Category: Early History
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6738 Wedgewood Place
6738 Wedgewood Place 6738 Wedgewood Place was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and socialite Eleanor Kinsey DeWitt and her father, William Kinsey. The three story Mediterranean home consists of 2,040 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. DeWitt would later buy two plots of land on Watsonia Terrace and build 2074…
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2036 Holly Hill Terrace
2036 Holly Hill Terrace This residence was originally built with the listed address of 2018 Holly Hill Terrace in 1922 by owner/contractor L.F. De Harpporte and architect C. Kaynan. That same year, De Harpporte hired architect company, Hollywood Construction & Investments, to complete the two unfinished rooms in the basement. Below is the “peter pan”…
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2049-51 Las Palmas Avenue
2049-51 Las Palmas Avenue In 1920, British actor Vessey O’Davoren arrived in Los Angeles because the dry climate would be good for his health and he wanted to continue his career in acting. His wife, Mme. Ivy De Verley soon followed him. Ivy was born in Jamaica and moved to London where she opened her…
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6785 Whitley Terrace (demolished)
6785, 6786, 6787, and 6788 Whitley Terrace Demolished When Whitley Heights was developed, Whitley Terrace was built just off Whitley Avenue and curved around past Milner Road and Wedgewood Place, to where the residences of 6785, 6786, 6787, and 6788 Whitley Terrace could be found. The even numbers homes, 6786 and 6788, were located after…
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2030 Holly Hill Terrace
2030 Holly Hill Terrace 2030 Holly Hill Terrace was one of the earliest homes to be built on the newly developed Holly Hill Tract in 1922. Charles M. Hawks, a former vaudeville actor on the Orpheum Circuit as a monologue entertainer, severed ties with the Whitley Heights organization. He was hired at Fargo Realty, located…
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6754 Wedgewood Place
6754 Wedgewood Place 6754 Wedgewood Place was designed and built by architect Arthur S. Barnes in 1922. The original owner did not completely finish the house and it was bought two years later and the uncompleted rooms were finished. The lower bedroom, which had a private entrance, was often rented out during the years. Below…
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6687 Whitley Terrace (1922)
6687 Whitley Terrace (1922) 6687 Whitley Terrace was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner, hotel manager, Jack A. Vanier. Jack, at one point of time, was the assistant manager of the Roosevelt Hotel. He and his wife, Johanna, owned the property until Johanna’s death in 1960. They lived at this property…
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2101 Fairfield Avenue (Relocated)
2101 Fairfield Avenue (relocated) 2102 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1922 by owner W.P. Erbes who constructed a 5 room cottage with 2 bedrooms. The Erbes moved into a bigger home in 1924 and rented the home. Before the 101 Freeway plowed through a section of Whitley Heights in the 1950’s, Fairfield Avenue circled around…
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6621 Emmet Terrace
6621 Emmet Terrace (1922) 6621 Emmet Terrace was built in 1922 by owner, Bertha M. McGrath, architect Rex D. Weston, and contractor W.P. Stillman. The Mediterranean style home, consists of 1,212 square feet, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, with a detached one car garage down by the street. There is a mission style roof on…
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Padre Terrace
Padre Terrace (Little Enclave) Padre Terrace is located off the 1900 block of Whitley Avenue between Franklin Avenue and Emmet Terrace. The little enclave of unique houses, consists of five properties (in order from left to right on photo above): 6610 1/2, 6610, 6621, 6615, and 6607 Padre Terrace. The Ojai Apartments (below), which were…
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