JOSEPH G. PACELLI & ALESTA
He sees the Bold and the Beautiful Life!
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t’s all in the way we look at things and what we conclude from
what we see. Thank goodness for those who have designed and
developed, and fought through diversity to materialize the physical
world we have around us today. Call it insight, intuition, or divine
intervention, most of us agree that a special mental activity resides
in the minds of great artists, great architects and designers, whom
we give credit for designing and engineering tremendous structures,
and beautiful, magnificent cities. We’ve witnessed the results of those
who’ve dared to build their dreams into realities, such as Del Webb,
Frank Lloyd Wright and many more.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Joseph G. Pacelli seemed
gifted with a keen insight into the future of how structures could be improved or created. Graduating from the
University of Connecticut with an A B Degree in theatre
design, Joseph Pacelli found himself heading west. In
California, he did post-graduate work at UCLA. This architectural designer found the road to success for him began
with NBC Universal Studios, then WDE (Walt Disney
Enterprises), Disneyland and the New York World’s Fair.
OF OUR FATHERS.
Like most visitors to Big Bear Valley, many of who are
winter-sports enthusiasts, the Pacelli’s decided to become
permanent residents of Big Bear Lake. At that benchmark,
Joe designed their residence and had it built by a local
contractor in the Fox Farm neighborhood of Big Bear
Lake, California.
For the past twenty-eight years Big Bear Valley has been
home-base for a most ‘worthy of notice’ man, Joseph G.
Pacelli, and his wife Alesta. They fit right into the ‘fabric’
of the mountain community, by volunteering to participate
in various community events. Joe’s out-going personality with his positive attitude of seeing good in everyone,
attracts friends far and wide.
Ironically, Joe met his future wife, Alesta, on the job where
they were both employed by an interior design firm in
Beverly Hills. His designing career took him to designing
hotels in Las Vegas with names like the Aladdin, Flamingo,
and the Sarah Tahoe. The Hilton Hotel Corporation
assigned Joe Pacelli as lead interior designer on the
Palacio Del Rio Hotel
at Riverwalk in San
Antonio, Texas. Many
more hotels and noted
restaurants nation-wide
also have the Pacelli
stamp. Well, Joe’s talents didn’t end with the
Dave Stone owner of Wine Room at
prestigious landmark
Wolf Creek Resort & Senator Michael Morr [