Seeing through

Seeing through

Joey and Devera Losson bring California-cool Modernism to Lakeland Photography by Philip Pietri From a particular angle, the long, low, glass and steel home on Lake Hollingsworth morphs in the mind’s eye into an iconic, glamorous, architectural subject of a...
Cultivating

Cultivating

A hidden oasis on Shady Lane Story by Jarman Peacock • Photography by Tina Sargeant While sweltering in the backyard, mowing the grass in the dog days of August, most of us would love to have a bubbling stream cascading past ancient architectural relics into a dark...
Early Lakeland Homes

Early Lakeland Homes

“Though Lakeland is a relatively young city by national and state standards, it has developed a distinct architectural style in both its commercial and residential structures. The city has in recent years recognized that distinctiveness and made a concerted effort to...
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that

Lakeland dances to the big bang sound “It was the late 1930s. Florida and the rest of the nation were still in the throes of world-wide economic depression, exacerbated in Florida by the collapse of the land boom a decade earlier. People sold fruit and pencils on...
The Traditionalist

The Traditionalist

Blake Scarbrough’s ministry of design Photography by Penny & Finn Blake Scarbrough is a man of many pursuits: professional decorator, floral designer, Christmas-decor installations expert, and rescuer of unfortunate felines, to name a few. In fact, he’s so busy...