Edgar J. Cheesewright was one of the most important interior architects and designers of the 1920s. His name and credit for his work have been lost, due to the mysterious and hidden history of his Pasadena Studios Building. This podcast will unravel this history and restore Cheesewright’s name. S…
Stories and recollections of ghost sightings in the Cheesewright Building. We also get into the more nefarious part of this story, which involves a very hidden military presence in the building.
It has been quite difficult to find information on poor Cheesewright, but Ginny dug deep, did her research and has returned with as much information as she could find to restore the name Cheesewright back into history. Using his other designs, we discover his immense influence on the Arts & Craft movement of the early 20th Century. Post Episode notes: - Cheesewright was born in 1880 and died in 1957. -The second entrance to the Roosevelt Hotel is N. Orange Drive
Ginny walks us through the Cheesewright Studios Building, starting at the upstairs apartments, then walking the outside perimeter, and back inside into the fully functional restaurant, Madeline Garden, which has been specifically designed to match the original Cheesewright aesthetic. If you are in or around the Pasadena area, you can see this historical treasure in person! Video to follow.
In this second part, we talk about specific details we picked out of the Zuber mural. A video version, with all the referenced images, is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/q_pj-aa4X-0 SAVE THE MURAL, by supporting the podcast through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cheesewrightpodcast All images depicted here are available as hi res prints of various sizes.
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