We’ve talked before about the “focal point” of a picture. It’s the very first thing that catches your eye when you glance at a picture. I think the neighbors trash can makes an excellent focal […]
Googie, or Jetsonesque, or Space Age design wasn’t limited to homes and commercial buildings. One of the signs of middle class upward mobility was the Airstream travel trailer. There were 3 families on our block when […]
I studied this picture a long time, and still haven’t figured out the rhyme or reason or theme, or anything else. It’s nautical with a hint of crystal chandelier and roman goddess elegance. It certainly […]
Right now we’re at 3 year lows on interest rates. Historically, there’s not much difference between now and anytime in the recent past. When I bought my first home it was 1980. Look at the […]
One of the topics that’s often raised by out of town buyers is the concept of having their vacation home rented out as a vacation rental. The City of Las Vegas recently passed an ordinance […]
Our very own VVV cultural historian Brian Paco Alvarez emailed me this afternoon to correct something I wrote. I’ll let him tell you himself. Hi Jack, I wanted to mention that I read […]
Yesterday we subtlety asked ATHOL KAY (Kay is his last name, not his first, so the apology is now official) to do some of his post production PhotoShop work on one of our photos. My […]