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Bob Beckstrom's Company Has Been Selling Wood Doors and Millwork To & A monthly section on community businesses and local entrepreneurs. ■ August 23, 2006 LSO INSIDE ALENDAR EAL STATE LASSIFIEDS SECTION 2 A C 32 | R E 34 | C 45 These doors are examples of the custom work by Beckstrom & Co. Door man Bob Beckstrom’s company has been selling wood doors and millwork to the Western market for 50 years By Jane Knoerle Almanac Lifestyles Editor the business of supplying custom doors. Atherton is filled hen Beckstrom and Co. started as a manu- with impressive homes sporting Beckstrom’s doors, includ- facturer’s representative selling wood doors ing those of Jerry Rice and former resident Joe Montana. W50 years ago, a rail car load of doors (1,200 of “I stuffed one of our brochures in Joe Montana’s mail- them) cost $9,000. Today many front door units cost box,” says Mr. Beckstrom. “His contractor later told me $9,000 or a lot more. they (Joe and Jennifer Montana) picked doors out they In those early days, the company’s products were sold saw in the brochure.” Now craftsmen-style doors are real popular, especially in mostly for large tract developments. Hollywood has also beckoned. Mr. Beckstrom recalls a this area,” he says. “We sell a lot of doors up in Tahoe. They “The builders used all flush trip south to correct a problem love mahogany and alder (wood).” doors because they were cheap, with a French door in Heather Homeowners, especially those with imposing houses, $4 or $5 each,” says Bob Beck- Locklear’s Bel Air home. want a door that is rich-looking, not garish. They are looking strom of Menlo Park, the com- He recounts the thrill of tour- to make a statement. After all, “The thing you see first is the pany’s president. Bob Beckstrom supplies ing George Lucas’ Skywalker front door,” he says. Twenty years ago, the com- doors to the rich, famous Ranch when it was being built. An Oregon coast resident wanted a door with glass pany began specializing in The main house was patterned panels tinted blue to resemble waves. An Asian dragon custom wood doors and mill- and the rest of us. after the Victorian mansion theme was carried out in carvings on entry doors and in work for residential and com- featured in the television pro- etchings on a second pair of doors in the front entry in mercial developments. gram “Falconcrest.” Doors of a another home. Many costly entry ways feature panels of Today the emphasis is on quality, says Mr. Beckstrom, different species of wood were used on each floor: fir, white beveled leaded glass. The price tag on an elaborate entry with panel doors the popular choice. oak, maple, mahogany and cherry. The five-floor-house can easily reach $20,000. Beckstrom & Co. carries all-wood doors made from any included a theater seating 50. Mr. Beckstrom represents Summit Woodworking wood specie, generally available in any size. For example, The late cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers commis- Mill in Oregon. “It started out as two guys working in 36 doors made for the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco are sioned a front door with stained glass panels and carved a garage outside their house, now they have 15 employ- 16-feet tall. images of his horse, Trigger. ees.” A custom door usually takes eight to 10 weeks from “We have also supplied several winery doors in Napa that You don’t see the use of much stained glass anymore, order to installation. measure 10 feet wide by 12 feet tall,” says Mr. Beckstrom. says Mr. Beckstrom. “People don’t want color. Rain Beckstrom & Co. moved from San Mateo to Menlo Park Homeowners are also finding bigger is better. “A few years glass, bamboo glass, and seedy glass (patterned glass) in 1960. Mr. Beckstrom started working for the company, ago, the 6-foot, 8-inch tall door was standard. Now many are popular,” he says. founded by his father, the late John Beckstrom, in 1968. are going for the 8-foot door.” Styles in doors come and go. “In the 70s and 80s, the Bob Beckstrom agrees he couldn’t be in a better place for wagon wheel (with a half circle window) was a real hot item. See DOOR MAN, page 31 August 23, 2006 ■ The Almanac ■ 29 Classic Traditional Home! This remodeled and expanded home features 5BD/4.5BA and over 4700 sq. ft. of beautiful living space. Glorious setting. Woodside Elementary School District. Offered at $4,750,000 West Atherton Cul De Sac! Artfully built 18 yrs ago with dramatic vaulted ceilings, 3BD/2.5BA, remodeled kitchen and master bath, ground floor master suite and inviting grounds. Las Lomitas schools. www.43ParkerAvenue.com Offered at $2,075,000 Extraordinary West Atherton Location! 1.37 +/- acres on level, usable land for new construction. A perimeter abundant with oak trees offers wonderful privacy. Menlo Park schools. Offered at $6,750,000 30 ■ The Almanac ■ August 23, 2006 MONEY & BUSINESS Swimming at Burgess Pool Your place for fitness, fun, and family. Wikia.com launches travel site • Open swim and laps 7 days per week By Sean Howell Special to the Almanac pedia.com, an encyclopedic It also contains a list of recent • Lessons year-round collection of single articles. and upcoming events. for kids of all levels he creators of Menlo However, the site is far from • Fitness, swim teams, Park-based Wikia.com Adaptable travel guide complete. The Golden Gate water polo, triathlon Thave launched a new World.wikia.com is made up of Bridge is the only listing under • PLUS picnics and “wiki” for travelers to share some 1,000 pages edited by over “Bay Area Landmarks,” and Friday Movie Nights! information about places 50 users, Mr. Kaufman said. currently there are no entries they’ve visited. He likened World.wikia.com for concert venues, bars or World.wikia.com differs to a home page from which users nightclubs. Program info, hours, from traditional travel guides can browse through geographic Menlo Swim and Sport directions, prices and more: in that users can create and regions and learn a wide variety Edit away 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 edit its content, site founder of information about each place. That, Mr. Kaufman said, is 650-328-SWIM (7946) www.menloswim.com Bill Kaufman said. Visitors to The site also allows users to pro- where users come in. Before the site can edit information vide tips about traveling to niche the site can become a viable on any page they wish, or cre- audiences, such as travelers with source for travelers, it will need ate new pages to address a topic pets and children, or lesbian and help from people who have that hasn’t yet been covered. gay travelers. visited or live in the cities listed It also has the advantages “The community will deter- on the page. of being free and containing mine which direction these arti- “At this point, there are lots updated information contrib- cles and projects will go, but the of holes in the content,” Mr. uted by a number of users, Mr. purpose of the wiki is to focus on Kaufman said. “But that’s part Kaufman said. anything a traveler would find of the attraction for some who World.wikia.com is one of relevant,” Mr. Kaufman said. want to be the first to add con- over 1,500 Web sites based The home page for San Fran- tent to a wiki.” on Wikia.com. Each “wiki” cisco, for instance, features Because the project is in the addresses a specific topic, rang- photos of the city, information early stages of development, ing from travel to specific TV about politics and transporta- users can list pages that need shows to academic fields. tion, lists of local schools and work on the home page, as well It was founded by James newspapers, and brief descrip- as the cities that they found to Wales, who also created Wiki- tions of other Bay Area cities. be most complete. A Keith Kadera joins Coldwell Banker Keith Kadera is a new sales associate at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office at Peninsula GI Research Cortland Marcelli, 800 El Camino Real in Menlo Redwood City Clinical Research Coordinator Park, office manager Wendy McPherson has tel: 650-364-2900 announced. www.gerd411.com He previous- ly worked as senior director Serving the Community of sales train- for over 52 years Cowboy actor and ing and busi- singer Roy Rogers ness alliances had this custom door Keith Kadera at Hitachi Data carved with his initials Systems. He and images of his horse, and his wife Trigger. own 1-800-DryClean, a free pickup and delivery service for dry cleaning and laundry. DOOR MAN floor of 648 Menlo Ave. in Mr. Kadera is co-chief ambas- continued from page 29 downtown Menlo Park. sador for the Redwood City Specializing in All three of the Beckstrom Chamber of Commerce and is Bob Beckstrom is a graduate of children, Rob, Lori and Casey, chairperson for the Hometown • Property Sales Menlo-Atherton High School, are M-A graduates. Bob and his Holidays Festival for Kids in Commercial & Residential class of 1960, and president of wife, Mary, live in Menlo Oaks. downtown Redwood City. the Menlo-Atherton Alumni Ms. Beckstrom is a teacher at A past president of the Kennedy • Rental Association. After graduating Laurel School. Middle School PTA, he annu- Apartments, Condominiums and Homes from Humboldt State Univer- Mr. Beckstrom is used to ally chaperones a 10-day, seventh- Property Management sity, he worked for United Air people making jokes about The grade Grand Canyon trek.
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