In the News - Architecture Tours L.A.

Tour de Force

Architecture Tours L.A. is No Crash Course
Story and photos by Nikki Pedersen

  Out of a Brentwood hillside, at 449 Skyewiay Road, cantilevers a Lloyd Wright masterpiece whose supervising architect was John Lautner. Even Laura Massino, architectural historian and owner of Architecture Tours L.A, has to pause in reverence. "If I could choose any house to live in, it'd be that one," Massino declares. That day, the only Sturges House occupant to show any interest in our longing is four-legged Woosh; we're off in a black '62 Caddy before his bark hits our tail fins.
  For $50 each, you too can have the next-best thing to time travel, cruising the decades with up to four other passengers, riding in style from Victorian to Postmodern and everything in between. There's Hollywood, Silver Lake, Hancock/Miracle Mile, West Hollywood/Beverly Hills and Pasadena tours to get you started. And then there's the ones you can custom-order. "I get a lot of people from out of town," says Massino: "they get to see all this great architecture without getting lost!"
  Pedal to the metal, it's the best ride in town--for visitors and us locals.
  Archtiecture Tours L.A. (323)464-7868. www.architecturetoursla.com