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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed the landscape forever


Feb 8
Rudolph Schindler’s Druckman House
Modernist architect Rudolph Schindler achieved the ultimate in utilitarianism at 2764 Outpost Drive.


Jul 31, 2024
Welcome to Los Feliz Manor
Los Feliz Manor opened its doors in 1929 as “a home of beauty and refinement”--and it hasn't changed! See inside the Art Deco masterpiece.


Jul 26, 2024
Chateau Rossmore, Mauretania Apartments, Jack Haley -- and the Truth
The iconic apartment buildings on Rossmore Avenue share an interesting architectural past.


Jul 23, 2024
Father & Son Hollywoodland Homes
Like father, like son: Frederick and Roderick Burnham built neighboring hilltop homes in Hollywoodland in 1926.


Mar 6, 2024
Wolf’s Lair: Hollywood’s Famous Castle
Wolf’s Lair is a Hollywood storybook castle with quite a legendary tale.


Feb 26, 2024
Wattles Mansion: Hollywood’s Last Remaining Estate
Built in 1907, Wattles Mansion once boasted four themed gardens and was an original Hollywood tourist attraction.


Jan 10, 2024
Hollywood’s Hidden Storybook Cottage
Go inside the whimsical storybook cottage at 2244 Vista Del Mar Avenue in the Hollywood Hills.


Dec 29, 2023
Beachwood Canyon Artistic Apartments
In 1925, Hollywood pioneers John and Delia Hill built the Moorish apartment house at 2260 Beachwood Drive.


Dec 25, 2023
Slim Aarons’ Christmas Swim: Story Behind the Tree
Slim Aarons’ Christmas Swim is an iconic mid-century portrait that has grown even more popular in recent years, thank to social media.


Dec 10, 2023
Outpost Estates: Hillside Homes of Happiness
Go back in time to Charles E. Toberman's Hollywood hillside residential park in the late 1920s.


Oct 29, 2023
The Hoodoo House of Hollywood
Is this a house of evil destiny? The famous occupants of 2183 Argyle Avenue all seemed cursed in the early 1920s.


Oct 23, 2023
Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Clark Mausoleum
Who are the four people inside the $500,000 marble crypt?


Jan 2, 2023
Tragic Tale of Hollywood’s First Art Director
Hollywood’s first art director is the architect behind a local masterpiece: Las Orquideas villas on Orchid Avenue, just east of the Magic...


Dec 7, 2022
Hollywood Center Motel’s Seedy Past
Over the past century, 6720 Sunset Boulevard has seen murder, prostitution, rockstars … but it all began with a wife-swapping scandal!...


Nov 30, 2022
Too Close for Comfort: Eugene O’Brien & Robert Vignola
Next-door neighbors are inescapable, especially when you’re both retired. The homes of Eugene O’Brien and Robert Vignola were in such...


Nov 21, 2022
Paul Laszlo’s Schiff House
Doctor to the stars Hans Schiff built a shining example of International Style in Whitley Heights—by architect and interior designer Paul...


Oct 4, 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 25, 2022
The Saga of Janes House
On Hollywood Boulevard, there is one last vestige of residential architecture: the home of pioneering sisters Mabel, Carrie, and Grace...

Sep 10, 2022
Snow White’s Real-Life Fairytale Cottage
Before Adriana Caselotti voiced Snow White, she had her own fairytale cottage on Cahuenga Boulevard. In 1935, her father, singing teacher...


Sep 3, 2022
Jean Harlow & the Voice Coach
Although Jean Harlow didn’t live in Whitley Heights (despite rampant rumors to the contrary), her acting/voice coach Samuel Kayzer did,...
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