AD PRO - Into the Archive: California Dreaming

The June 2022 issue of AD is all about families. But from cover star Justina Blakeney’s bohemian hideaway to Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach’s beachy home, Southern California can’t help but shine bright. That’s perhaps fitting, considering that Architectural Digest was founded in the lower part of the Golden State as a regional trade magazine over a century ago. Below, we take a look back through our archive to bring you four more exceptional California abodes.

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“I think doing houses is a disease,” the homeowner of this Montecito manse told AD in the November 1979 issue. “Once you begin, there is no stopping, no cure.” Nonetheless, the expansive garden grounds might just be the highlight of this idyllic retreat.

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Located in Los Angeles with a view of Catalina Island, this home, which was featured in the April 1980 issue of Architectural Digest, was conceived by a San Francisco–based designer. A true California story, it would seem.

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Beverly Hills modernism is on full display in this model home, which was featured in the AD’s December 1965 issue. The cherry on top? Its enviable pool.

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Tucked away in the Palm Desert, the Bing Crosby ranch made for a veritable oasis. It was covered in the September 1961 issue of Architectural Digest, with a diagram of its floor plan included, as was typical for the magazine’s features at the time.

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