2024-11-05T05:59:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150214445/for-labor-day-fort-la-is-offering-free-downloadable-trails-of-the-city-s-best-residential-architecture Sean Joyner 2020-09-03T18:19:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/44df43c20fce1af1c3b39f727867553a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Friends of Residential Treasures: LA (<a href="https://www.fortla.org/" target="_blank">FORT: LA</a>) are offering locals and others the opportunity to experience and learn about the history of Los Angeles residential architecture. Compiled by a group of curators dubbed "trailblazers," the carefully-outlined trails will highlight the architectural beauty of LA.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6f0d7fa0dff62729307beda8c573114.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d6f0d7fa0dff62729307beda8c573114.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Singleton House. Richard Nuetra.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>For the month of September, and to kick off the new offering, international photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter will kick off "Tim's 20th Century: A House for Each Decade," in which the photographer lists his personal selections of LA homes that represent each decade of the 20th century and how he chose the photographs and structures.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc10a33f0a5e9871aa564e5461b3b447.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dc10a33f0a5e9871aa564e5461b3b447.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Eames Case Study House No. 8. Charles and Ray Eames.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Some of the homes included are <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/110338940/performing-the-ghosts-of-the-gamble-house" target="_blank">The Gamble House</a>, the Horatio West Court, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/69496105/frank-lloyd-wright-s-millard-house-hits-the-market-in-pasadena" target="_blank">Millard House</a> (La Miniatura), the Dolores Del Rio House, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/719890/the-eames-house" target="_blank">Charles and Ray Eames House</a>, the Singleton House, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/106405526/john-lautner-s-silvertop-home-to-list-for-7-5-million" target="_blank">Reiner-Burchill Residence</a> (Silvertop), the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150171726/1991-frank-gehry-on-being-at-the-right-place-at-the-right-time" target="_blank">Gehry Residence</a>, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/66291754/frank-gehry-s-schnabel-house-updated-and-sold-for-9-5m" target="_blank">Schn...</a></p>