Paul Revere Williams is one of the most celebrated architects Los Angeles has ever produced, a talent who refused the limitations a racist infrastructure would try and place on him. His determination and vision created the California dream that Hollywood would export around the world. His designs emote a simple elegance, a comfort set in a dreamscape of historical notes. In spite of his talent and determination, Williams was forbidden to live in many of the neighborhoods where he designed homes because of racially restrictive covenants—contracts placed in the deeds of homes by white property owners or developers that barred purchasers from selling or renting to ethnic and religious minorities.
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