Turntable ‘Enlarges’ Small Pacific Palisades Home Site
Management consultant Hoyt Wilkinson discovered an updated idea that goes back to the early days of railroading when he remodeled his Pacific Palisades house.
The Hovair low-profile turntable in front of his backyard garage enables him to turn either of his two cars, so he doesn’t have to back out of his narrow driveway.
The installed cost of about $28,000 for the 14-foot diameter unit isn’t inexpensive, but Wilkinson believes it is worth it, especially for smaller lots.
Developed in England for commercial uses, the turntable floats on a thin film of water, according to Thomas M. Glatz, regional manager of Seattle-based Hovair Systems Inc., 9863 Pacific Way, Cypress, Calif. 90630 (714/527-4381).
The turntable’s rotation cycle is controlled with a remote control unit and the turntable can be operated manually in the event of a power failure, much the way the San Francisco’s cable car turntables function.
Bob Stane, one of the early franchisees of Stained Glass Overlay (SGO) has opened a showroom in the renovated Cellophane Building, 132 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena’s Old Town district.
As I said in my first SGO column (March 20, 1983), “Stained glass overlay is a real process that is faster and much less expensive than traditional stained glass. We (Bob Stane is the man quoted) use real lead, which is cemented to the glass, along with Mylar colors which won’t fade.”
More information about other SGO locations can be obtained from Rose O. Bartz, Stained Glass Overlay Inc., 2392 Morse Ave., Irvine, Calif. 92714-6234.
