Dogtown Ink

Year unknown

Austere modern home clad in galvanized steel, the basic building material brought into vogue for contemporary residential use by quintessential Southern California architects Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne.

Palms
Venice, California

19TK by TK

The curving volume on the left of this sleek modern home almost appears extruded from the main house.

Canal
Venice, California

1981 by Milica Dedijer Michich

This 80′s home is a curvey, white stucco throwback to 20′s modern.

Thornton Place
Venice, California

Circa 19TK

One of several narrow cottages on Cabrillo.

Cabrillo
Venice, California

Circa 19TK

Two-story craftsman bungalow on bucolic walk street.

Park Place
Venice, California

Circa 1937

This commercial building’s emphasis on curves and nautical allusions typifies late deco or streamline moderne style.

411 Rose Ave
Venice, California

Circa 1955

One of Venice’s many cottage courts, in this case, the “cottages” merge in shared mid-century buildings.

Thornton Place
Venice, California

Circa 1908 (possibly earlier)

This century-old craftsman appears to have Swiss chalet influences.

Park
Venice, California

Circa 19TK

Run-down duplex with Dutch lineage.

Brooks
Venice, California

Circa 19TK

Blocks of cottages come and go in Venice, and have since its founding. Across what was once Grand Canal, a vacationer’s tent city — a precursor to cottage blocks — stood in Venice’s early years.

Grand Blvd
Venice, California