December 14, 2023 just after repainted in very faint yellow. Balcony center restored, vases painted. One of the original urns from the steps was moved next to driveway in past decades. Removed much of the white paint covering ceiling of the porch covering stained wood planks and painted brown to have a look similar to original.1988 Pencil Drawing
Historical photographs from South Pasadena home
DriveThe “Lady” of the white house – left pot now by driveway, right pot missingFront walk to driveplanter which is still in front of Rose Garden
Backyard
Entrance to pergolaFormal Garden
Interior
Sun RoomDetail from above, note corner Milan & Edgwood left, tennis club house (center right), Ristow House, Franzen HouseLiving Room – West EndMain BedroomEntrance HallEast EndAnd Mick is a good cookApparently a 1936-37 listing for house1415 Milan bottom right corner. – Photograph of an aerial view of South Pasadena, ca.1926. The frame is largely dominated by tree foliage with a few large houses interspersed throughout in the upper portion of the photo, however, the lower half shows smaller homesteads surrounded by small patches of lawn and separated by what appear to be small agricultural fields. According to a USC Digital Library patron, “This photo is in the Milan street location. The bottom street going right to left is Milan with the left end being north. The top street going right to left is Chelten Way. The street intersecting Milan at the bend in Edgwood Drive. Most of the large homes seen in this image are there today (as of 2015)”. Flight C-4666 08/09/1937 from University of California from Whittier College Fairchild Aerial Surveys
