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


Edna Cudahy’s Hollywood House of Death
Did the curse of “Jinx Mansion” follow Edna Cudahy to her next Hollywood home?
Feb 4


2919 St. George: Hollywood House-Moving Party
Alice Blackburn invited 150 people when she relocated her Hollywood bungalow to 2919 St. George in 1948.
Nov 24, 2023


Newly-Discovered Whitley Heights Home
Among the dozens of Whitley Heights homes lost to the Hollywood Freeway was 6785 Whitley Terrace, which has remained a mystery—until the...
Dec 16, 2022


The Cahuenga Chalet
This L-shaped stunner was the longtime residence of silent film star J. Warren Kerrigan, best remembered for Sampson (1914) and The...
Nov 3, 2022


From City to Sea
Not every Whitley Heights home in the freeway’s path was destroyed. A select few were relocated, both near (within the neighborhood) and...
Sep 13, 2022
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