39 HOUSES / BEVERLY CREST, LOS ANGELES
Sheats–Goldstein Residence
A living-room ceiling pierced by 750 drinking-glass skylights. Lautner's concrete cave-meets-cockpit is a cult landmark of LA modernism, a Big Lebowski set, and a promised gift to LACMA.
The facts
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| Where | Angelo View Drive, Beverly Crest, Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Built | 1963 (construction started) |
| Architect or builder | John Lautner |
| Kind | Houses |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | private |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 12 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 34.0936, -118.435 |
What the sources say
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- The living room's coffered ceiling is set with hundreds of drinking glasses as skylights.
One of the home's most distinct features is the living room's coffered ceiling, the surface of which has over 750
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It was the home of Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski.
as the house of porn magnate Jackie Treehorn,
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Owner James Goldstein added a James Turrell light installation.
One of Goldstein's additions to the home is Above Horizon, an art installation designed by light artist James Turrell.
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Sheats–Goldstein Residence. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/sheats-goldstein-residence/
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