Tag: hollywood
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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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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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6726 Milner Road
6726 Milner Road 6726 Milner Road was built in 1928 by owner Herbert Bennett (of Barker Brothers) and his wife, Constance. Bennett hired architect Will W. Evans to complete the 8 room Mediterranean style residence. The Bennetts would also purchase 2041 Grace Avenue, also in Whitley Heights, in 1924 and lived in that residence until…
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2100-04 Whitley Avenue
2100-2104 Whitley Avenue 2104 Whitley Avenue was built in 1928 by architect E. Voellmy for actor Louis Salty. (Salty was an uncredited “French mechanic” in Hell in the Heavens (1934). The residence started out as a 7 room home with an attached garage. In 1930, Salty added toilet and shower in the room that was…
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