Souvenir pictorial booklet of the Post-war House, Wilshire Blvd. at Highland Ave., Los Angeles
Title
Souvenir pictorial booklet of the Post-war House, Wilshire Blvd. at Highland Ave., Los Angeles
Description
Provenance
Gift of Alfred Willis.
Environmental Design Library
EnvDesign Rare
Fritz Bernard Burns (1899-1979) was a powerful real estate developer in Southern California. He was president of the Home Builders Association of Los Angeles in 1942 and of the National Association of Home Builders in 1945. The “Post-War House” of this booklet was a model home based on research and using new construction techniques and materials. “The Garden is a Living Room” was designed by the firm of Garret Eckbo, Robert Royston and Edward A. Williams, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Creator
Fritz B. Burns Research Division for Housing.
Publisher
[Los Angeles] : Fritz B. Burns Research Division for Housing
Date
1946
Citation
Fritz B. Burns Research Division for Housing., “Souvenir pictorial booklet of the Post-war House, Wilshire Blvd. at Highland Ave., Los Angeles,” Environmental Design Archives Exhibitions, accessed December 11, 2024, http://exhibits.ced.berkeley.edu/items/show/457.