Tag: whitley heights
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Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston Cahuenga Boulevard is what divides Whitley Heights and the Hollywood Dell. Before Cahuenga Boulevard was widened in the early 1930s, it was hard to tell where the two neighborhoods split. As a result, many Hollywood reporters got it wrong and often disclosed a celebrity was living in Whitley Heights when they were actually…
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2249-2253 Cahuenga Boulevard
2249-2255 Cahuenga Blvd. In 1924, real estate agent and developer, John Elsbach purchased a large lot between Cahuenga Blvd. and Iris Circle and hired architect Carl Jules Weyl to create three bungalow homes and a detached 3 car garage on a downward slope. The garage was on the top of the hill, followed by 2255…
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1850 Whitley Avenue
1850 Whitley Avenue What is now the location of The Ardmore, a multi-unit apartment building, which was built in 1962, used to be a 12 bungalow court called Pearl Court which was built in 1916. Architect Lee Campbell, who was responsible for building the Highland Camrose Bungalow Village, was hired by Stephen T. Willis to…
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1747 N. Las Palmas Avenue
1747 North Las Palmas Avenue This 2-story 14 room house was built on the southwest corner of Las Palmas Avenue and Yucca Street in 1913 by owner James W. Dolan by architects Large & LaCasse, where the Dolans lived until Mr. and Mrs. Dolan’s death. Both died a month apart from one another in early…
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1920-1928 N. Highland Avenue
1920-1929 N. Highland Avenue While the French Village used to be located on the northwest corner of North Highland and Cahuenga, on the perimeter of Whitley Heights. On the southwest corner of North Highland and Franklin, was the Highbourne Gardens & Cottages, located at 1920-1962 North Highland Avene. In 1915, Egerton Shore built 22, one…
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2019 Grace Avenue
2019 Grace Avenue 2019 Grace Avenue is a 2,685 square foot mid-century traditional house which was built in 1950 by owner Eva Taweal. Taweal had previously built another Whitley Heights home located at 1987 Whitley Avenue in 1939 with her husband, Louis. Taweal hired engineer E.R. Quam to build this 2-story, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom…
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1920-1922 Whitley Avenue
1920-1922 Whitley Avenue On Tuesday, April 29, 1919, a fire swept through a residence at 1920 Whitley Avenue, destroying the home, which was built prior to 1913, and all of its contents. The property sat vacant for several years before Lila Jenks purchased the lot and built a triplex in 1921. The building consisted of…
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2071 Grace Avenue
2071 Grace Avenue 2071 Grace Avenue was built in 1936 for journalist Frank Scully. The house started as a one story 5 room house with a detached garage which sits to the right of H.J. Whitley’s former home. The Scully’s moved into the home in 1937 even before the house was finished. Scully used beams…
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6551 Franklin Avenue
6551 Franklin Avenue 6551 Franklin Avenue was built in 1919 by builder Naldo F. Stokes who also built several other homes in the area including: 1905 Grace Avenue (1917), 6555 Franklin Avenue (1919), and 6561 Franklin Avenue (1919). The later two homes were both demolished in 2020. Below an aerial of the area in 1928,…
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Filmed in Whitley Heights
Filmed in Whitley Heights Since the 1920s, several films have been filmed in Whitley Heights, some even on the property of some of the residences. The films, range from dramas to comedies, even a serial movie about Hollywood. The following is a list that starts with the oldest film to the most recent. 1. Fast…
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