Tag: old hollywood
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6662 Odin Street
6662 Odin Street 6662 Odin Street was built in 1916 by banker turned real estate broker Earl Dietz who built a 6 room bungalow on the northwest corner of Odin Street which intersected Fairfield Avenue at the time. Above, Fairfield Avenue (originally called Oakwood Avenue) started at Cahuenga Blvd., intersected through Odin Street, near Highland Avenue,…
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2135-2137 Whitley Avenue
2135-2137 Whitley Avenue Dentist turned broker Ernest Long and his wife, Kathryn, built this two-story Spanish duplex in 1924 and had architect Nathan Coleman design the 2,656 square foot residence. 2135 Whitley Avenue is a two-story unit on the right (above the entry is the first door below the cable dish) and 2137 Whitley Avenue is…
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Arbol Drive
Arbol Drive In 1912, a 40 year old rancher named Herman Baake and his wife, Anna, decided to buy a piece of land overlooking Los Angeles in Hollywood Park, situated on Highland Avenue near the Cahuenga Pass for $100.00. After building his 2 story bungalow home, Baake built the “Hollywood Avocado Nursery” which specialized in avocado…
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Majestic Heights
Majestic Heights Majestic Heights Tract was located on the 6000 block of Odin Street, west of Highland Avenue, below the High Tower elevator, and across the street from Whitley Heights. In 1919, four people bought this plot of land: Mira Hershey (owner of the Hotel Hollywood), A.E. Houghtelin, Edith H. Teele, and Herbert H. Teele. There were…
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Greta Garbo, Whitley Heights and her homes
Garbo Slept Here The term “Garbo Slept Here” came about in 1941 when a real estate agent listed a house in Brentwood and hung a huge sign in the front of the house stating “GARBO SLEPT HERE”. He eventually took the sign down to ward off the throngs of sight-seers driving by. Today, that phrase is still…
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6613 Odin Street
6613 Odin Street “The Dog and Pony Show” 6613 Odin Street was one of the first homes built in the area of Whitley Heights (before it was the heights) in 1914. Before this area was bulldozed to make way for the Hollywood Freeway, Odin Street used to run from Whitley Terrace (near Cahuenga Blvd.), cross over…
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2214 Fairfield Avenue
2214 Fairfield Avenue 2214 Fairfield Avenue (center above) was built in 1919 by a builder named George Harris who sold the 7 room bungalow to a widow and her family by 1920. Harris described the house in 1920 as: The house was situated in the Lockland Place tract on lot 22 on Fairfield Avenue near Odin…
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1965-1967 Whitley Avenue
1965-1967 Whitley Avenue 1965-1967 Whitley Avenue was built in 1925 by architect L. R. Hubbard for George Taylor (pictured below), who used his long-time friend, Frank H. Walker, as the contractor. In 1923, Taylor had hired Walker and architect, G.R. Evans, to built the 8 unit apartment complex to the right of this property. Taylor,…
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2030 Holly Hill Terrace
2030 Holly Hill Terrace 2030 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1922 (as listed address of 2012 Holly Hill Terrace) by the Hollywood Construction & Investment Company, contractors who also built several other homes on Holly Hill Terrace during the 1920s. This bungalow home consists of three bedrooms and one bathroom on the main floor.…
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2171 Fairfield Avenue
2171 Fairfield Avenue 2171 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1921 by a builder named E.D. Dietz in the northern area of Whitley Heights which is now a parking lot across the street from the Hollywood Bowl. The 5 room Spanish style house had a detached one car garage to the left of the house. The…
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