Category: Early History
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6610 Iris Drive
6610 Iris Drive 6610 Iris Drive was built in 1923 by architect Arthur S. Barnes; the address was originally listed as 2019 Iris Drive, but changed shortly thereafter. The 1,614 square foot home consists of two bedrooms and one bathroom on the main floor and a one bedroom apartment that has a separate entrance on…
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6808 Whitley Terrace
6808 Whitley Terrace 6808 Whitley Terrace was built in in 1916 by architects McCann and Leech. One notable rented was country rodeo star and actor Art Acord and his newlywed wife, Edna Mae Nores, a former actress. Acord first married Edythe Sterling in 1913 and they divorced three years later. After winning rodeo championships in…
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6820-22 Whitley Terrace
6820-22 Whitley Terrace 6820-22 Whitley Terrace was a 2-story duplex with a detached garage, built in 1920 by architect L.W. Collins and owners Clarence and Grace Hamrick of Pasadena. Since the time it was built, the property has housed an importance cast of characters at both 6820 and 6822 Whitley Terrace until it was demolished…
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6830 Whitley Terrace
6830 Whitley Terrace Some of the earliest homes built in the Whitley Heights area happened on the northeast end of Whitley Terrace and were referred to as “beautiful homes in the foothills”. Pictured above are five homes built by architects McCann & Leech on Whitley Terrace between 1915-1920; only the right two houses exist today.…
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6824 Whitley Terrace
6824 Whitley Terrace Architects McCann & Leech were responsible for building all five homes at the end of Whitley Terrace near Cahuenga Blvd. 6824 Whitley Terrace is the second house from the left (2-story white residence) and was built in 1915; the bungalow style home consisted of 1,429 square feet with three bedrooms and one…
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6603 Whitley Terrace
6603 Whitley Terrace 6603 Whitley Terrace was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner James Ferdon, a Long Beach real estate investor. James and his wife, Alpha, resided here until the early 1930s. In 1935 French journalist turned screenwriter Robert Florey lived here. In 1924 he was signed by MGM as assistant…
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2034 Grace Avenue
2034 Grace Avenue 2034 Grace Avenue was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owners Arthur and Hazel Aurand. Arthur owned the Los Angeles Cement Gun Company and in 1912, his company constructed the Gunite reservoir in Pasadena which was 80 feet wide. The Aurand’s owned this property for almost 40 years. In…
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6797 Whitley Terrace
6797 Whitley Terrace 6797 Whitley Terrace was build by architect Arthur S. Barnes in 1922 and owners, Jacob and Charlotte Miller (red dot on house above). They had also purchased the plot of land next to it and built another house at 6793 Whitley Terrace the same year (blue dot on the house in the…
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6793 Whitley Terrace
6793 Whitley Terrace 6793 Whitley Terrace was built by owners Jacob D. and Charlotte K. Miller, and architect Arthur S. Barnes in 1922. In 1925, the Millers added a den and an office under the dining room making the home two stories. The Millers also purchased the plot of land next door at 6797 Whitley…
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6655 Emmet Terrace
6655 Emmet Terrace In 1919, it was announced that Joseph A. Taylor hired architects Montgomery and Nibecker to construct a 1,830 square foot home with two bedrooms and one bathroom. Montgomery & Nibecker were known to build several school buildings in the area and Montgomery was sent to West Virginia to erect six bungalow houses…
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