Historic Los Angeles

A brilliant eye for period design and detail--and persistence when it comes to a project, automotive or otherwise. Just a great page.

161 NORTH JUNE STREET
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Actor Lewis Stone, best known as Judge Hardy of the Andy Hardy series of films, built 161 North June Street in 1927 but lived there only briefly. Succeeding him was Elbridge Amos Stuart, founder of the Carnation Milk Company.

170 SOUTH JUNE STREET
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Subtlety was lost when architect Robert Finkelhor's 1933 design was reconfigured into the Roxy.

300 NORTH JUNE STREET
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Bungalowcraft was a publishing firm that began issuing architectural pattern books in 1909 featuring, not surprisingly, plans for increasingly popular Craftsman bungalows. Ten years later, interest in the style was fading, but Bungalowcraft adapted to changing tastes all the way into the 1950s. Its design for the quintessentially postwar Los Angeles house at 300 North June Street was built in 1946. The full story of 300 is here: bit.ly/4aKLJiJ

601 LORRAINE BOULEVARD
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After coming on the market for the first time in 57 years, it sold quickly, closing on April 22, 2024, for $5,502,900.

Everything is just right: What might be the quintessential Los Angeles house—one designed by Paul Revere Williams nine years into his groundbreaking career—is one still standing virtually untouched in Windsor Square. Built in 1932, it is doubly attractive in that its setting, unlike many significant Los Angeles houses, has survived without having been spoiled by modern upgrades such as a sweeping driveway and elaborate fencing. It's all in the details.

An introduction detailing the history of Windsor Square can be found at windsorsquarelosangeles.blogspot.com

355 SOUTH JUNE STREET
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As lush and settled as Hancock Park is a century after its primary development, it was in the mid 1920s a subdivision as treeless and noisy with hammering as any post–World War II development of "ticky-tacky" spec houses in the Valley would have been. Harry H. Belden was a prolific builder of residences in Hancock Park, including 12 of the 14 houses on June Street between Third and Fourth streets, with 355 among his speculative offerings.

We have now published the stories of 200 Hancock Park houses—800+ to go.
https://hancockparklosangeles.blogspot.com

1269 EAST ADAMS STREET
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Built 129 years ago and seen here at its original location, this house has been standing on Compton Avenue since 1916.

919 WEST ADAMS BOULEVARD
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3143 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
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1147 SOUTH ALVARADO STREET https://tinyurl.com/yc2kv5f3

Still standing after 117 years, 1147 South Alvarado was built by real estate man August Winstel. His widow built 301 North Las Palmas in Hancock Park in 1938. The Winstels' full story is here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2kv5f3

1190 WEST ADAMS BOULEVARD https://tinyurl.com/bdexbvn6

Seen here in the 1981 film Saturday the 14th, 1190 West Adams Boulevard still stands at the southeast corner of Magnolia Avenue after 123 years.

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