April 24, 2008
Simple, yet elegant curves. From the 1960’s neighborhood called Winterwood which is on both sides of Sahara Avenue, EAST Of Nellis Boulevard on the far west side. There’s a lot of modernism, as well as ranch […]
April 22, 2008
There’s only one house EVER that I’ve found with this mid century modern block design. I don’t even know if we can call them blocks at all. I call them the stalagmites. Or is that Stalactites? […]
April 22, 2008
Number 11 of our series is a relatively simple design in a square block. The interior is a diamond with rounded edges. I found it on numerous homes through out Vintage Las Vegas, so it’s […]
April 20, 2008
This interesting design is simple, yet lays out in different ways to create all kinds of different patterns. I’ve found it laid out in 2 different way, but I I’ve never seen it as a […]
April 17, 2008
Yesterday’s flower/butterfly design was a square block holding all 4 petals/wings. Today’s is a rectanular half pattern variation. I’ve never found it where the blocks are stacked straight up and down. I’ve always […]
April 16, 2008
One of the most common patterns is what I call the “butterfly”, but JJ thinks it’s a flower. Take your pick. When you build a stone screen with blocks that are the same forwards backwards […]
April 15, 2008
A long while back, I had a dramatically over priced listing on the incredible Maria Elena Drive. The stubborn seller “wouldn’t give it away” and turned down 575k a couple of times. Of course now it’s […]
April 15, 2008
I’ve collected photos of all the mid century modern concrete block patterns that I have seen, and when this series is finished, we’ll know exactly how many I have found. There’s no particular order that I’m […]
April 14, 2008
Can you get any more retro than an “atomic age” design? Can you see the overlapping circles if you focus at the intersection of any 4 blocks? This one can […]
April 13, 2008
This pattern is on one of a kind that I discovered in a backyard on 8th Place. It’s only used on the top edge of a block fence. There’s only a handful that I’ve never […]