Tag: whitleyheights
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6756 Milner Road
6756 Milner Road This 1925 three bedroom and two bathroom Spanish style home just went on the market today for $2.495 million and last sold in 2004. Businessman William Hunt and architect Nathan L. Coleman built the home with the listed address 6749 Milner Court until 1928. The home is part of the Whitley Heights…
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2178 Fairfield Avenue
2178 Fairfield Avenue In the previous post, artist Charles David Grolle was the architect of 6835 Iris Circle, which was built in 1923. He decided to build this five room artist’s studio with the assistance of Arthur S. Barnes in 1923. Unfortunately this little bungalow did not survive the construction of the 101 Freeway and…
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6835 Iris Circle
6835 Iris Circle 6835 Iris Circle was built in 1923 by artist Charles D. Grolle and real estate developer Bruce McCaskill. The three bedroom and two bathroom home has a total of 2,450 square feet and is located on the other side of the freeway. The front entrance is located up the steps to the…
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2209-2211 Fairfield Avenue
2209-2211 Fairfield Avenue (Relocated) 2209-2211 Fairfield Avenue is a duplex that was built in 1917 and both residences are identical. Both have a total of 700 square feet, with a living room, dining/kitchen area and 1.5 bathroom downstairs and two bedrooms and one full bathroom upstairs. In 1951, the property was relocated to 1433-1435 Talmadge…
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2101 Fairfield Avenue (Relocated)
2101 Fairfield Avenue (Relocated) 2101 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1921 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner Paul J. Hoyt as a six room bungalow. Before most of Fairfield Avenue was destroyed for the 101 Freeway in the 1950s, the street started off at Cahuenga Blvd., curved after Odin Street and dead ended between…
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6644 Odin Street (Relocated)
6644 Odin Street (Relocated) Before Whitley Heights was divided by the 101 Freeway in the 1950s, Odin Street ran west from Whitley Terrace, crossed Highland Avenue and ended in the foothills of Hollywood. A small part of the road that had been left off of Whitley Terrace is now called Lash Lane. There is another…
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6764 Milner Road
6764 Milner Road 6764 Milner Road was one of the earliest residences built on this road in 1921 by Jas S. Bohanan. Originally, the address was listed as 6763 Milner Court and changed to its current address. The 930 square foot, one story Mediterranean home sits on an upslope with two bedrooms and one bathroom.…
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6633 Emmet Terrace
6633 Emmet Terrace 6633 Emmet Terrace, a residence which was built in 1920 (finished in 1921) by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner, William Hoerber, an optometrist. His wife, Celeste, was a soprano singer and danced with the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts. The school was founded in 1915 by Ruth St. Denis…
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2020 Grace Avenue
2020 Grace Avenue (demolished) 2020 Grace Avenue was a large parcel of land at the top of Whitley Heights and was comprised of five lots. Built in 1914, the property’s address was originally listed as 6737 Whitley Terrace. Owner, Minnie S. Jewel, a socialite from New York, built the 20-room resort with a garage and…
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6627 Emmet Terrace
6627 Emmet Terrace 6627 Emmet Terrace was built in 1923 (the permit was dated December of 1922 by owner Arthur Taylor, who was residing at the former Christie Hotel). The Christie Hotel was located at 6724 Hollywood Boulevard and just built that year. It was considered Los Angeles’ first luxury hotel. The building is now…
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