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SELF-MADE MAN
Remembering S.F. Architect Bob Anshen:
Inventor of Eichler Homes -- and Himself
ART IMITATES LIFE
Passionate Artists and the Mid-Century
Modern Architecture that Inspires Them
FAMILY-FIRST FAIRHAVEN
San Jose's tiny, obscure Eichler neighborhood
lays out the welcome mat for its newcomers
EICHLER TRACT A CLASS ACT
Students team up with L.A. Conservancy to
keep alive suburbia's modern architecture
STREETSCAPE SMARTS
How our mid-century modern tracts are
safeguarding their architectural character
SUNNY DAYS, SUNNYVALE
Eichler owners of Rancho Verde come together
to protect and celebrate their neighborhood
VALLEY OF THE ARTISTS
Beneath Lucas Valley's hills of inspiration
a special creative renaissance is on the rise
X-100 ON THE SCREEN
Get a tour of Eichler's historic X-100 steel
house through this long-lost 1950s newsreel
SUMMIT ON HIGH
Once a tower of controversy and Eichler's dream,
meet this legend of 'non-pretentious elegance'
HIGH ON HOLLYWOOD
Lights, cameras, and actions point the Eichlers
of Balboa Highlands to a future that's 'historic'
KEEPERS OF THE VALLEY
In pristine and serene Lucas Valley, locals watch
over their Eichler homes, hills, and the good life
TRANSCENDING TIME
Walnut Creek's Rancho San Miguel celebrates
its 50th anniversary eyeing historic designation
ORANGE RENAISSANCE
The free-spirited Eichler owners of Fairhaven are
making a difference with pride and camaraderie
BEYOND EICHLER CRAZY
San Jose's Fairglenners warm up their tract with
contagious 'neighborliness' -- making it a great place
ROOTS OF THE EICHLER GABLE
The soaring central peak took the Eichler design to
new heights -- with drama and greater buyer appeal
EICHLER'S EARLY YEARS: 1949-'50
50 years later, we return to the manors and gardens
that embellished the great Eichler home prototype
EICHLER'S EARLY YEARS: 1951-'52
Award-winning experiments of design innovation
-- touring Eichler's early California subdivisions
THE MYSTERY OF THE EICHLER ATRIUM
An inside look at the 'hole in the house' sheds
light on when and how the Eichler atrium was born
THE HOUSE THAT 'HOME' BUILT
When national TV put Eichler Homes at center stage
-- the ambitious "House that 'Home' Built" program
ARCHITECT AARON GREEN
When Joe Eichler met architect Aaron Green -- for a
'lost' Eichler development that broke the design mold
IMAGE THAT MOVED EICHLER
Touching image of inspiration that stirred Eichler's
soul -- two boys, two races, one poignant photograph
ARCHITECT A. QUINCY JONES
Touring California with architect A. Quincy Jones --
the remarkable modern designs of Jones & Emmons
EICHLER'S ATHERTON HOME
Bound for glory: the original Atherton home in which
builder Joe Eichler relived his FLWright experience
THE 'LIFE' HOUSE
Eichler meets revered architect Pietro Belluschi --
and builds a multi-level showpiece for Life magazine
LAST DAYS OF EICHLER HOMES
A great building machine hits rock bottom -- when
Eichler's urban high-rise gamble toppled his company
LOST EICHLERS OF NEW YORK
A homecoming, a promised land, expansion cut short
-- three relics of Eichler's derailed East Coast fling
U.S. GYPSUM'S 'RESEARCH VILLAGE'
When Joe Eichler and the homebuilding elite
shaped a glimpse of America's house of the future
EICHLER X-100
Discover Eichler's San Mateo 'X-100' house of steel
-- the Eichler of the century, design for the ages
THE BAZETT HOUSE
A 'paradise lost' that Joe Eichler never regained
-- the legendary Bazett house of Frank Lloyd Wright
THE EICHLER ATRIUM
At home with the great outdoors at center stage --
experiencing the heart & soul of the Eichler home
BUILDER ROBERT RUMMER
Much more than a coincidence -- when the Eichler
modern aesthetic rose up in the suburbs of Portland
UNFOLDING THE EICHLER DESIGN
The evolution of the Eichler design -- pivotal turns
and experiments enroute to a better way of living
THE EICHLER EXPERIENCE
What's the psychology behind the Eichler lifestyle?
A look at the intimate dance of house and home
THE EICHLER HOMEOWNERS
Spotlight on Joe Eichler's homeowners -- is there a
California temperament that inhabits the Eichlers?
EICHLER SALESMAN JONAS HARSCHEL
His restless soul steered him to the Eichler fold --
and shared liberal values forged a deep connection
THE CATHERINE MUNSON STORY
'First lady' of Eichler sales continues to woo new
buyers with her charm and an irresistible lifestyle
PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND THE EICHLERS
For 14 years, Ernie Braun captured Eichler Homes'
modernist utopia with his camera bigger than life
JOE EICHLER PROFILE
Iron will, steadfast vision, and unwavering
integrity were vital to the builder's success
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