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Category Archives: Central Hollywood
Paradise Leased is Creaking Back to Life
A message from our founder… If there’s still anyone out there who may care after all these months, we here @ PL wanted you to know that Paradise Leased is going to start coming back to life over the next … Continue reading
Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church
For this installment of Blessed Buildings, we feature one of Hollywood’s most notable historic churches – the First Presbyterian @ 1760 North Gower Street. The Presbyterians were Hollywood pioneers, coming here the same year Hollywood gained it’s brief cityhood in … Continue reading
Posted in Blessed Buildings, Central Hollywood
Tagged 1051 North Avenue 64, 1449 West Adams Boulevard, 1760 North Gower Street, 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, 605 South Flower Street, 815 Elyria Drive, Alva Grant Fessenden, C.F. Skilling, Eisen & Son, First Congregational Church Long Beach, First Presbyterian Church Butte MT, First Presbyterian Church Monrovia, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Grand View Presbyterian Church, H.M. Patterson, Hotel Snow, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, J.B. Merrill, Japanese Union Church, Mantle Block, Rev. A.G. Fessenden, Rev. Henry A. Newell, Richard C. Halverson
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Paradise for Sale – A Few Interesting Southland Homes on the Market
For a very long time now I’ve wanted to highlight on the blog some of the historic properties that come up for sale in Southern California, but ADD has long gotten in the way. But since we are in lockdown … Continue reading
Posted in Central Hollywood, Los Feliz, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Pomona
Tagged 1300 Los Robles Place, 1328 Los Robles Place, 1946 Vine Street, 2172 West Live Oak, 2700 El Contento Drive, Ganesha Hills, Horatio W. Bishop, John Lester Armour, Longview Tract, Los Feliz Terrace, M.P.P.D.A., Roxanne "Linda" Campbell, Stephanie Vitacco, Thomas G. Patten, Will H. Hays
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A Very Built John De Lario in Hollywoodland
In my last post I noted that I like being right. Conversely, you may assume that I do not like being wrong. BUT here’s a case where I’m actually glad to be wrong. (Make note, this probably won’t happen again!) … Continue reading
Cool in Concrete – Old Hollywood’s Concrete Bungalows
A century ago there was a great deal of excitement over the possibilities of using concrete to build houses – not just for foundations but for the whole house itself. After all, what was there not to like about concrete? … Continue reading
Posted in Central Hollywood, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 1140 Palm Street, 2035 North Highland Avenue, 2045 North Highland Avenue, 749 El Centro, Brown Brothers, Carlos de la Cruz, Charles McKenzie, concrete bungalow, Edward A. Kaufman, Eugene Weston Jr., Frances Marian Emmerson, Jack (Doc) Kearns, Jack Dempsey, Mary C. Tenney, Thomas Edison
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A New Look at the Old Spaghetti Factory Building
Recently, I did a post on the demolition of the old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard and in it I wanted to show what a beautiful building it originally was when it was built in 1924 as … Continue reading
R.I.P. Old Old Spaghetti Factory Building 1924-2012
Yesterday a demolition crew pretty had much wiped out all that remained of the decrepit old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Gordon Street. For years the building had been shuttered pending plans to build … Continue reading
The Siege of Fort Anthony – Part III – Conclusion
And now at last, at long, long overdue last, is the conclusion of the thrilling story of the Siege of Fort Anthony. Since it’s been so long in coming if you’d like a refresher on parts I and II just click on … Continue reading