If you are a lucky owner of one of the 11 000 mid-century Eichler homes located in northern and southern California, chances are you are also a design and architecture savvy person who appreciates fine details. Proud Eichler home owner Carmen realized this and are therefore offering authentic Eichler house numbers for sale through her website eichlernumbers.com. You can buy any digit combination from two to five numbers styled in the original Akzidenz Grotesk typeface that the original signs used.

The original Eichler address numbers made a statement about the style and sensitivities of mid-century modern homes. A clean sans serif face that offers unornamented function. Just the thing for the transition into the “New Atomic Age”.

Digital painter Melvin Hale uses modern technology to make old black and white photos come alive again. Melvin’s studio is located in Palm Springs, California where he has been working on refining his technology of digitally colorizing and restoring vintage black and white images of mid-century America – including roadside attractions, portraits, buildings and a handful of other subjects. Melvin has also been awarded several prizes for his work, one being the prestigious Crystal Award of Excellence from the California State Fair which has been a exhibitor of fine art since it opened in 1884. For those who are interested in swanking up their living room, copies of his colorized vintage paintings can be bought through Melvin’s website. (Via)

Here is another very swank and swizzle cool house for sale in California for those of you who are immune to the recession. Located in Desert Hot Springs and nick named The Desert House by architectural firm Marmol-Radziner & Associates. Built in 2005 with the use of prefabricated modules and environmentally consciousness using solar powered energy, high efficiency glass and recycled steel framing. In total it consists of a nearly 7.5 acre site on which the main house, guest house, studio and nearly 2,400 square feet of outdoor decks reside. The price? $1,195,000. For more information and images visit Crosby Doe Associates. Thank you again Royalton for the tip.

Seeing its summer and many people are on vacation, here are some lovely photos and brochures from the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California for you to peruse – maybe you and your family are due for another road trip in ye old station wagon?The Hotel was built along the park in 1955 but not operated by Disney until 1988 because the park proved to be to costly to build at the time. For more Disneyland adventures visit our friends at Stuff from the Park and Gorillas Don’t Blog.