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The mailbox in front of 10612 Baird Avenue in Northridge is embedded in what looks to be authentic arm from a Bob's Big Boy statue, of which there used to be several around the Valley. Hat tip to the blog...
Posted January 21, 2007 06:59 AM
A reader has been following the talk about homes built by the Mellenthin company and writes in that she loved hers. Hi! I lived in a Mellenthin home on Sutton Street (14700 block) during most of my childhood. It never...
Posted February 3, 2006 05:17 PM
Updated below Reader Pat Lydon emailed with some information on the "birdhouse" homes that JCarr asked about. Lydon says that his grandfather, Carl Mortensen, built homes with the distinctive birdhouse detailing on the roof of the attached garage for the...
Posted February 2, 2006 05:20 PM
Can you give me any information on the developer/contractor/ architect who built homes in the Valley in the 50's with birdhouse-like features, usually on the attached garages? They have a German/Swiss type cottage style to them. Any help you...
Posted February 1, 2006 05:35 PM
