A trip down memory lane

I am a West L.A. native who lived in Westport, Conn., from 1992 to 1998 before returning to Southern California. While I’m a big fan of our roots in architectural Modernism here, especially the Case Study houses, I discovered a whole new world of gentle architecture and its graciously comfortable interiors that quickly embraced my creative soul.

Some of my friends [back East] owned homes built before Washington was even thinking about crossing the Delaware River.

Thus, when you ran the story of Laurence Mark’s home on Mulholland Drive [“Cape Cod on Mulholland,” Jan. 18], it brought back wonderful memories.

But the writer erred in describing the home as “colonial.” Despite the fact that the porch has columns, the shingle siding, the stonework around the planting areas and the open beam interior evoke more of the coastal New England style, including Cape Cod. Colonial it is not.

Thank you for igniting such fond memories.

DAVID OHMAN

Irvine