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November 26, 2020 by Kevin
Scottsdale article in a 1960 issue of the Saturday Evening Post
Recently I came across an article in a 1960 issue of the Saturday Evening Post that featured Scottsdale, Arizona. Titled “The Town Millionaires Built,” it had a “lifestyles of the rich and famous” emphasis. Though my experience growing up in Scottsdale was far more modest, I enjoyed the article and the photos.
August 2, 2020 by Kevin
San Francisco Then and Now
The other day I got an email from Historic Aerials with a couple of cool aerial photos of San Francisco. They showed aerial photos of the city taken in 1906 (just after the big earthquake), and again in 2006. So how was the 1906 photo taken? Turns out, it was a camera mounted onto a […]
February 15, 2020 by Kevin
Long Beach
I recently was in Long Beach for a conference. Downtown Long Beach has lots of cool art deco buildings, and some good examples of newer buildings that draw inspiration from the older deco ones. Here are some photos I took during one of the breaks in the conference.
July 21, 2019 by Kevin
From the Archives: More from Scottsdale, Arizona
From 2007-09 we worked on the Downtown Plan for Scottsdale, Arizona. This was a particularly special project since I’d grown up in Scottsdale, twenty years earlier. The downtown was going through a resurgence and people were excited to work on the plan. Like the rest of our projects, there were lots of photos. This third set […]
September 29, 2018 by Kevin
From the Archives: Foster City Neighborhood 5
In 2010-2011 we assisted the City of Foster City with the existing conditions analysis for the Land Use & Circulation Element of its General Plan. This involved lots of photos. Foster City is a master-planned “new town” founded in the 1960s on engineered landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay. The city was named after T. Jack […]
August 5, 2018 by Kevin
From the Archives: Williams, California
Through the years of the consulting business we compiled a lot of photos, so an aspect of this site it to provide a venue for pulling those out of the archives. Here is a handful of photos produced for a proposal for Williams, California. The photos were taken in September 2009:
July 22, 2018 by Kevin
From the Archives: Greenbush and Vilas Neighborhoods in Madison, Wisconsin
Through the years of the consulting business we compiled a lot of photos, so an aspect of this site it to provide a venue for pulling those out of the archives. Here is a handful of photos produced for a proposal for a housing revitalization strategy for the Greenbush and Vilas neighborhoods in Madison, Wisconsin. The […]
August 13, 2017 by Kevin
Foster City Eichler floorplans
Eichler was one of several builders in the initial single family neighborhoods in Foster City. As shown in these field photos for Neighborhoods 1 and 2, and Neighborhoods 3 and 4, the neighborhoods had a deliberately eclectic mix of architectural styles; in order to lessen the sense of tract-house uniformity, the Fosters selected several builders […]
April 27, 2017 by Kevin
Surreal Suburb: Bel Marin Keys
I discovered Bel Marin Keys on one of my regular drives up to Sonoma County, and instantly became entranced. This is one of the most extraordinary, offbeat places around, and I’d stop by whenever I had the opportunity. Despite being in Marin County, land of redwoods and hot tubs and mountain bikes, Bel Marin Keys […]
January 23, 2017 by Kevin
