David and Tamar dive into an often overlooked, yet frequently encountered, piece of LA's residential landscape. We're talking about Dingbats, baby!
The origins of Streamline Moderne, or, What are all those buildings around L.A. that look like big boats, anyway?
The Collins House by William Kesling, which just came on the market, is among a small collection of Streamline Moderne style homes designed by him that can be found at southeast end of Silver Lake. Though not formally trained, Kesling proved to be a very productive architect form 1934 to 1962 and had his office in Silver Lake. In fact, he probably walked to the Collins House from his office, which was located below it at 1639 Silver Lake Boulevard.
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