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Title
Cliff May: Lakewood Rancho Estates (Long Beach, Calif.)
Creator
Cliff May, architect Chris Choate, architect Pacific Air Industries, photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Publication Information
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum
Collection
Cliff May (1908-1989): Custom Ranch Houses
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. University of California Regents.
Description
In 1950 Cliff May partnered with Chris Choate to form Cliff May Homes to distribute ranch house plans to developers throughout the country. In Long Beach, they partnered with Ross Cortese, who built Lakewood Rancho Estates. Over 17,000 homes in 36 different variations were built in this suburban tract.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
adc_156
http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/478
Language
English
Place
Long Beach, Calif.
Source
Cliff May papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Relation
adc_156

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