I don't agree with everything they did, but at least they exercised respect.   Of course, due to the exaggeration from the camera lens, it's not nearly as spacious as it appears, but the setting combined with the views and privacy it affords make me feel like I could live there no problem.  Maybe because we're both the same age.

I wonder if the original oven (Thermador?) was too problematic to replace.  If it weren't stainless, they would have doubtless found a way.   I love a fireplace in the kitchen.  I don't know what they were thinking with the medieval accessorizing, though.

Link provides slideshow/photos.

Yeah, they haven't burned yet . . .

That scenario crossed my mind when I saw how the place was situated.    There have been fires not far from Glendale in recent years.

The asking price would be even higher here in the SF Bay Area.  That's almost a steal, considering its provenance.

Louis, I think the tub is a lot smaller -- as in not so enlongated -- as it appears.  What really bothers me is that the shower stall is so small.  Given that it's even smaller than it looks, I think that was a big mistake for a master bath even though I realize it was carved out of an existing room and space to work with was likely limited.   I'd prefer a larger shower and less space wasted on a tub.

I don't think there's a real estate pictorial out there anymore that wasn't shot with a distortional lens.  Refrigerators, side by sides in particular, are a dead giveaway.  Take a look at the freezer side.  It looks as wide as a fresh food door would be.  That whole kitchen is tiny, which would have been typical for many MCM homes with similar architecture.  It just looks spacious due to trick photography.

What a beautiful home in a beautiful setting.  I recall many homes like this when I was a kid in the East Bay Area.  One of my parents best friends had a home similar to this in Kensington.  He was a doctor in Albany. I loved it because it was so modern.

Eddie

If I moved into that house and called Letty, the cleaning lady I currently have, she'd say "forget it, I do windows but not that many windows." Just wiping down all that glass in the bathroom would make taking a shower a real hassle. That old oven in that kitchen sticks out like a sore thumb. (Ralph, I'll bet you see it all in classic mid-century Gaggenau) Carports are sort of acceptable for mobile homes (now called manufactured homes) but not for million dollar + houses. It also looks like using the 210 Freeway is the only way in and out of the area. Like most Southern California and Bay Area freeways, it's a nightmare a good portion of every day and actually much worse than most.

PS...I have cleaning ladies because of my back, not because I can afford them. I'm half a notch above the poverty level.

I haven't heard anything about sprinklers being required in my 1922 single family home, and none of my friends and relatives who own homes have said one word about it either.

The average homeowner can't afford to do this.   If there was legislation passed, I'd like to know when, and how it wasn't met with huge protests and why there was zero news coverage across all forms of media.

Thanks.  That makes much more sense.

Joe, it's not that far to the 2 freeway, which carries traffic that is many orders of magnitude lighter than the 210.  I've spent time in Montrose, which offers the closest business district to this home.  It's pleasant and is often used in movies, TV, and commercials.  Unless a job required commuting, there would be little need to even venture onto either the 2 or the 210 on a regular basis. 

It's also very close to Descanso Gardens in Flintridge (see link below), which I visited for the first time back in September.  While not as lavish as the Huntington arboretum, museum and library complex in San Marino, it's a magical oasis with an interesting history and is run entirely by volunteers.  I highly recommend a visit, particularly when the massive "camellia forest" is in full bloom under an expanse of redwood trees.  Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions I won't be visiting for this spectacle in January as I had planned.

Regarding the wall oven, I wonder if maybe it has seen very little use over the past 66 years.  It does seem odd that it wasn't replaced.  At best, it's an interesting novelty but I have a feeling it won't survive much past the close of escrow.

I'd tell you not to even get me started again on Gaggenau, but what's done is done.  I discovered in my oven's user guide that there are supposed to be "latching lugs" on the rack that will prevent it from being pulled all the way out.  I spent hours trying to find more information about them on line and on the phone, but they don't appear in exploded views or on any parts lists, and of course, Gaggenau, in their arrogance, stops producing replacement parts for their products in alarmingly short order anyway, so I'm S.O.L.

One thing my research did reveal is that Gaggenau has been around for over 300 years!  That's 300 years longer than necessary IMO.

You know I'm just trying to "get your goat" when it comes to Gaggenau. I really know nothing about it except that it's very expensive. Based on that alone there must be something redeeming about it. I've been in that area before. It's attractive but like most areas anywhere down here you need to take  4  or 5 freeways to get anywhere, and according to that map, one of em's gonna be the 210. There's only 1 freeway where I live and I avoid it whenever possible, not because of traffic but because of my age (old geezers drive slow) and the average speed. You go 80 on I-10 (local freeway) and you  get run off the road for going too slow. It happened to me in my Corvette more than once. You go 80 on 280 in The Bay Area and chances are you're gonna get a ticket. 

One other thing to consider...with all that floor-to-ceiling glass (hopefully replaced with at least double-pane or your utility bills are going to be very high) it wouldn't be a good place for dog owners. You'd be forever cleaning up nose smudges though no fault of the pooch. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful house. But even here in Palm Springs where mid-century modern is all the rage, I prefer a style with a little more warmth to it. That place is screaming for an aluminum Christmas tree.

With a pair of color wheels!

. . . there's a good chance they won't even see this post, so here goes.

Douglas, I emphatically agree.  The holiday season has become a hectic, stressful, commercialized vulgarization of its supposed true meaning for the supposed pious among us.  In my opinion, mockery is the best antidote, and aluminum is the best medium.

Louis, I'm pretty sure my oven is of pre-Bosch vintage.  In my search for the latching lugs, I saw Bosch mentioned and was happy to see that a more competent entity was now behind the Gaggenau badge.

I love my Miele dishwasher and SEBO vacuum cleaner, btw.

That makes perfect sense Louis.  Everything Gaggenau is ridiculously overpriced. 

The person who chose the oven and cooktop for my house clearly didn't cook much, and simply wanted to impress others with her trophy kitchen.

I continue to pay the price for her highly expensive and lamentably poor decision.  The odd dimensions of both appliances make replacing them a costly endeavor.

That is a pretty house, love the open-to-the-outdoors feel.   I hadn't noticed as many flaws that Thomas did on first glance, I'm taking him with me in any future house-hunting ;-).  I do love the kitchen, the original plywood cabinets are a treasure in themselves.