Christine Monteith on the Pebble Beach Coast

Our cute and historically designated office on 17th Street attracts the most interesting “walk-ins.”

The Jones Group

Yesterday, Bernt Wahl ventured up our front porch stairs to ask about neighborhood names. I wasn’t quite sure what he was asking until he explained that he has developed G.I.S search software to define neighborhoods and provide demographic information. As Former CEO of DataHunt.com to provide information solutions to business. Now has Factle Maps

We had a great conversation about neighborhood names in Pacific Grove, a little history, a little culture. Bernt was speaking at the SCGIS 2008 Conference at the Asilomar Conference Center .

I live just a few blocks from the Asilomar Conference Center, I walk through the grounds on the way to the beach. They host many conferences, my assigned voting place, and also the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Annual Fashion Show. No words can quite describe the experience of the Fashion show (I’ve model several times), it is better experienced first hand.

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When I see an outstanding image of an architecturally interest building, something hitches in my core. I don’t know what it is about great architectural photography that draws me in. When I saw the John Lautner’s image of his creation Marbrisa on The Moment blog , it took my breath away. I know that I’m not a “closet” architect. But an image that accentuates the unusual angles of a structure pleases me. There is an exhibit of Lautner’s work at the Armand Hammer Museum in LA.

As a REALTOR who enjoys shooting my listing photos, I try to find an interesting aspect for even my most ordinary properties. Believe me, it is sometimes a challenge. Most REALTORs are “do-it-yourself” types when it comes to marketing. Unfortunately, many of my colleagues may be competent in the nuts & bolts of a transaction but photography and marketing real estate is a challenge for most. As an example, I found this listing of John Lautner’s design of the “Gantvoort Home” in Flintridge LaCanada. Whoever shot these images were trying to capture the essence of the home but…. I’m not sure what the photographer was trying to capture in some of these images.

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