Camp Pendleton Our Next-Door Neighbor

By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB August 3rd 2021 When San Clemente was built in the 1920’s, it was a new town surrounded entirely by ranch lands. The large ranch to the south was soon to become the Camp Pendleton Marine Base. The base was established in...

A New Life For Historic ‘Ole Hanson’ Homes in San Clemente

By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB  La Casa VerdeThe Abode on Avenida Del Mar San Clemente in the 1920s was a town with over 1,000 Spanish Colonial Revival Style buildings. Today, there are only around 200 left standing. Many of them were demolished after...
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