On Black's Beach in La Jolla, California (clothing optional), sits a mushroom shaped house called "The Pavilion", that only seals, sea lions and surfers once knew about. In 1968, Sam Bell, heir to General Mills (Bell's Potato Chips), bought a summer home on a 300 foot cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. He wanted to take advantage of the beach below, so he contracted architect, Dale Naegle, to design a guest retreat directly on the surf. In order to reach the house, an almost vertical tramway was built to connect the two homes!
Wouldn't you have loved to be Mr. Bell's guests? If I had mega millions, I'd probably do something wacky like this too. Maybe instead of a tram, just a big slide that lands you into a foam pit :)
{Images via Apartment Therapy by 1. Velo Cult, 2. and 3. Dale Naegle Architect}
