My Big Fat Greek House

There seem to be an unnerving number of Los Angeles houses in various states of My-Big-Fat-Greek-Weddingness. Above, this is one of my favorites, on Curson Avenue, near 8th Street.

Then there’s the infamous House of Davids off Third Street in Hancock Park, which is an irreverent exhibition that borrows fearlessly from Romans who borrowed respectfully from the Greeks.

Below: there’s an apartment for rent at the Alexander * Ruler of the World, on Van Ness north of Melrose. When hot pink walls were added in 2007, it set bloggers abuzz.

The house pictured below is also on Van Ness, several blocks north of the Alexander. It has a front house and a back house, so it could be twice as nice. Ever been inside?

Just a few blocks from the Davids house, there are two more residences with yards begging to be crowded with statuary.

The above building on Holt near Pico seems headed toward a state of MGFGW-dom.

Above: the real house used in My Big Fat Greek Wedding is in Toronto, and didn’t require much modification to become camera-ready.