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What the heck is happening in San Diego real estate?!
Dec. 3rd & 4th, 9am - 4pm Flapper toeven Flight Are homes selling? Can I even get a loan right now? San Diego Pottery Tour 2022
These are some of the questions I get on a daily basis in The Early History of Talmadge
Meet your neighbor Wendy Reynolds
The annual tour of open ceramics studios in San Diego is Our spotlight this month is on the midst of our COVID19 shelter in place period. Guest Writer, Laura Henson, President, Talmadge Historical Society back, hosted in person and virtual this year. Visit some of
Wendy Reynolds of Talmadge.
From its movie star promotion to the war and Rosie the Riveter have defined San s best potters-Talmadge potteryReynolds studios andTalmadge. benefit thanks to Diego’ their service!), and if Aparticipating San Diego native, I ameffort, here Flappers to tell you that indeed, homes MerleLambeth Studio on Estrella with guest artists Pierre you are borrowinginclude $701,500 or less, which grew upAve in Clairemont, went to are selling and people are getting loans. Bounaud, Hasuyo Miller and Harriet Sherry. Ron Milligan Studio As we prepare to create a historic district in Talmadge, wetoare learning more about the history thein the conventional putsof you financing Mission Bay High School and on It’s still a bit early see any price Normawill Dr with guestyou artist Norman Lurie. This a FREEState EVENT! neighborhood, including how the subdivisions weretrends laid outasand and built here. category, many lenders still allow attended SanisDiego for adjustment wewho tendlived to measure For tour map & more information visit: https://sdpotterytour.com. to put as little as 5% down. All loans and college, “GO AZTECS!” Along that trend over a 3–6 month time frame Talmadge gets its name from the silentand screen Norma, Natalie, Constance Talmadge. Roy are not created equal, nor are all lenders the way Reynolds moved to we stars just don’t have that and hindsight Lichty, who created the first Talmadgeas subdivisions, that thethat bestI am waystill to promote their Kensington financing programs. Contact me for San Francisco and of yet. Butdecided I can tell you Donate byafter Dec. 20 10th and Talmadge was to invite the Talmadge sisters and their multiple famous husbands the first to a trustworthy lender that can referral years in the Bay Area, she consistently seeing offers onto help open a Holiday Toy Drive Talmadge subdivisions. This happenedproperties in 1926 andinwas effortparticularly to bring L.A.inmoney Diego to provide you the information you need to decided she needed a change Sanan Diego, the to San invest in real estate. In 1928 Lichty added secondrange Talmadge the east side of getFairmount started in your research. and made the move back to her $1.2amillion and subdivision below withon both Spread the joy of the and created a lighting district from 44th 49thseller Street, with decorative hometown of San Diego. After myStreet buyertoand clients. Of course,gates at the entrances to holidays and help us the neighborhood. If you would like to explore buying and/ going to area open houses, this depends on the location and overall brighten a child’ s holiday this or selling in this ever changing market, she cameseason! across Megan Talmadge. presentation, but with an already very Beauvais & The plan worked until the Stock Market Crashset of 1929. During inventory the Great Depression the give me a call at 619.944.2798 or email AccordingAssociates to Reynolds, “I loved a limited of housing for buyers that followed, is organizing building of homes in Talmadge dried up. In 1934, President Roosevelt’ s New Deal created the Federal me at Megan@MeganB.com. I’d be happy the friendly vibe out there to choose from, it’s even tighter Toyneighborhood Drive for kids of all ages Housing Assistance (FHA) loan program to help first time homeowners buy new quality affordable homes. to discuss with you what sets my service and all the planned activities. now. Those that can still qualify for a in support of the CopleyThis program was very effective in restarting homebuilding in Talmadge and by 1936, construction apart from the rest! I haven’t seen neighborhood loan are able to take advantage of the Price aFamily YMCA & Toys exceeded pre-Depression levels. quite like Talmadge.” still low rates and achieve their dream of for Tots. Donate a new, unwrapped toy by Dec 10th, homeownership, moving up, or downsizing. These homes were often linked to the aircraft industry that was booming in the U.S. due to the military betweenmade Monday In May of drop 2019,off Reynolds buildup to the Second World War. The moving of Consolidated Aircraft (later Convair) from Buffalo New 9am -A5pm or by TalmadgeFriday, her home. graphic Loans can be a little tricky these days York to San Diego in 1935 had a great impact on Talmadge’s development. Most of Talmadge within the appointment at 4134 Adams designer for 25 years, she has for a primary residence and trickier still Gates was built between 1936 and 1941. Coincidently, 1941 was the same year the U.S. got involved in the Ave. Stedesign 105, ORbusiness, donate to owned her own for an investment property. For a primary Second World War. our for Virtual Toy Box at:is Olive Design 20 years and residence loan, with many (but not all) https://www.amazon.com/registries/holiday/1E4FHTSO66ZJT/guest-view. currently freelancing. Ultimately, lenders, count on having at Before the Great Crash, most of Talmadge was you builtshould in the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture. she is looking for a permanent least downtoifthe youmore are compact needing to Once the FHA program began, housing had20% to adapt and resource efficient FHA employee position (hint, hint). borrow $701,501 higher as this you guidelines. The FHA even published pattern books that or helped define this puts new architectural style. They December 11th, 3pm You can find her online portfolio thethey “jumbo loan” category. Most lenders were called Minimal Traditional homesinand are the primary architectural style within Talmadge up The 8th Annual Holiday at wendyreynolds.myportfolio. still processing VA loans up to $1 million through the 1950s. Variations of these are Minimal Traditional houses include Colonial, Cape Cod, Tudor Lights Bike Ride com. In her free time, Reynolds $0 down (always an incredible opportunity Revival, and Streamline Moderne. Join your neighbors for 1 of 2 family-friendly group rides (3miles & 1.75 miles) around Kensington to see the holiday lights! Tickets include bike decorations, a guided, Have questions about real estate? Contact Megan! safety-patrolled ride, free The proposed Talmadge historic district is defined by the two Talmadge subdivisions enclosed within the treats, and specials from Megan Beauvais also shared similar historically participating businesses. already historically designated Talmadge Gates. These subdivisions Don't miss one of the best megan@meganb.com designated streetlights. The survey of the districtREALTOR uses Notices of Completion, Accessor Lot and 619.944.2798 DRE 01426805 neighborhood events in San Block books, and City Directories (phone books) to determine when houses were built and by whom. Diego! Purchase your tickets by Dec. 9th at KenTalBiz.org. As a way to keep their businesses going in the Depression, a number of prominent San Diego builders were active in the build out of Talmadge. In addition to what we gleaned from the Notices of Completion, a neighbor shared an original Homebuilders Guide for Talmadge that was published circa 1940. It listed all the major builders within Talmadge and even showed original pictures of the homes they built. Because of this information, we discovered that we had 7 Master Builders and 2 Master Architects that built homes within the Talmadge Gates. Another unique and special architectural quality about Talmadge is the development of the California Ranch style of homes that were made popular by the famous architect Cliff May, including publication in Sunset Magazine. (Cliff May was married to Roy Lichty’s daughter.) This style of architecture flourished in Talmadge in the 1930s due to Cliff May and The Dennstedt Company. We have 14 of these California Ranch gems in Talmadge.
loves hiking, mountain biking, print making, art shows and happy hour. Her passions include travel, photography and she loves her adorable dog, Diego. If you see them out in the neighborhood, be sure to say hello! Happy to have you here, Wendy!
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Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01527365. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate.
Over a dozen of the builders also lived in the neighborhood. For example, John Lovett, who lived on 49th Street, stood on his lot with his wife to-be, Lucille, and told her that if she married him, he would build her a neighborhood. She agreed to the proposal, and Lovett not only built the house where they lived, but 53 more in Talmadge. The craftmanship of Talmadge builders and the compact period of development between 1936 and 1942 give Talmadge a coherence and character that persists to this day. Because Talmadge follows a stepped-down pattern of development between El Cajon Boulevard and the canyons overlooking Mission Valley, much of Talmadge retains its original architectural integrity. This is what makes Talmadge so historically significant and worth preserving. As a Homebuilder Suburb characteristic of the FHA, it represents an austere yet resilient time in our country’s and San Diego’s history. If you would like to learn more about the history of Talmadge and its effort to become a historic district, please visit our website at www.tpehd.com. The Talmadge Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
December 18th, 5:30pm The Annual Talmadge Caroling at the Circle Bundle up and come enjoy this FREE event with your Talmadge Neighbors as we ring in the Holiday Season! Meet us at the Talmadge traffice circle (49th St & Adams Ave) for an evening of holiday music, festive fun and neighborly good cheer. For more information contact Megan Beauvais at 619.944.2798 or megan@meganb.com.
Have Questions About Real Estate? Contact Megan! Megan Beauvais REALTOR®, GRI, DRE# 01426805 | 619.944.2798 | Megan@MeganB.com | www.MeganB.com Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01527365. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. This information is provided for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation, recommendation, offer or promise to provide services. Compass is not offering legal, financial or other professional advice. Compass reserves the right to refuse, reject, or cancel the program for any reason at any time without liability. Compass offers no guarantee or warranty of results. Subject to additional terms and conditions. Home must qualify under Compass Concierge guidelines. Subject to additional terms and conditions.