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California Spanish…
that is the style I find so enchanting in California, and now I know its name. But the modern, eclectic styles also translate to CA in my mind. In all cases, I’m fascinated by how you’re able to associate certain styles with a given era. You wonder how a given city or neighborhood will look in 100 years…although my understanding is that CA has many protective/limiting building development rules, so this must help preserve certain areas to some extent.
Walking the Homes on the Point
We live in a moderately hilly area, whose main topographical feature is "The Point" -- a spit of land that forms a protective shield for San Diego's harbor entrance. The southern part is occupied by the Navy (bases and cemetery), Coast Guard (lighthouse),...
All of the homes after the one with the 4 car garage are great!
All the homes after the nice Craftsman style home are fantastic and beautiful. Unfortunately, probably unaffordable for me, as they look very expensive to acquire and maintain. Plus, imagine the property taxes! Some of these homes probably have more than ...
Here's one for sale but it's a bit high (3 stories & price)
I saw this across the street, took a picture, and then pulled the sale flier. OK, it's too much house for most people and way too much money likewise, but you get ocean view, 4200 sq ft, asking $3M (property tax ~ $25k/yr). Others are more reasonable. ...
Part 2 The cars
I would be remiss by forgetting the cars. First, this monster Buick Roadmaster station wagon, which is fitted with the same LT1 small-block available in the Camaro and Corvette. Hence the big wheels and tires. Too bad about the missing grille. The origina...
This reminds me of Pebble Beach...
All the modern cars are attainable. Save a Pagani or Bugatti. But the $30M homes were more interesting than the cars.
Excellent tour as always Mike.
I like the homes and the modern ones are the ones I would go for. Unfortunately the multi-million dollar price tags only allow me to look at your photos.
Sorry about that, wish I could help
You could always come out and live in a tent Forget I mentioned that.
I'll take the large modernized corner lot spanish, please:)
Our good friends parents live on the water in Coronado, they have a beautiful city view with a grandfathered dock. Seems like it would be a wonderful place to wake up every morning and have a nice cup of coffee watching the boats go by.
Coronado is a wonderful place
This was the view from my mother's place in Coronado. Sorry for the washed-out sky but you could see the bay, boats and downtown San Diego. We rented it for her but gave it up when she moved to assisted living. ...
California Spanish…
that is the style I find so enchanting in California, and now I know its name. But the modern, eclectic styles also translate to CA in my mind. In all cases, I’m fascinated by how you’re able to associate certain styles with a given era. You wonder how a ...
We don’t have many “style” restrictions
More restrictions are in newer areas, and used to be in place if you wanted to add extra square footage or exceed height limits. But now with the homeless situation it’s “the more the merrier” and “build what you like”. Even if the neighborhood doesn’t li...
Thanks for posting! I know right where that is. For me, it’s a nice place to visit but… you know the rest.
If I had to live in California again, this would definitely be in the top 5 for sure. Cheers and have a great rest of your week, lots of good memories down there