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Bella Vista Way
Bella Vista Way Bella Vista Way used to be a foothill street with a cul-de-sac, lined with one- and two-story bungalow houses that backed up to Whitley Avenue (formerly Curlew Street). Bella Vista Way actually ran parallel to Cerritos Place and the only entrance was on Cahuenga Blvd before it was demolished to make way…
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Mistaken Identity #1
Whitley Heights House of Mistaken Identity Upon finding a great website called Hollywood Historic Photos in my quest to find information about Whitley Heights, I found 11 photographs under its own section. Three of the houses under the section were not familiar and must have been demolished for the freeway construction. The first house in…
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6782 Milner Road
6782 Milner Road 6782 Milner Road was built in 1925 (original address was 6709 Milner Court) by real estate investor Roy F. Haish and wife Jennie. Jennie was actually listed as the owner, architect, and contractor of the residence. The property contains two residences: the main house which is on the right, which consists of…
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JFK’s Connection to Whitley Heights
JFK’s Connection to Whitley Heights: In the spring of 1940, John F. Kennedy graduated from Harvard Law School and decided to enroll at Stanford University to take some business courses that fall. During that time, John was a frequent visitor of Hollywood as he was mesmerized by all the beautiful actresses of that era. During…
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The French Village
The French Village Architects Walter S. Davis and Pierpont Davis created two “villages” on the outskirts of Whitley Heights: The French Village, located on the corner of Highland Avenue and Cahuenga Blvd. and Roman Gardens, 2000 N. Highland Blvd. Unfortunately, the French Village was torn down to make way for the Hollywood Freeway, but the…
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6776 Milner Road
6776 Milner Road 6776 Milner Road was built circa 1921 by famed architect Benjamin B. Horner, who built several adobe homes in the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara area. His work can be viewed at the Kennedy Library Archive Online. The Horner Architectural Photography Collection contains 307 vintage, black and white mounted photographs taken by…
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2026 N. Las Palmas Avenue
2026 N. Las Palmas Avenue One of the Pueblo style homes left in Whitley Heights, 2026 N. Las Palmas Avenue was built in 1924 by famed architect Nathan L. Coleman, who built various homes in Whitley Heights, including Villa Vallambrosa located at 2074 Watsonia Terrace. Chiropractors Herbert and Mary Lyon built the 3-story, 2,240 square…
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2307 Cahuenga Boulevard
2307 N. Cahuenga Boulevard 2307 Cahuenga Blvd. was built in 1917 by silent screen actor J. Warren Kerrigan who hired architect Andrew G. Paul to build his first home that he and his mother would be living in. In the photograph above, Valentino’s house on Wedgewood Place can be seen in the upper right corner.…
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6860-6862 Iris Circle
6860-6862 Iris Circle 6860-6862 Iris Circle is part of an 8 unit apartment complex which sits on a downslope on Iris Circle and drops down to Cahuenga Boulevard. Originally named Linda Vista Court, the units were built in 1925 by architect Henry B. Pentland, who was also a pilot from World War 1. A few…
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6658 Emmet Terrace
6658 Emmet Terrace 6658 Emmet Terrace was built in 1922 by architect B.B. Horner and builder/owner Claude F. Hale. The two-story Cape Cod home contains 2,400 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Horner, who built the Outpost Building, located on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue in 1927, also built…
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