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Hollywood’s Hidden Storybook Cottage

  • Jan 10, 2024
  • 2 min read

If you’ve ever explored the hills of Beachwood Canyon, chances are you’ve walked past this storybook cottage and never knew it.


Hollywood storybook cottage 1926
2244 Vista Del Mar Avenue in 1926 (courtesy of Jim Lewis)
2242 Vista Del Mar
2242 Vista Del Mar in 2022 (Google)

Designed by architect Kenneth Albright, 2244 Vista Del Mar was built in 1926 as a two-family home with a one-car garage.


Each of the units comprise a floor and are distinct in their layout, with the top floor arguably the more whimsical of the pair.

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