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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed history — and defined the future


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...
Nov 21, 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...
Oct 4, 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 25, 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 10, 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,...
Sep 3, 2022


Where William Randolph Hearst Stashed His Mistress
Such a dramatic house may not be the most inconspicuous hiding spot for your mistress—but then again William Randolph Hearst was not a...
Sep 3, 2022


The Fontenoy
When The Fontenoy on Whitley Avenue was built in 1928, it was advertised as “the first of its kind on the Pacific Coast”—and it remains...
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 2, 2022


Carole Lombard’s Honeymoon Home
The “happiest bride in Hollywood,” Carole Lombard made her honeymoon home with William Powell in Whitley Heights. Following their June...
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...
Sep 1, 2022
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