The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
View of a stone basin on a pedestal in a garden area with brick pavement and a low wall incorporating a bench, with a boxwood hedge and trees visible beyond.
Two views of the Fred G. Young residence under construction and without landscaping. Top photograph captures the back of the residence. The bottom photograph captures the front of the residence. Two unidentified men are standing in the front of the residence.
Wikipedia entry for Culver Crest neighborhood, Culver City, Calif.: "Youngworth Road was named for the early developer, whose home is still on the Marycrest Manor property."
Photo closely resembles uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Photo almost identical to uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Photo almost identical to uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Two pictures of 2-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, standing by a trellis with a big squash growing on it. In one picture Rosita Dee is looking at the camera; in the other she is reaching up towards the squash.
Two pictures of 27 1/2-month-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. One picture shows her standing at a table in the dark; the other shows her sitting at table wearing an apron.
Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. One of the portraits is obscured by a white rectangle, maybe a piece of tape that was stuck on the negative. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.
Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. In one portrait she is looking at the camera, in the other she is looking up and off into the distance. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.
Note on back of photograph: Shelty white with blue trim. Fls on door in pink & blue with blue green stims. Flowers in beds in pink & blue. Tree roses in pink
Handwriting on back of photograph states: A particularly interesting treatment. Would like very much to have it, but do you suppose photographer could paint out broken glass in & lamp? Believe they can touch up minor points like that, but am not sure - Is it lemon trees on left?
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.