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Will C Everett Building / El Cajon Boulevard

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W.C. and Irene Everett Building (1937) The City of San Diego granted an appeal and reversed the historical designation of the W.C. and Irene Everett Building at 3093–3095 El Cajon Boulevard. It was designated a local historical resource in 2022.   The 777 square-foot building was demolished this week.   W.C. and Irene Everett, who constructed the building to use as W.C. Everett’s real estate office and rental space. In 1937 Will C Everett Realty moved from 3063 University Ave to a new Streamline Moderne building at 3095 El Cajon Blvd.  Source:  San Diego Union, May 7, 1937 Source: San Diego City Directory 1944-45 1937 was a big year for El Cajon Boulevard. The roadway was promoted from Avenue to Boulevard, to signify its importance as Highway 80 and the major east-west corridor in and out of San Diego. This section ran in the San Diego Sun in 1939 to celebrate the occasion. Besides an ad for Will C Everett, there is Aubra Floral Stylist, who was also located in ...
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Weekend / Stuff

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  Most of this came from Downtown Modernism. A pennant from Luther Conover's Trade Fair shop  and candleholders seen in a Conover press photo. It's unclear if he designed them. The other set is by Clark Grist. Here is one in MoMA Good Design, 1952.  Angelo Mangiarotti and unidentified metal Wood, including Daniel Loomis Valenza and Val Robbins Nelson and Tackett trays Eames, 1971
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Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias / LACMA

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Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias at LACMA The exhibition explores the technological optimism of futuristic living while questioning who was excluded from this high-tech future and whether this domestic utopia was ever realized. Spoiler alert, it hasn't been. The exhibition was curated by Wendy Kaplan, Bobbye Tigerman and Staci Steinberger. Having an ephemera display on the title wall is a good sign. The exhibition starts off with machine age designs, like the Beta chair and model by Nathan George Horwitt and Morris Katcher (1929). Nothing says industrial progress like hygienic tubular chrome. Gilbert Rohde lamp/table (1933), Walter von Nessen lamp (1927).  These were used at Kingswood at Cranbrook Academy . I can't believe I didn't do a full blog post on that. Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild Electrolux vacuum (1937). Lester Beall Wash Day. Rural Electrification Administration (1937). Sun-Kraft Jr. portable ultraviolet ray lamp by Frank Furedy (1947) Ra...
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