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Before it was ours, it was theirs.
Mar Vista turns 90 this year — and the history of this land is the history of people who couldn’t quite bring themselves to leave it. Here’s a look at the hands that shaped these nine acres before we got here.
📸 Tom and Renata Dorn outside the residence, circa 2000 — the year they took the reins at Mar Vista.
📸 Tom in the early stages of building the harvest garden. What started as bare ground is now one of the most beloved corners of the property.
📸 Billie Ruth and John Crowley — owners from the ‘80s through 2000 — standing outside the residence where they welcomed every single guest.
📸 Deanna in Cottage #8 after becoming the the new owners
📸 Ericksen and Louis, original owners and founders of Mar Vista
Putting this here before May gets away.
We would rather touch grass, wouldn’t you?
