Saint Etienne "Downey, CA"
"I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world. I'm fool enough to think that's what I'll find"
Karen Carpenter
For details visit lottalivin.com and downeypatriot.net
Welcome to the unofficial vernacular architecture page of Downey, California
Click on a link below to view a gallery:
Residential
Commercial
Then&Now
comparing the past & present
featuring mid-century, California Ranch, Tiki, A-frame, Alpine kitsch and various postwar buildings in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, former home of the Apollo Space Program and The Carpenters. This site is dedicated to my obsession with postwar suburbia.
Gracious Living! Future Unlimited!
PRESERVATION ALERT!
Please visit www.downeyhistoricalsociety.com
or email: [email protected]
for information about the "Mansionization Issue."
Help preserve the classic "ranch-style" neighborhoods from tear-downs and "McMansions"
We're honored: downeydreamer.com featured on the Downey Historical Society website! Visit downeyhistoricalsociety.com to check it out. The DHS has been working tirelessly with the city of Downey on preservations issues. The interactive site also has image galleries and a message board.
This 'random' travelogue eventually met the beginning of Downey's preservation movement, and on April 27, 2005 the downeydreamer.com website became official.
Read the February 19, 2005 L.A. Times memorial for Paul Clayton, the architect who designed Johnie's Broiler, the ultimate Googie Coffee Shop in Downey.