The Saga of Janes House
- Sep 25, 2022
- 7 min read
On Hollywood Boulevard, there is one last vestige of residential architecture: the home of pioneering sisters Mabel, Carrie, and Grace Janes. Now, No Vacancy cocktail bar.
In 1905, the trio moved with their parents Herman and Mary Janes from Illinois into this majestic Queen Anne on Prospect Avenue, as it was then known — built in 1903 by none other than H. J. Whitley, the Father of Hollywood. Its architects, Dennis & Farwell, also designed the Rollin B. Lane estate, now the famous Magic Castle.