Clark House (Pasadena, California) Clark House (Pasadena, California) The Clark House is an International-Modernist Style residence designed by American Modernist architect Richard Neutra, and built in 1957 in Pasadena, California, United States. This 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house was built on a promontory in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains overlooking to the east the central Arroyo Seco valley in Pasadena, California. Views of the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley, the Rose Bowl, Brookside Golf Course and downtown Pasadena are visible through floor-to-ceiling glass windows & sliding glass doors running the length of the living and dining rooms in the central section of the home. The
Pasadena, California out Southern California Edison's Pasadena operations in 1920. In 1928 the city contracted with the federal government to buy electricity from Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, which began delivering power in 1935. During the Depression the power company extended its building programs to provide short term jobs for citizens severely affected by the collapse of the economy. Customers were permitted to work for the company for two-week periods to earn money for food, utility bills and housing. Following many further improvements, two 50,000 kW generating units in a completely new outdoor plant went on-line in 1955 and 1958. In