Gentle reader,
Today on our other newsletter, where long form videos are streamed, we’re bringing our 2021 webinar about the pioneering Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams out from behind the paywall as a community service.
The second half of that three hour program is about Williams’ little known mid century modern tract home development, SeaView in Rancho Palos Verdes. This neighborhood is currently without lights and gas, due to a fast moving landslide.
Because SeaView’s architectural pedigree is still not well known, none of the extensive reporting about the landslide threat and service shut downs has mentioned the potential loss of the largest collection of original Paul R. Williams homes anywhere.
And when you watch the webinar featuring our friends Price T. Morgan and Larry Paul, you’ll understand why SeaView matters. Both Price and Larry grew up in this unique community, and the impact of its thoughtful, beautiful and humane design has turned them into great ambassadors for a special place.
We hope that you enjoy this complimentary webinar, which also features photographer Janna Ireland and author Stephen Gee talking more generally about Paul R. Williams’ and their own work.
Long live SeaView!
And speaking of architectural treasures, we’ve just added another date for the very popular Know Your Downtown LA: Tunnels to Towers to the Dutch Chocolate Shop tour—October 5. If you’ve been wanting to see the Arts & Crafts tiled wonderland and explore the only real speakeasy tunnel under Skid Row and visit the ghosts of old Bunker Hill with native son Gordon Pattison, now’s your chance.
Yours for Los Angeles,
Kim & Richard
Esotouric
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UPCOMING BUS & WALKING TOURS
• Franklin Village Old Hollywood (9/15) • Highland Park Arroyo (Sat. 9/21) • The Real Black Dahlia (Sat. 9/29) • Know Your Downtown L.A.: Tunnels to Towers to the Dutch Chocolate Shop (10/5) • Broadway: Downtown Los Angeles’ Beautiful, Magical Mess (Sat. 10/12) • The Run: Gay Downtown L.A. History (Sun. 10/13) • Evergreen Cemetery, 1877 (Sun. 10/27) • Westlake Park Time Travel Trip (Sun. 11/3) • The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times Walking Tour with Detective Mike Digby (Sat. 11/9) • Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice Downtown L.A. (Sat. 11/16) • Charles Bukowski’s Westlake (Sat. 11/23) • Angelino Heights & Carroll Avenue (Sat. 12/7) • Raymond Chandler’s Noir Downtown Los Angeles (Sat. 12/14) • Miracle Mile Marvels & Madness (Sun. 12/22) • Human Sacrifice: The Black Dahlia, Elisa Lam, Heidi Planck & Skid Row Slasher (Thurs. 12/26)
Free Webinar: A Celebration of Paul R. Williams, featuring the landslide threatened SeaView Palos Verdes