The '70's and 1970's

This awesome 1970's building has a frieze from the '70's, 70 AD, that is.


I don't know my Greek from Romans, but that is one rocking piece of art. I also don't remember exactly where this is, but can narrow down to the west side of the 1200 block of 10th, 11th, or 12th ave.

Classical

I thought I had seen pretty much everything in the Sunset, and it would just be a matter of re-discovering, or looking at things in a different way from now on. But I really have no memory of these houses on 29th Ave.

I wonder when I see two houses painted the same color. Are they owned by the same family? Do neighbors just want to coordinate? Did they get a discount by hiring painters for two jobs at once?

But there is more than that going on here. Look at the statues. My Greek and Roman mythology is a little rusty, but I think that's Venus and Zeus.



The house on the left has some other additions. A cherub:


And these guys:

The house on the right isn't quite as fancy, but they've added gold paint here and there.


But it has statues of Artemis (or is that Diana?) and Apollo.


I love it when people go that extra step to make their homes stand out.