Tag: old hollywood
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Clara Bow
Clara Bow Clara Bow (1905-1965) and her “not so direct” connection to Whitley Heights. The once most scandalous star of the 1920s and early 1930s once said: “All the time the flapper is laughing and dancing, there’s a feeling of tragedy underneath, she’s unhappy and disillusioned, and that’s what people sense.” -Clara Bow Hollywood’s “It…
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1927 N. Highland Avenue
1927 N. Highland Avenue In 1918, landscape painter E. Roscoe Schrader (1878-1960) hired architects Mead & Requa from San Diego to build a Spanish Colonial Revival house on North Highland Avenue close to the intersection of Highland Blvd. and Franklin Avenue. Mead & Requa also built the Krotona Court located 2117 Vista Del Mar Avenue…
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2025-2027 N. Highland Avenue
2025-2027 N. Highland Avenue 2025-2027 N. Highland Avenue is one of the oldest homes that remain from early Hollywood. The main house was built in 1904 by architects Dennis & Farwell who also designed the Magic Castle and the demolished Hollywood Hotel. The house was originally built in mission style for designer and artist Otto…
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2011-2033 N. Highland Avenue
Welcome to Los Nidos Court Between Franklin Avenue and Camrose Drive, North Highland Boulevard used to be lined with single-family residences or duplexes during the 1920s. In 1919, widow Bertha J. Barker decided to build 7 duplexes located at 2011 to 2033 North Highland Boulevard and called the bungalow court “Los Nidos Court”. In 1929,…
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6669 Whitley Terrace
6669 Whitley Terrace 6669 Whitley Terrace used to be the site of building that housed the Whitley Heights Tract Office. Built in 1920 by H.J. Whitley and architect Arthur S. Barnes, the one room 14 x 20 building resembled the surrounding Mediterranean styles homes. The office sat to the left of the illuminating Whitley Heights…
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The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built (and other tales on Milner Road) In 1923, tract 5574 was established on the northwest side of Whitley Heights by “the father of Hollywood” H.J. Whitley, real estate developer Arthur C. Watson, his wife, Kathleen J. Watson, and New York socialite, Eleanor DeWitt. This tract had a total of 24…
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Valentino’s Foundation
Wedgewood’s Wall “If you want to build a high wall, start with a deep foundation” -unknown Wedgewood Place once had a total of 18 lots during the early 1920s. Homes built in 1921 included: 6733 Wedgewood Place and 6755 Wedgewood Place. Homes built in 1922 included: 6734 Wedgewood Place, 6738 Wedgewood Place, 6754 Wedgewood Place,…
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6697 Whitley Terrace (Marion Davies-William Randolph Hearst Secret Hideaway): Fact or Fable?
6697 Whitley Terrace (Marion Davies-William Randolph Hearst Secret Hideaway) Fact or Fiction? According to legend, 6697 Whitley Terrace was connected to publishing mogul giant, William Randolph Hearst and his mistress, actress Marion Davies. Some accounts have indicated that Hearst bought the property for Davies while others say he bought it and had director Robert Vignola…
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1833-1835 Grace Avenue
1833-1835 Grace Avenue In 1927, Douglas and Martha Burkman hired architect Henry B. Pentland, who designed Linda Vista Court on Cahuenga Blvd. in Whitley Heights to design a small apartment complex on Grace Avenue. Pentland would die of typhoid fever in Mexico in 1932. Four duplexes (1833-1835 Grace Avenue) were constructed to create a courtyard…
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2040-2046 North Highland Avenue
2040-2046 North Highland Avenue The 2-story, 4 building duplexes which sit behind this gate on the corner of Highland Avenue and Milner Road were built in 1920 by a commercial photographer named Carlton O. Valentine. John R. Putnam and Carlton Valentine documented the growth and development of Southern California over a fifty year period with…
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