Outpost Estates: Hillside Homes of Happiness
Go back in time to Charles E. Toberman's Hollywood hillside residential park in the late 1920s.
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Apr 21, 2023
Pearl Park: Whitley & Franklin
“The prettiest spot in Hollywood” was at the corner of Franklin and Whitley avenues: Pearl Park. In 1916, Stephen Willis built the...
Jan 25, 2023
A Tale of Two Castles
A man’s home is his castle. But for Dr. A.G. Castles, his home was quite literally a castle: The eccentric art collector built a pair of...
Oct 5, 2022
The House at the End of the Road
Carrie Jacobs-Bond’s home, The End of the Road, was the beginning of a new chapter. In 1916, the 54-year-old songwriter settled in...
Sep 2, 2022
The Montecito
On the corner of Franklin and Cherokee sits “10 stories of luxury and comfort”: the Montecito. Ahead of the residential hotel’s 1931...
Sep 1, 2022
Yamashiro’s Historic Past
One of Hollywood’s oldest landmarks, Yamashiro is a work of art. In 1911, German-born brothers Adolph and Eugene Bernheimer purchased...
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