Tag: moviestars
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6746 Milner Road
6746 Milner Road 6746 Milner Road was built in 1923 (formerly named 6767 Milner Court) by architect Benjamin B. Horner. The exterior of the house was originally in Mediterranean style stucco, but now has aluminum siding, a composition roof, and French doors and windows. The two story home that sits on an upslope has a…
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6657 Emmet Terrace
6657 Emmet Terrace 6657 Emmet Terrace was built in 1926 by architect E.G. Lindsay with 2,072 square feet and three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The Mediterranean house sits on an upslope on Emmet Terrace with a Mission tile roof and arched windows. The kitchen was remodeled in 1969 and the chimney repaired in 1979 to…
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2020 Whitley Terrace Steps
2020 Whitley Terrace Steps 2020 Whitley Terrace Steps was one of the earlier homes built on the hill in 1921. The residence originally used the address of 6668 Whitley Terrace until it was changed to 2020 Whitley Terrace Steps sometime after 1958 but before 1974. The house has a total of 1,100 square feet with…
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2037 Whitley Avenue
2037 Whitley Avenue 2037 Whitley Avenue, built in 1928 by architect Charles Kyson, consists of 3,100 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, with a separate library and den. Kyson was supervised the construction of several movie sets for Famous Players Lasky, Thomas H. Ince Productions and J. Parker Read Jr. Productions in 1920. The rumor…
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6820 Iris Circle
6820 Iris Circle 6820 Iris Circle is a triplex which was built in 1924 by architects Fowley & March who were also responsible for building a 36 unit apartment complex on Western Avenue in the early 1920s. This residence was built by a divorcee and local vocalist named Ophelia Smith. The above photo is the…
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6654 Whitley Terrace
6654 Whitley Terrace 6654 Whitley Terrace was built in 1926 by architect D. Kramer for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark, a general contractor. A single family 11 room house was built with four levels and two fireplaces. There is a total of 4,058 square feet with 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. An apartment with a…
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6734 Wedgewood Place
6734 Wedgewood Place 6734 Wedgewood Place was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes for actor Edward J. Flanagan and his family. The 2-story Mediterranean home sits on a downslope, consists of 2,499 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The home has a mission style roof, an enclosed patio entry into the…
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6864-6868 Iris Circle
6864-6868 Iris Circle 6864-6868 Iris Circle was originally a duplex that was built by J.A. Riggs in 1925 and contained a total of 11 rooms in the two-story building. In 1930, now owned by K.C. Purdy, he converted the basement into a one-bedroom studio apartment and was able to rent out three units. Several movie…
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6661 Emmet Terrace
6661 Emmet Terrace 6661 Emmet Terrace was one of the first homes built on the hill in 1920 and was designed by architects Arthur S. Barnes and E.D. Wiseman for H.J. Whitley’s personal secretary, Roy Milner. Whitley also named Milner Road (Milner Court at the time) after him. Milner lived here with his wife, Jane…
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Mistaken Identity #1
Whitley Heights House of Mistaken Identity Upon finding a great website called Hollywood Historic Photos in my quest to find information about Whitley Heights, I found 11 photographs under its own section. Three of the houses under the section were not familiar and must have been demolished for the freeway construction. The first house in…
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