Refurbished Airstreams showcase small-space living as lodging

LA Times, Jan 31 2013 - What is it about Airstream design that continues to engender such passion more than 80 years after the trailer first appeared? “It’s a part of American culture that transcends time,” said architect Matthew Hofmann, 29, who last month opened an Airstream hotel consisting of four tricked-out trailers parked midtown at the Santa Barbara Auto Camp off De La Vina Street. “It symbolizes style and adventure. There is something very fundamental about getting in your car and driving across country. It’s in our blood." http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-lh-new-airstream-hotel-in-santa-barbara-plays-with-scale-20130130,0,2102098.story

Photo by Randy Berg: Hoffman Refurbished Airstream shown with 1957 Buick Station Wagon at Art Center Car Classic 2012