In 1948, as part of the promotion for the movie Mr. Blandings' Builds a Dream House starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, the studio built "dream houses" in cities across the United States. Oakland was chosen as one of the locations.
Piedmont Pines Display Homes
A bit more history of some of the homes built in the 1930s in the Piedmont Pines neighborhood of Oakland.
Claremont Pines Model Home
In July of 1928, a palatial residence was to be built in the new subdivision Claremont Pines. The home was known as the Tribune-Schlesinger Home.
Open for Inspection Today – 1939
A tour of six modern furnished homes was opened for inspection on Sunday, August 13, 1939. The houses were in Berkeley, Moraga, and Oakland. I will just highlight the two houses from Oakland.