Joe Eichler’s tower and co-op at San Francisco’s Laguna Heights are holding up well 50 years after their debut as model neighborhoods.

Before Napster, Facebook, YouTube, and musical ring tones allowed the music obsessed to share their favorite songs with friends, strangers, and even enemies, Americans turned to the jukebox.

They still do.

Friendly fallout of the Cold War, Blomberg’s ‘bomb-resistant’ concrete homes represent a colorful chapter of mid-century modern Sacramento.

The interior design of mid-century modern homes is as varied today as the homeowners who live in them.

What attracts people to these homes is that there is an everlasting quality characterized by simplicity and democratic design.

Home Improvement

Décor at the Core
Accentuating what's unique about your modern home and the people living in it
Cool Current Today: Air Conditioning and Back-Up Heating
Air conditioning and back-up heating systems that offer comfort and reinforce the modern aesthetic

Neighborhoods

Eichler Crazy in Fairglen - San Jose
Fairglen is Eichler crazy—but its 'neighborliness' is even more infectious, making it a great place to live
The Eichlers of Balboa Highlands - Granada Hills
Lights, cameras, and actions point these Eichlers to a distinguished future as a 'historic' neighborhood

Lifestyle

On the Road Again: Trailers
With a renaissance underway, broken-down travel trailers return to reclaim their modernist roots
Hello, Cool World: Painter, Karl Benjamin
SoCal painter reconnects his hard-edge modern art with classic artifacts of mid-century California

Historic Roots

Jim San Jule: Tireless Crusader
Eichler Homes’ original marketing director worked hard and passionately so others could live well
Image That Moved Eichler
Touching image of inspiration that stirred Eichler's soul—two boys, two races, one poignant photograph