Put this up to compliment Casey Neistat's video story on surfing the abandoned 'Wet N  Wild' theme park in Palm Springs [Click here for that story] !

In this video, Author Michael Stern outlines how architect William Krisel relied on the careful eye of pioneering modernist Los Angeles photographer Julius Shulman to create the iconic Palm Sprigs mid-century modernist photographs we know today.

Video featuring an archived interview with Julius Shulman.

Comments:

Mr. Hahn

Built my home in Beverly Hills CA Los Angeles County, in 1966.  Sold in 2017 and live in Hidden Hills CA. Gate Community. Age 99 as of July 2020.

Jim Harding

Happy Birthday/Congratulations Mr. Hahn !! At 61years of age, 99 is 38 years away for me ( I can only wish..)  The times you've seen and lived through are monumental!  Wishing you Peace and All Good Things for the rest of your life.

Hugo Ruiz

“Affordable housing “” now worth millions to live there

Brian Gudio

I hate it when people destroy Mid Century Modern, or Art Deco, by making it rustic, or traditional, or painting, or removing the beautiful brick fireplaces. It's destruction of wealth, and beauty.

ZnenTitan

The Palm Springs style was supposed to be the future. Just look at the landscape on Lost-In-Space

Glenn Howden

My inner builder sees sky high electricity bills for air conditioning (Mate - just switch to solar ! Editor).

PJE

The varying exterior styles with the single floorplan is genius. I never knew that. And the image in "The Twilight Photo" looks as though the photo could have just as easily been taken yesterday. Love it

Gina231329

We bought a home built in the 1970s that was never renovated.  There was so much that we left alone bc it was still in great shape and we renovated only the disrepair in such a way that it was fresh & clean & new and yet kept the integrity & original style of the home.  I think it’s a sin when people rip out perfectly good materials only to replace them with cheap Home Depot trendsg

Hugh-John Fleming

The sun sets early, there, over the mountains but the light does a ballet over the entire valley. It changes every day.

Briana Kelley

Man oh man! This is simple design with brilliant execution. Most tract home communities now look and feel like nothing.

Billy Boulton

How funny, all the houses look different but they’re the same where as now, all the houses are actually different! But they all “look” the same 

GIANCARLO G. GUERRA

I love the old fashioned, beautiful Mid Century Moderns in Hollywood Hills. This wasn't just done for Palm Springs homes

Trophy Robot

"Affordable housing?" You mean they weren't just interested in building some trash, selling it for exorbitant prices...

J Johnson

These were my dream homes when I was just a youngster in the 1960s. I still admire them.

Laura Salveson

When I was a little girl my parents took me to a pool party at Kaufman House.  Even then I knew I was in a very special place.  The hostess had a blonde Barbie doll pony tail and all the adults were super cool.