Frank Lloyd Wright is perhaps the most celebrated and highly-recognized American architect.
His unique design for "The Anderton Court Shops" from 1952 represents the only retail
structure built by Wright in Southern California. He described . . . — — Map (db m200409) HM
At 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and crashed a passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11, into the
North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center. As live television coverage began, Americans watched in horror as . . . — — Map (db m246996) HM
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
John M. Garmody,
Administrator of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Beverly Hills High School, 1939. — — Map (db m183132) HM
Richard Carroll, a former Warner Brothers publicist, started
his men's fashion enterprise in Beverly Hills in 1949. The
renowned men's clothier operated at this site for 43
years and helped to establish Rodeo Drive and
Beverly Hills' Golden . . . — — Map (db m246997) HM
Doheny Greystone Estate, an estate built by Edward L. Doheny Jr.
Designed by Gordon Kaufmann.
Landscape by Paul Thiene. Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 4.
Built 1928. Designated 2013.
Beverly Hills City Council and
Cultural Heritage . . . — — Map (db m192005) HM
The expedition of Don Gaspar de Portolá from Mexico passed this way en route to Monterey to begin the Spanish colonization of California. With Captain Don Fernando Rivera y Moncada, Lieutenant Don Pedro Fages, Sergeant José Francisco Ortega, and . . . — — Map (db m125155) HM
Designed by Master Architect Douglas Honnold, the
famous restaurant was located at this site.
Michael Romanoff, born Hershel Geguzin (1890-1971),
was a Hollywood restaurateur, self-styled Russian
aristocrat, and actor. The Daisy replaced . . . — — Map (db m246999) HM
Built as the first hotel in the City and associated
with architects Elmer Grey and Paul R. Williams.
Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 1.
Built 1912. Designated 2012.
Beverly Hills City Council and Cultural Heritage Commission, . . . — — Map (db m148025) HM
Beverly Hills' first Polynesian-themed restaurant was located
on this site from 1936 to 1978. Originally called Sugie's
Tropics after the owner Harry "Sugie" Sugarman, the founder
of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was sold in 1953 and
became . . . — — Map (db m246998) HM
United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places.
Beverly Hills Local Landmark.
Constructed in 1911. — — Map (db m148656) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Fresco Murals, 1936
Charles Kassler
United States (1897-1979)
During the Great Depression,
the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m150055) HM
Upon arriving at the Beverly Hills trolley station, which was located just to the south of this site across Santa Monica Boulevard, residents and visitors would be greeted by this early Beverly Hills landmark. Originally installed in 1907, the lily . . . — — Map (db m204422) HM
The Tongva Native American Indian in prayer on top of The Electric Fountain is symbolic of an Indian rain prayer and pays homage to the area’s early inhabitants whose settlements, dating back to the 1500’s, were along the streams that flowed . . . — — Map (db m183120) HM
In 1912 this five acre parcel of land was part of the terraced front lawn to the Beverly Hills Hotel. Brilliant floral displays stood as a welcome sight to the stark contrast of the surrounding brown fields and oiled dirt roads. In 1915, The hotel . . . — — Map (db m148110) HM