SynopsisTrousdale Estates is an enclave of luxurious homes in Beverly Hills. Primarily developed in the '50s and '60s, it became famous for its celebrity residents and the extravagance of Mid-Century Modern architecture. Often working with unlimited budgets, designers created sprawling backdrops for the ultimate expression of the American Dream. In Trousdale Estates, Price explores architectural backgrounds and floor plans of the homes, giving an inside view of Beverly Hills style. Lavish new photography is interspersed with archival images, illustrating the beauty of Trousdale then and now., Filled cover-to-cover 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., Photographs from the Trousdale Estates, an enclave of luxurious homes in Beverly Hills. Developed in the '50s and '60s, some with unlimited bedgets, it became famous for its celebrity residents and the extravagance of Mid-Century Modern architecture.
LC Classification NumberNA735