“Silver Windows” was a display home in the Piedmont Pines section of Montclair. The house opened for the public to see in 1936. The house was designed by F. Harvey Slocombe. It is on Darby Drive.

Windows, from which one glimpses the bay through lofty pines are not the only feature of this new show home.

Oakland Tribune Dec 06, 1936

Sunlight through “Silver Windows”

Oakland Tribune Dec 13, 1936

From the curved window in the living room, you could see all of Oakland, plus two bridges,

The kitchen, with its floors curving into the wall, eliminating dust-gathering corners was of particular interest to the women visitors. The kitchen was “all-metal” with a gleaming sink, drainboard, work board, and cabinets. Oakland Tribune Mar 19, 1937

Silver Windows Today

• Silver WIndows
• Built-in 1936
• F. Harvey Slocombe Architect
• Allen & Allen Builders
• Mitchell & Austin – Real Estate
• Piedmont Pines
• 2768 Darnby Drive

Links and More:

• New Showhome Open to the Public – Oakland Tribune Dec 06, 1936
• Interest in Home Holds – Oakland Tribune Dec 20, 1936
• Display Home Attracts Many – Oakland Tribune Jan 10, 1937