You can take a hand in planning your own neighborhood if you buy land and build with friends. Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Rusmore, whose house is shown here, were part of a group in Palo Alto, California, who bought 258 acres at a fraction of what similar land would have cost them individually. They shared the cost of road and utility development; retained as a group the services of architects John Funk and Joseph A. Stein, landscape architects Eckbo, Royston and Williams. Their Ladera community was laid out just as carefully as each of its houses. The 35 houses completed are ranged informally about two dead-end courts opening off a through street. Since traffic is limited to their own comings and goings, they have hardly any noise or carbon monoxide, can enjoy outdoor living even though the lots are not large. The placement and landscaping of each house affords privacy and a pleasant outlook.
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source: House and Garden Magazine | august 1951
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