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First Annual ModernPhoenix Celebration
and Neighborhood Home Tour
April 2005

Photos by Alison King and Walt Lockley

During the home tour, James LaBar M shares the results with his research on the Windemere
neighborhood history with his neighbor, architect Jim Richärd -- her majesty Orion presiding.

 

James' chalkboard timeline offered much-needed research on neighborhood history,
including aerial maps and articles about Ralph Haver and his associates.

 

James used a surplus-bought chalkboard from Arizona State University
to fill in blanks through Windemere's history.

 

Marty Trahan M, a newcomer to the state, scanned the streets of Phoenix with Interior Design educator Carol Morrow M.

 

The Richärd Residence's front lawn was an inviting semi-public space that drew members further into the home tour.

 

Joint compound was manipulated to form this combed texture on both sides of a dividing wall.
This wall treatment was a feature members couldn't stop talking about.

 

Like many Windemere residences, the Richärd's backyard features a modest kidneybean pool
with classic springboard diver. The corruegated-clad area is an encosure of the original driveway pad.

 

Real estate agent Jennifer Hibbard M chats with Al Beadle's great neice
Lindsey Kohrt M and their husbands, Matthew and Loring at the LaBar's home M.

 

Homeowner Jeff explains his plans for the front facade renovation of his Haver Home with Wolfgang M
and Bettina who are seeking the next trend in modern living, even long-distance from Germany!

 

Jeff and Lexine's unglazed hardscape by sunset...

and semi-glazed by the blue of dusk...

 

Sturdy wire bins containing recovered and distressed bricks await laying.

 

The Place Doctor Walt Lockely M and Darlene enjoyed their stroll through Picadilly,
closely by the Peterson M family and the Kohrts M.

 

The peak turnout was well over 100, the majority of whom were ModPhx members.

 

Seven door prizes generously donated by community members were a big draw to the ModPhx volunteer table.

 

2b mod's M donated fiberglass Eames chair blended perfectly into the handpainted swirly hardscape
of the Danley's M backyard as partiers anticipated the door prize drawings.

 

ModPhx site founders Matthew M and Alison King M are surprised with receipt of a Danley family artifact:
a repro of a watercolor rendering of a modern home, including butterfly-roofed garage.

Illustration by Ignacio Salvador Pizzo, Shawn's grandfather.

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