Very interesting article--thanks, Ted. I read it online and didn't see the pool clearly in the picture, but that is definitely the house. You can see exactly where Columbo took Joan Hudson to take her statement at the end of Prescription Murder.
The L-shaped pool is on the right, in the foreground. The water is still so it doesn't call a lot of attention to itself, but you can see its reflective surface.
oh, thanks, Ted. i see the pool now. it confused me because i remembered the blue tile on the sides of the pool, and i don't see any blue tile here.
one other thing i noticed about the pool in the columbo episodes. from some views (like when eric wagner is about to be murdered) you can see at least a foot of tile above the waterline, while from other viewpoints the waterline looks almost as high as the shore/patio. it makes me wish i could see a panoramic view of the whole pool, to see how it is designed.
I'm glad you folks enjoyed it. I made an error in saying that this was the "Charmed" house -- the article discusses several "famous" houses, and the "Charmed" house is a different one. Still, it was great fun to see that the lead photo showed a house so familiar to "Columbo" fans, so totally recognizable.