Studio City in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
El Paradiso
Grossman House
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
1. El Paradiso Marker
Modern style. Architect - Raphael Soriano, F.A.I.A. Owner/builder - Albert Grossman. Built 1964.
Declared 1997, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 638, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.
Erected 1997 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 638.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
Location. 34° 7.661′ N, 118° 23.066′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Studio City. It is on Dona Cecilia Drive 0.1 miles east of Dona Maria Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11468 Dona Cecilia Dr, Studio City CA 91604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley the San Fernando Valley and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nancy Pohl Overlook at Fryman Canyon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bailey House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Barbara A. Fine Overlook (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Basin Residence (approx. one mile away); Shulman House (approx. one mile away); Lankershim Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Universal City Overlook (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kallis House (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding El Paradiso. The Grossman House was the first of Soriano's all-aluminum designs, which used a pre-fabricated method where a factory would manufacture building sections that could be trucked to the site and assembled. Soriano's promotion of his aluminum home designs had attracted the attention of businessman Albert Grossman, whose companies sold a number of aluminum products. The architect dubbed the Grossman House "El Paradiso" for its space-age vision of the good life, Southern California style, with 28 sliding glass doors. The
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
2. El Paradiso and Marker
The Grossmans sold the home in 2016.
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 1, 2021
3. Lydecker Hilltop House
Located nearby at 3820 Buena Park Dr. Built in 1939 by one of Hollywood's early geniuses of special effects. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No.918.
Photographed by Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
4. Studio Theater, 1938-1991
Located nearby at 12136 Ventura Blvd, it is now a bookstore.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 592 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on January 20, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3, 4. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
