Hollynook Court was aptly named, tucked away on a verdant acre at the bend of Highland and Franklin avenues in Hollywood. Hollynook Court (UCLA Digital Library) The seven bungalows were built in 1913, originally as Sabin Court after landlord Nat Sabin. There were two duplexes, four single-family cottages, and a fourplex in the rear for a total of 12 units. Sabin’s mother Effie was the first resident at 1803A Highland, until she swallowed strychnine on October 15, 1913. Five

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