Robert Gaddie, whose waterbed store was one of the early businesses that established the 9th and 9th neighborhood and contributed to the area’s underground culture, has died. He died Dec. 6 after ...

The bed in Nancy Gerrish’s bright Los Feliz home appears perfectly normal — carved wooden headboard, fuzzy brown blanket, cream-colored bed skirt. The sheets are a tasteful leopard print. A few ...

Nancy Gerrish, 78, reclines on her cherished waterbed with her dog Penny in her Los Feliz home. Gerrish has had a waterbed for 28 years after first sleeping on a friend's waterbed. (Genaro Molina / ...

Have you noticed the resurgence of this nostalgic trend and wondered if it's worth a try? A mattress expert shares reasons why you might want to skip it. While it’s certainly not a full-scale revival, ...

The waterbed was invented by a San Francisco State University graduate student in 1969, and it quickly captured the American imagination. It soon became a symbol of the sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll ...

After marketing made them a cradle of countercultural kink, the beds fell out of style in the 1980s. But a Don Quixote of ...

When business partners Scott Jones and Steve Jaynes teamed up to start a company, Jaynes said it was because of their love for a product — waterbeds. Years later, when shifts in customer preferences ...

Waterbed sales skyrocketed from an estimated $13 million in 1971 to $1.9 billion in 1986, according to the New York Times. The mattresses were fairly cheap, but sales of the heavy wood frames that ...

While it’s certainly not a full-scale revival, waterbeds have been making waves on social media lately. If you missed the trend the first time around, your curiosity might be piqued. So, are waterbeds ...

The bed in Nancy Gerrish’s bright Los Feliz home appears perfectly normal — carved wooden headboard, fuzzy brown blanket, cream-colored bed skirt. The sheets are a tasteful leopard print. A few ...