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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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6642 Emmet Terrace
6642 Emmet Terrace 6642 Emmet Terrace was built in 1925 by architect Henry Auerbach for widower Lillian Ebner. The quaint 1,386 square foot home sits on a downslope on Emmet Terrace and has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Ebner sold the property in 1929 to widower Emily Levin and her three daughters: Emily (28), Henrietta…
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Lloyd Lane: The Lost Street
Lloyd Lane: The Lost Street Lloyd Lane was a street in Whitley Heights that did not have more than ten lots (most of them remained vacant) which was originated circa 1924. Below is a map of Whitley Heights showing the street going north from Whitley Avenue a short distance to Iris Drive. The photo above…
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2221 Fairfield Avenue
2221 Fairfield Avenue 2221 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1925 by contractor D.C. Messing and owner Rhonda E. Robinson. The two-story English Tudor style home consists of 2,379 square feet and a two-car garage with a total of 8 rooms. There are 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Unfortunately for Ms. Robinson, she was forced to…
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6757 Milner Road
6757 Milner Road 6757 Milner Road was built in 1923 by owner Arthur Watson and architect B.B. Horner. At the same time, they built a similar house next door located at 6753 Milner Road. In addition, Horner built several homes in Whitley Heights: 6627 Emmet Terrace and 6760 Milner Road, both in 1922 and 6788…
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6854 Iris Circle
6854 Iris Circle 6854 Iris Circle was built in 1925 by owner Watson D. Otis of 1616 Cahuenga Blvd. Otis was married to socialite Helen Somers, who also built 6851 Iris Circle in 1923 (see previous post). Otis used this home as a rental until it was sold shortly after. This home is entered through…
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6502-6520 Cerritos Place
6502-6520 Cerritos Place 6502-6520 Cerritos Place was built in 1926 by contractor H.H. Kroth and consists of eight 2 bedroom apartments. In 1982, the apartments were added to the Whitley Heights Historic District and remain in tact from when it was originally built. Above is the complex on the corner of Wilcox Avenue and Cerritos…
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