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Eye candy: enjoy these freshly digitized, gorgeous contemporary photos of Southern California's finest midcentury modern architecture

Oberman Residence in Rancho Palos Verdes by Pierre Koenig, from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Millard Residence in Pasadena by Frank Lloyd Wright, from Fritz Block's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Albert Frey house in Palm Springs, from Fritz Block's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

John Lautner's Foster residence in Sherman Oaks, from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Schwartz residence in Santa Monica (1996) by Pierre Koenig, from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Central Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon by Pietro Belluschi, from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Pierre Koenig's Bailey residence in West Hollywood (after 1958), from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Pierre Koenig's Bailey residence in West Hollywood (after 1958), from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.

Pierre Koenig's Bailey residence in West Hollywood (after 1958), from Pierre Koenig's collection. Image via digitallibrary.usc.edu.