Los Angeles California 1330 Crenshaw Boulevard Street View 1912 Real Photo Postcard

This postcard showcases a prominent example of American Craftsman architecture, popular in the United States from approximately 1900 to the 1930s. Characterized by its low-pitched, overhanging gable roofs, exposed rafters, decorative knee braces, and a blend of natural materials like wood shingles on the upper story and stucco or stone on the lower, these homes emphasized handcraft and integration with the landscape. This style emerged from the broader Arts and Crafts movement, a reaction against the perceived excesses of Victorian design and industrial mass production.