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I found a 1959 GE turquoise range sitting in a garbage heap in San Francisco’s Mission District. Yes, this little gem was waiting for the dump truck, so I knocked on the door of the house, in front of which there was the stove. The elderly woman that answered the door allowed me to take the soiled oven, so I whipped into a clothing shop nearby and looked-up a hauler on Craigslist. I had the stove transported to my mid-century bungalow in the East Bay, and restored the stove.

After a little help from Johnny’s in Sonoma (he restores such stoves and has a fabulous showroom on S.R. 29, just outside of the City of Sonoma); mailing the stove clock to Stove Clock Repair in Grove, OK (www.stoveclockrepair.com – he’s excellent, in-expensive, and quick, and let me tell you, the stove clock runs suberbly after its repair); and a fair amount of elbow grease to rid the stove of years – a half century – of caked-on grease, the stove is a beauty. It is the envy of our little neighborhood.

And, I found the matching GE turqoise wall oven. A gentleman and his wife purchased an Eichler knock-off on the border of the cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were in the process of ripping out the beautiful 1950s appliances and bathroom to replace it with today’s all-to-common Home Depot replacements – yuk! At least the couple had enough sense to list the appliances for sale on Craigslist. I drove over and purchased the wall oven for approx. $100 – beautiful turquoise color, and in absolute mint condition. The house had no children, and its former owners seldom cooked at home. That oven goes into my kitchen wall this month, surrounded by white=painted brick

Anyhow, if you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area and have some time, two noteworthy Eichler-home areas are located in: The City of Walnut Creek, at Ygnacio Valley Rd., at its intersection with San Carlos Ave., and in the City of Palo Alto, at its boarder with The City of Mountain View. The roads are named after Calfiornia Counties, and locals know what you mean if you tell them “The County-Named” avenues. They are: Lassen Avenue, and etc., north of the Central Expressway, east of San Antonio Avenue, west of Rengstorff Avenue, and south of Middlefield Road. You’ll have a nice time looking at these 1950s homes. They’re really spectacular, and some owners have preserved the original look/facade.

I am e-mailing Pam the photos of the restored stove. Just need her e-mail on where to forward the photos. The stove has really added life to my already mid-century home.

Take care!