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GREGORY AIN (1908-1988)
MODERNIQUE HOMES, MAR VISTA CA

Designed with Joseph Moore and Alfred Day. Developed by the Advance Development Company for the Mar Vista Housing Tract. Bennett B. Poles was the builder. By rotating the floor plan in different directions, the architects were able to create variation between the houses. Landscape architect Garrett Eckbo planted trees from five continents throughout the neighborhood to create a park-like setting. The development was designated a Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in 2003.

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1948 - 3506 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3512 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3520 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3526 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3532 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3552 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

1948 - 3558 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photos by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3564 Beethoven Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3500 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3501 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3508 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3509 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3522 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3523 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3530 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3537 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3542 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3543 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3550 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Sold to Bradley and Jean Sloan in 1994. Sold to Pascale Vaquette and Leslie T. Major in 2008. For sale in 2023. Photos by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3551 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3556 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3514 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3563 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3531 Meier Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3501 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3507 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3508 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3514 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3515 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3521 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3527 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3530 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3533 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3539 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3545 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3550 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3553 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3556 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3562 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3563 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

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1948 - 3565 Moore Street, Mar Vista CA. Photo by Michael Locke.

Sources include: VirtualGlobetrotting, The Architecture of Gregory Ain by Gebhard, Von Breton, and Weiss; Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary by Anthony Denzer.