Chelsea Sofa...love

I know I posted about this sofa before, but still in love...great price too. Available at different places online but this place offers pretty low shipping: Fashion4Home

Jury Duty circa 1961

Performed my civic duty this week with jury duty. Not as bad as I had anticipated [actually quite interesting]. But the best part was the timewarp interiors of the San Diego County Courthouse built in 1961. I didn't have my camera, but did snap a few lame phone pics. The actual court rooms were very cool as well [sorry - no cameras please!]. The lobby would be stunning if you could just edit it a bit [remove coffee cart/security station/etc].

But, as with most large mid-century complex buildings in San Diego, this one is slated for demolition soon. Funny - I had read a document about the history of the building. It stated the it was awarded to the lowest bid back in 1958-59 timeframe. But the use of materials and overall interior design is quite nice and restrained. Oh well, at least I got to see it.



The lobby was very reminiscent [to me anyway] of the Cadillac dealership scenes in Mad Men

Check out the phone boothes and fab terrazo!