Tag: early hollywood
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Alta Loma Terrace
Alta Loma Terrace Alta Loma Terrace used to run both east and west of Highland Avenue. In December of 1921, Oklahoman socialite Lulu Wooster bought a piece of land east of Highland Avenue, just south of Odin Street, expanding Alta Loma Terrace into Whitley Heights. Just 150 feet away from a growing Highland Avenue was…
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6612-6614 Emmet Terrace
6612-6614 Emmet Terrace 6612-6614 Emmet Terrace was built in 1925 by architect Frankie Faulkner for silent screen actor Wilbur Higby. The house originally stood as a one-story 5 room single-family residence but another floor was built in 1937 to make a duplex. Faulkner was one of the pioneer female architects in Los Angeles from the…
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2051 Kendra Court
2051 Kendra Court 2051 Kendra Court was built in 1994 by architect William Farmer with 3,273 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and a pool which was built in 2004. The house sits on the very top of Whitley Heights so not only does it have a view of all areas of Los Angeles,…
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2031 Holly Hill Terrace
2031 Holly Hill Terrace 2031 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1925 by the architectural company, Builder’s Plan Service, contractor W.A. Brown, and owner Max Samuelson. Builder’s Plan Service completed various architecture plans for homes throughout Los Angeles beginning in 1925 and continued until the 1960s. This two-story Spanish style stucco home, has a total…
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6622 Iris Drive
6622 Iris Drive 6622 Iris Drive was built in 1924 by Lorne D. Oliver for owner Evelyn Mitchell Chaisty who was a former chorus girl in New York City. The 1,203 square foot two story home has 2 bedrooms and 3 baths and sits on a downslope on Iris Drive (on Iris Circle) in Whitley…
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6605 Lash Lane
6605 Lash Lane 6605 Lash Lane is now a triplex that was originally built as a duplex in 1920. Prior to the 101 Freeway construction, it was located at the corner of Odin Street and Whitley Terrace as 6605 Odin Street. The duplex backed up to actor J. Kerrigan Warren’s house that was on Cahuenga…
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6718 Milner Road
6718 Milner road 6718 Milner Road was built in 1926 for owner John Lenfestey by architect, Kenneth Albright, who was well known in the film industry. The two-story Mediterranean home sits on Milner Road with zero lot in front of the home. 1,962 square foot home has a total of five rooms, including two bedrooms…
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6733 Wedgewood Place
6733 wedgewood place 6733 Wedgewood Place, was built in 1921 and the architect who was listed on this property was H.J. Whitley, himself. The two-story Mediterranean home has an Italian court with a fountain, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a solarium a one-car garage on Wedgewood Place and another one-car garage in the rear of the…
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6717 Milner Road
6717 milner road 6717 Milner Road was built in 1924 by architect Nathan L. Coleman for K.J. Watson. The three-story home sits on a downslope with a total of 3,289 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms including a studio apartment with its own separate entrance. Below are early photos of Whitley Heights and…
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6603 Emmet Terrace
6603 Emmet Terrace 6603 Emmet Terrace, one of the earliest homes built in Whitley Heights, was erected in 1921 by architect Arthur S. Barnes for Herman and Nellie Graaf. The Mediterranean two-story 2,604 square foot home consists of a mission style roof, multi-level arches, lead French windows and doors, and Venetian columns with Corinthian capitals…
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