Tag: whitleyheights
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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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6526 Cerritos Place
6526 Cerritos Place 6526 Cerritos Place was built in 1922 by owners Roy and Hazel Caler and contractor E.G. Lindsay. Cerritos Place is located in the southeast corner of Whitley Heights, just off of Caheunga Blvd. near the 101 Freeway. This property and two other properties on Cerritos Place are all included in the Whitley…
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6867 Iris Circle
6867 Iris Circle 6867 Iris Circle was built in 1923 by physician Theodore Wright with the address originally listed as 6827 Iris Circle as documented on a 1922 building permit. Dubbed the “Theodore Wright House”, the 2,204 square foot two story residence has three bedroom and three bathrooms. As this property is part of the…
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1914-1928 N Las Palmas Avenue
1914-1928 N. Las Palmas Avenue 1914-1928 N. Las Palmas Avenue sits on the southeast corner of Las Palmas Avenue and Emmet Terrace which is entered off of Franklin Avenue. Originally, the property was built as a 10 room residence (2 bungalows) for two families in 1919 and listed the address as 6680-90 Emmet Terrace on…
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6750 Wedgewood Place
6750 Wedgewood Place 6750 Wedgewood Place was built in 1923 by owner Charles Mock and architect/contractor HW Mann. While the facade was originally designed in Mediterranean style, it was altered to a more modern French influence with the majority of the structure still in tact from its original appearance. The two story home consists of…
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6617 Iris Drive
6617 Iris Drive This Spanish Colonial Revival Villa was built in 1923 by architect Arthur S. Barnes. The 3,052 square foot home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and has little alterations other than a porch being converted into a recreation room with a wet bar in 1972. When the the owners obtained a permit…
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6610 Iris Drive
6610 Iris Drive 6610 Iris Drive was built in 1923 by architect Arthur S. Barnes; the address was originally listed as 2019 Iris Drive, but changed shortly thereafter. The 1,614 square foot home consists of two bedrooms and one bathroom on the main floor and a one bedroom apartment that has a separate entrance on…
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6808 Whitley Terrace
6808 Whitley Terrace 6808 Whitley Terrace was built in in 1916 by architects McCann and Leech. One notable rented was country rodeo star and actor Art Acord and his newlywed wife, Edna Mae Nores, a former actress. Acord first married Edythe Sterling in 1913 and they divorced three years later. After winning rodeo championships in…
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