Tag: celebrities
-
6644 Odin Street (Relocated)
6644 Odin Street (Relocated) Before Whitley Heights was divided by the 101 Freeway in the 1950s, Odin Street ran west from Whitley Terrace, crossed Highland Avenue and ended in the foothills of Hollywood. A small part of the road that had been left off of Whitley Terrace is now called Lash Lane. There is another…
-
6764 Milner Road
6764 Milner Road 6764 Milner Road was one of the earliest residences built on this road in 1921 by Jas S. Bohanan. Originally, the address was listed as 6763 Milner Court and changed to its current address. The 930 square foot, one story Mediterranean home sits on an upslope with two bedrooms and one bathroom.…
-
6633 Emmet Terrace
6633 Emmet Terrace 6633 Emmet Terrace, a residence which was built in 1920 (finished in 1921) by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner, William Hoerber, an optometrist. His wife, Celeste, was a soprano singer and danced with the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts. The school was founded in 1915 by Ruth St. Denis…
-
6680 Emmet Terrace
6680 Emmet Terrace 6680 Emmet Terrace is perhaps one of the oldest properties built in Whitley Heights in 1919. The California bungalow, designed by John J. Franenfelder, was built for owner Mary Campbell. The two story home has a downslope on Emmet Terrace and is a gated property. The 1,080 square foot residence contains three…
-
2020 Grace Avenue
2020 Grace Avenue (demolished) 2020 Grace Avenue was a large parcel of land at the top of Whitley Heights and was comprised of five lots. Built in 1914, the property’s address was originally listed as 6737 Whitley Terrace. Owner, Minnie S. Jewel, a socialite from New York, built the 20-room resort with a garage and…
-
6627 Emmet Terrace
6627 Emmet Terrace 6627 Emmet Terrace was built in 1923 (the permit was dated December of 1922 by owner Arthur Taylor, who was residing at the former Christie Hotel). The Christie Hotel was located at 6724 Hollywood Boulevard and just built that year. It was considered Los Angeles’ first luxury hotel. The building is now…
-
2026 Holly Hill Terrace
2026 Holly Hill Terrace 2026 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1922 by Hollywood Architectural Service Company and the address was originally listed as 2008 Holly Hill Terrace. It was changed to 2026 Holly Hill Terrace shortly thereafter. The Spanish style bungalow consists of two floors. The top floor is accessible on the street of…
-
6867 Iris Circle
6867 Iris Circle 6867 Iris Circle was built in 1923 by physician Theodore Wright with the address originally listed as 6827 Iris Circle as documented on a 1922 building permit. Dubbed the “Theodore Wright House”, the 2,204 square foot two story residence has three bedroom and three bathrooms. As this property is part of the…
-
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…
-
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…
Whitley Heights 101 