"[3] Of the ten original members of the cooperative, at least four were blacklisted or questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee,[2] including actor Howland Chamberlain.

"[4] Resident and architect Richard Corsini noted: "Most of the people that originally lived here were path-breaking political types," and even after the communist cooperative broke up, the structures remained popular with progressive homeowners.

[4] (The claim that the units were originally built for a group of motion picture cartoonists and their families[5] is not correct, but applies instead to Ain's Community Homes project of the same period.)

Over the years, the units had been substantially modified by homeowners, and all but one had expanded the living space to include the outdoor patio area.

Also, though built for families of four, most owners had found the units more comfortable for two persons and had converted the master bedrooms into dens.