The deck of the Thomas J. Atol Residence in Pasadena, California, was built to evoke the bow of a ship. But when the house was under construction, its designer, William Kesling, was behind bars.

Maritime design on land would emerge decades after the STR Columbia was built (1901) in the form of Streamline Moderne architecture. Most architectural styles were a reaction to social climates ...

The multitiered residence in the Pasadena hills was completed while its architect, William Kesling, was behind bars at San Quentin.

For that reason, very few Streamline Moderne residences exist today. Palo Alto architect and builder William “Bill” F. Klay built the home at 450 N. California Ave. in 1937. Courtesy Palo Alto ...

Atol Residence, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home looks like something out of a modernist architect book ... work around a style known as “Streamline Moderne,” the Los Angeles Times ...

The exposition’s goal was to encourage design professionals to depart from tradition in architecture ... into two distinct camps: Zigzag Moderne and Streamline Moderne. Zigzag is a highly ...

This multitiered residence in the Pasadena hills was completed while its architect, William Kesling, was behind bars at San Quentin. From the Agent: "A rare 1938 streamline moderne home ...