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7764 Torreyson Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA \| 34°7'38.36"N 118°22'4.77"W
Featured Image By jrmyst \| CC 2.0 \| Image Date 040610		Google Maps \| Satellite Imagery Date 103112
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Update 101213 The photo below was published in a forum thread on Skyscraperpage.com by 3940dxer. The photo is not precisely dated but the narrative of the 092513 post indicates it was taken "last month" so the photo is probably from sometime in August 2013. Other than the fact that it is a great close up shot of the Futuro what is really interesting about this photo is that it looks like the Futuro is about to get a paint job. The bottom section of the Futuro and the windows are masked with plastic [blue painter's tape is clearly visible] suggesting perhaps the upper section is going to be painted a different color. I await with interest a more recent view of this unit showing what I expect will be a changed appearance. Original Images 101511 Image by srd515 \| CC 2.0 \| Dated 032110 Additional Images: Awesome B&W Image of the Harpel House with the Futuro in the background by Chimay Bleue \| Dated 072311 View by Elizabeth Daniels \| Dated 072611		Update 072912 While researching the Bailey Futuro today for the "Lost Souls" page it became apparent that there is a real liklehood that this Futuro is in fact the one that was in Bailey, Colorado that was sold at auction in 2009. Cannot be certain which is why I have left "Bailey" in the "Lost Souls" section but it does seem a very good possibility. Details can be found in the Bailey article. Original Information 101511 Nestled in among the million dollar residences in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles is the Wikipedia - John Lautner designed Willis Harper House and set on the hillside behind the house is a Futuro House. The Harper House is one of Lautner's most critically acclaimed residences and has recently been restored to its original condition by the current owner Marc Haddawy after a previous owner had extensively altered the building. Following renovation of the main house Haddawy is now restoring the Futuro. I do not know where this Futuro was located before being brought to Nichols canyon but the move is a recent one which can be pinned down to somewhere in a 6 month window in 2009; imagery from 052409 in Google Earth shows that the Futuro was not on site at that time but it can be seen on site in later imagery dated 111409. Sources & Reference: CurbedLosAngeles Wikipedia - John Lautner In Print - Books & Magazines Vanity Fair Magazine \| January 2012 Issue \| Page 29 Got new, updated or corrected information or an image I could use? I am always looking for additional information, history, details, images, videos; just about anything Futuro I guess - if you would like to contribute please use the Futuro Contact Form at the bottom of the main article or email me. As far as images go I am particularly interested in those that are either significantly better than the ones already on this page or show a different aspect or detail. If you own an image meeting one or both of those criteria I would love to be able to use it on this page but I will simply provide a link if that is your preference. Where permission is granted to use an image on the page appropriate attribution will be provided by means of a link to the original image, a link to a website of your choosing or both.

7764 Torreyson Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA \| 34°7'38.36"N 118°22'4.77"W
Featured Image By jrmyst \| CC 2.0 \| Image Date 040610		Google Maps \| Satellite Imagery Date 103112
		View Larger Map
Additional Images		Notes, History & Resources
Update 101213 The photo below was published in a forum thread on Skyscraperpage.com by 3940dxer. The photo is not precisely dated but the narrative of the 092513 post indicates it was taken "last month" so the photo is probably from sometime in August 2013. Other than the fact that it is a great close up shot of the Futuro what is really interesting about this photo is that it looks like the Futuro is about to get a paint job. The bottom section of the Futuro and the windows are masked with plastic [blue painter's tape is clearly visible] suggesting perhaps the upper section is going to be painted a different color. I await with interest a more recent view of this unit showing what I expect will be a changed appearance. Original Images 101511 Image by srd515 \| CC 2.0 \| Dated 032110 Additional Images: Awesome B&W Image of the Harpel House with the Futuro in the background by Chimay Bleue \| Dated 072311 View by Elizabeth Daniels \| Dated 072611		Update 072912 While researching the Bailey Futuro today for the "Lost Souls" page it became apparent that there is a real liklehood that this Futuro is in fact the one that was in Bailey, Colorado that was sold at auction in 2009. Cannot be certain which is why I have left "Bailey" in the "Lost Souls" section but it does seem a very good possibility. Details can be found in the Bailey article. Original Information 101511 Nestled in among the million dollar residences in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles is the Wikipedia - John Lautner designed Willis Harper House and set on the hillside behind the house is a Futuro House. The Harper House is one of Lautner's most critically acclaimed residences and has recently been restored to its original condition by the current owner Marc Haddawy after a previous owner had extensively altered the building. Following renovation of the main house Haddawy is now restoring the Futuro. I do not know where this Futuro was located before being brought to Nichols canyon but the move is a recent one which can be pinned down to somewhere in a 6 month window in 2009; imagery from 052409 in Google Earth shows that the Futuro was not on site at that time but it can be seen on site in later imagery dated 111409. Sources & Reference: CurbedLosAngeles Wikipedia - John Lautner In Print - Books & Magazines Vanity Fair Magazine \| January 2012 Issue \| Page 29 Got new, updated or corrected information or an image I could use? I am always looking for additional information, history, details, images, videos; just about anything Futuro I guess - if you would like to contribute please use the Futuro Contact Form at the bottom of the main article or email me. As far as images go I am particularly interested in those that are either significantly better than the ones already on this page or show a different aspect or detail. If you own an image meeting one or both of those criteria I would love to be able to use it on this page but I will simply provide a link if that is your preference. Where permission is granted to use an image on the page appropriate attribution will be provided by means of a link to the original image, a link to a website of your choosing or both.