were admirers of franklin right as was joseph eichler himself -- frank lloyd wright, as was joseph eichler himself. there were subdivisions of all types of houses. some people build the houses they were building prior to the war. the mid century modern houses, whether it is here in the bay area, southern california had a lot of them. palm springs, the whole town was almost rebuilt in the 1950's and 1960's. housesservationists, the did not change. they were not torn down because the town became economically stagnant. that was style developed in the 1950's and 1960's. it is still around. it is still very popular, especially with the younger homeowners. they are interested in these houses because they appeal to their style of living much more than the houses that their grandparents were living in. we continue our look at palo alto as we hear about its contributions to rock 'n' roll and pop culture. >> we are on. avenue. it is an -- we are on parry avenue. it is known as perry lane. maybe the last one left on parry lane. there was an enclave of stanford graduate students that included ken kese

they all were admirers of frank lloyd wright as was joseph eichler himself. california began its growth post-world war ii, 1950's. there were subdivisions of all types of houses, some people build the houses they had been building prior to the war, but then the midcentury modern inses, whether it was clear the bay area, southern california had a lot of them, palm springs, the whole town was on was rebuilt in the 1950's and early 1960's area fortunately for preservationists, those houses didn't change or the buildings were not torn down because the town sort of became economically stagnant. they weren't replaced. this was a style developed in the 50's -- 1950's and 1960's and developed legs. it is still very popular especially with the younger homeowners in these houses. they are to feel -- they appeal to the younger people more than the grandparents. >> we are on parry avenue. it is an unincorporated area surrounded by menlo park. this was known as perry lane. this was one of a few houses, maybe the last one left on perry lane, an enclave of stanford -- gradu

next, we hear about palo alto's real estate developer, joseph eichler. >> when world war ii ended andany of the soldiers and sailo

up next, we hear about palo alto's real estate developer, joseph eichler. >> when world war ii endednd many of the soldiers and sailors returning from their duty in the pacific came and arrived in california, they were enthralled

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joseph eichler refused to play this game.nd he wanted and was willing to sell his homes to anybody who had the appropriate funds. and so a lot of young employees at hewlett-packard and other companies in the stanford industrial park who were minorities, who were asian or black and had the resources, he was happy to sell his homes to them. the residents might complain about this influx of minorities, claim that the property values will go down. of course, joseph eichler's line was, if your property values go down, i will buy them back from you. he never had to make good on his promise because the values continue to rise. there is a misconception that he was an architect. he was not an architect, he was a developer. he would hire young architects who admired frank lloyd wright's style of building. and he had a team of them. i mean, it wasn't just one or two, it was a group of them over 20 plus years that he was building houses that he hired. they all were admirers of frank lloyd wright, as was joseph eichler himself. really beg

next, we hear about palo alto real estate developer joseph eichler. thehey were enthralled with weather. this was a time in the 1950's when palo alto was starting to grow. the population of palo alto more than doubled during that decade. things like the stanford industrial park, the stanford shopping center, and the growth of stanford university drew people to this area. tech people, teachers. so forth. many of them were attracted by the designs that joseph eichler was building. ler came at the end of world war ii and decided to go into the business of developing tract homes. hewas the man who hired -- was an admirer of frank lloyd wright and he hired architects to design modest sized tract of frankthe style lloyd wright and eventually but 10,000 homes in california, including 2700, 2800 here in palo alto. this is one of those tracks. these homes were developed to reflect the lifestyle of what california and much of the country thought it would be like after world war ii. open style, plenty of glass. the backyard. out into the open garden. so you have