Tag: Pasadena Showcase House

Be a looky-loo for a good cause — see the Showcase House

Be a looky-loo for a good cause — see the Showcase House

| April 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

I have to confess, as a connoisseur of historic houses, weekend open houses and designer showcases have always held a special allure for me. For a looky-loo like me, driving through historic neighborhoods of Los Angeles, most especially our own, one gets familiar with architectural styles, architects and the nuances of historic periods, but very […]

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Stiles O. Clements was an important figure in Art Deco movement

Stiles O. Clements was an important figure in Art Deco movement

| February 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

Stiles O. Clements, who designed the Pasadena Showcase House, was a prominent Southern California architect for 50 years. He studied architecture at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, and took further studies at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He came to Los Angeles in 1911 and joined the Los Angeles office of Morgan, Walls & […]

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