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Architecture

Alameda Theatre Restored to Art Deco Grandeur

June 29, 2008 Alameda

When I moved to Alameda four years ago I was struck by the beauty of the local movie palace. It was clearly from a different time, built before VCRs and DVDs, when going to the movies was a social activity, an occasion which you would dress up, put on something special.
Since closing its doors in [...]

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Sauna in a Container

November 30, 2005 Architecture

“The Sauna Box is water tight and can be transported to any location, needs minimum site preparation, has a wood fired stove and is
electrically powered by solar panels.”
- from MoCo Loco

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Peeling away the years

July 1, 2005 Architecture

On Market Street in downtown San Francisco they’re pulling away the awful faux marble facade from a building and revealing the preserved brownstone that’s been hidden from view all these years. The style reminds me of the wonderful Mauresque arches on the Stanford campus so maybe this building comes from the same era. It’ll be [...]

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From the ground up

September 5, 2004 Alameda

The price of homes are so high and the opportunities for massive appreciation on the sale of a restored Victorian that those with time and money on their hands are buying old run down houses and giving them a complete makeover. We met one couple that had this dream and they would drive the [...]

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Box House

March 23, 2004 Architecture

It may be a little cold in the Winter but if we ever find a nice plot of land overlooking the ocean on some tropical island this might do the trick. At $150k you can’t beat the price! Quikhouse via boingboing.net.

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