Seaside Living From Sea Ranch to San Diego," a pictorial look at 17 beautiful coastal homes, which came out last month. Now they're embarking on an iconic…...
The Bay Area architecture we love: Why we enjoy such beauty and variety
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (749+ words) In an aerial view, cars drive by the San Francisco skyline as they cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on October 27, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) If you had to name a quintessential Bay Area style of…...