Filled with beautiful; vivid photographs; Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream.Trousdale Estates is a 410-acre enclave of large; luxurious homes in Beverly Hills; California. Primarily developed in the 1950s and ’60s; it quickly became famous for its concentration of celebrity residents and the unrestrained extravagance of its midcentury modern architecture. Often working with unlimited budgets; these designers created sprawling; elegant backdrops for the ultimate expression of the American Dream in the mid-to-late twentieth century. In Trousdale; Price explores the architectural backgrounds; details; and floor plans of the amazing homes; giving readers an inside view of the world-famous Beverly Hills style. Lavish new photography is interspersed with archival and historic images; illustrating the glamour of Trousdale both then and now. Some of the architects of Trousdale include Lloyd Wright; Wallace Neff; Paul R. Williams; Harold Levitt; and A. Quincy Jones.
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