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It’s called the present because it’s a gift. The Offline Weekend at Mar Vista is three days of choosing it. The coast, the quiet, and a box for your phone if you want it.
Link in bio for more on how we’re going offline this summer (and how you should, too)
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.
