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Two lectures were included with the ticket purchase: Historian Ron V. May of Legacy 106, Inc. delivered a talk at 11:00 a.m. on the history of Kensington. He covered the development of the various subdivisions of Kensington, including Kensington Manor, Kensington Heights and Talmadge Park, with information on the major developers of the eras, including Davis-Baker, developer George Forbes, builder Louise Mary Severin, and architect Richard Requa and his design committee. Special guest included noted Requa expert, Parker Jackson, who discussed Requa and Kensington, as well as narrated historical videos, some from Richard Requa's home movies! Ron May's talk was held in the outdoor patio at the Forbes Requa Model Home at 5318 Canterbury Drive, followed immediately by Parker Jackson. | ||
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Special thanks to Tim Blood for hosting this part of the tour at his beautiful Model Home. | ||
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Later in the day, which by the way was setting a heat record for the month of May, preservation architect David Marshall, AIA, President & Senior Principal of Heritage Architecture & Planning, gave a talk on Richard Requa and his contributions to the architecture of Balboa Park. As an architect, David Marshall has been involved in the restoration and reconstruction of many of Balboa Park's Exposition buildings, and utilizing his extensive collection of historic postcards he has created an illustrated history that showcases the many buildings in Balboa Park that were designed by Requa, who also designed many fine homes in Kensington, including one seen on the tour today, the Forbes-Requa Model Home. David Marshall's talk was held at event headquarters at the Kensington Community Church, 4773 Marlborough Drive, at the corner of Alder Drive. | ||
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