Tag: early hollywood
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2303 Fairfield Avenue
2303 Fairfield Avenue The 2303 Fairfield Avenue history is somewhat confusing as there were 2 permits for new construction on lot 9 on the Lockwood Place Tract. In 1918, silent screen actor Forrest Seabury and his wife, Charlotte, built a one story, 5 room cottage (32 x 32.6) while they were living at 1928 Highland…
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6766 Wedgewood Place
6766 Wedgewood Place 6766 Wedgewood Place was built in 1924 by architect Nathan L. Coleman, a prominent architect who built several other houses in Whitley Heights during the 1920s. 6766 Wedgewood Place was originally built for Joseph Wittliff, a salesman in the area. This two-story home consisted of 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and…
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2001 Holly Hill Terrace
2001 Holly Hill Terrace 2001 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1923 by the Hollywood Architectural Service, who built several other homes on Holly Hill Terrace in the 1920s. This Mediterranean home was built for Dr. Abraham and Mrs. Laura Palmer, which remained in their family until the early 1940s. They added two rooms and…
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2116 Whitley Avenue
2116 Whitley Avenue Built in 1910, 2116 Whitley Avenue had a complete make-over when it was relocated from 2127 Cahuenga Boulevard in 1950 by it’s owner, architect Charles D. Lawrence. 2116 Whitley Terrace is on the side of Whitley Heights as Iris Circle. Originally, the two-story bungalow sat on Cahuenga Blvd. just south of Whitley…
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6630 Iris Drive
6630 Iris Drive 6630 Iris Drive was built in 1924 by contractor and owner Arthur White who sold the home in 1929. Currently, the 3,100 square foot Spanish villa has three stories with four bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. There is a large living room with a fireplace, large family room with another fireplace and full…
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2000 Highland Avenue
2000 Highland Avenue (Roman Gardens) The Roman Gardens apartment complex was built in 1926 by architects Pierpont & Walter S. Davis who were responsible for the French Village located on the corner of Highland Avenue and Cahuenga Blvd. Between 1910 to 1930, the Davis brothers created General Hospital, Pierpont-Churchill House in Hancock Park, El Greco…
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6760 Milner Road
6760 Milner Road 6760 Milner Road was built in 1922 (as 6739 Milner Court) by architect Benjamin B. Horner, who also built several other homes in Whitley Heights. The Dutch Colonial home has also been listed as an English Country Cottage that has a total of 1,824 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths.…
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6619 Odin Street
6619 Odin Street 6619 Odin Street was built in 1922 by Vineyard Lumber & Investment Company as a six room Spanish style bungalow that sat on lot 33 on the Lockland Place Tract. Below: 6619 Odin Street was situated below both Fairfield Avenue and Wedgewood Place in Whitley Heights during the era that the French…
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2022 Holly Hill Terrace
2022 Holly Hill Drive 2022 Holly Hill Drive was built in 1925 by famed architect and art director Carl Jules Weyl (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca) who also built one of the Brown Derbys and several other homes in Whitley Heights. Above is a photograph of 2022 Holly Hill Terrace prior to re-landscaping the…
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2149 Fairfield Avenue
2149 Fairfield Avenue 2149 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1926 by builder F.H. Parmalee, a prominent contractor in Los Angeles in the early 1900s. The three-story Spanish style home had a circular room that went up three levels with an attached cone roof that made the house look like a Medieval castle. The house was…
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