Mediterranean style. Architect - Los Angeles City Construction Department.
Built 1929. Declared 1994, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 605, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m185974) HM
Studio and residence of
influential queer artist
Tom of Finland
(Touko Laaksonen) 1980-1990,
built 1911. Declared 2016,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1135,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230310) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style,
built 1930. Declared 2021,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1230,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m233960) HM
This is the site of the ballpark where the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League
played from May 2, 1939, through September 5,
1957. More than 1,700 games were played in the
park, which had a seating capacity of 11,200.
The Stars . . . — — Map (db m166087) HM
1872: Arthur Fremont Gilmore leaves Millersburg, Illinois and heads west to seek his fortune in California. He soon forms a partnership with Julius Carter and the two go into the dairy business in Compton, California.
1880: A.F. Gilmore . . . — — Map (db m130531) HM
Queen Anne with Eastlake influence,
designed by Thomas Fellows, 1887.
Declared November 18, 1972,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 107,
by the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m218964) HM
Taft House and landscaping. Shingle style. Circa 1900. Declared 1996, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 622, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m162891) HM
Architect Charles Plummer
designed this Italian
Renaissance Revival house
for the Petitfils family.
The ceiling mural
was designed
by Anthony Heinsbergen.
This house is no. 49 on the
National Register
of Historic Places,
United States . . . — — Map (db m234020) HM
Granted on March 22, 1843 to Maria Ygnacia Verdugo in confirmation of an earlier Spanish concession made to Vicente Feliz in 1795.
Later owned by famous California pioneers Antonio Coronel and James Lick.
Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith, in . . . — — Map (db m167872) HM
4218 acres of public park
gifted to the city in 1896 by
Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith.
Cultural Heritage Board
Monument No. 942, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m223802) HM
Key scenes from the
classic motion picture "Rebel Without a Cause"
were filmed at the Griffith Observatory
in Spring 1955. Although many movies
have been filmed at Griffith Observatory,
"Rebel Without a Cause" was the first to
portray the . . . — — Map (db m167866) HM
Originally known as the Victory Boulevard bridge, the Riverside Drive bridge was constructed in 1938 to improve a bottleneck caused by an earlier wooden bridge. It was partially funded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress . . . — — Map (db m129133) HM
This area served as the City's Zoo from its founding in 1912 until 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current
location about two miles north of where you are currently standing.
Many of the walls, grottos, and enclosures you see . . . — — Map (db m239129) HM
Mediterranean Revival style,
built 1926. Declared 2011,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 999,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230350) HM
This monument is the oldest surviving structure of Chinese settlement in the Los Angeles area. It illustrates the use of traditional ceremonies brought from China and honors the lives of 19th century Chinese Americans.
The Chinese Historical . . . — — Map (db m149116) HM
Commemorating 50 years of power service to the citizens of Los Angeles beginning November 13, 1916
from this distributing station. — — Map (db m134909) HM
Circa 1894. Homestead style with Eastlake influence.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 338, declared January 26, 1988, City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m178193) HM
Colonial Revival style.
Built 1903. Declared 1988,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 374,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230073) HM
Westcoast Prairie style, built in 1913.
Sumner P. Hunt and Silas Burns, architects.
1938 addition designed by Sidney Clifton.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 284,
August 29, 1984.
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural . . . — — Map (db m175867) HM
A Grand Opening Night
Highland Park's palatial Highland Theatre opened on March 2, 1925 and quickly became the place of choice for entertainment in the neighborhood. Inside the elegant auditorium was a balcony, full orchestra pit, and . . . — — Map (db m219047) HM
Vital contributor to Los Angeles’ artistic development through the fine art of stained glass.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 62 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m130202) HM
Craftsman style.
Architect - E.P. Mah.
Built 1904. Declared 1988,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 372,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m225162) HM
Built - 1925,
Renaissance Revival style. Declared
November 15, 1972,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 274
by the
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m178918) HM
Los Angeles’ Oldest Liberal Arts College
Venerable Occidental College is the oldest liberal arts college in Los Angeles. Although a fixture of the Eagle Rock neighborhood for over a century, it was located in Highland Park for a short . . . — — Map (db m225234) HM
Constructed by California Southern Railroad (a Santa Fe subsidiary),
built 1896.
Declared 1988, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 339, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m205594) HM
William U. Smith House,
Greek Revival style.
Built 1908. Declared 1988, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 376, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m178198) HM
Intersection of York & Figueroa
York Junction is the name given to the intersection of York Boulevard and North Figueroa Street and the area surrounding it. The name "York Junction" is derived from a streetcar line stop, which existed . . . — — Map (db m146881) HM
Built 1924,
Mediterranean style,
Leland Bryant - architect.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 463,
declared November 3, 1989,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231819) HM
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 453 by Los Angeles City Council,
October 17, 1989,
John Ferraro, President.
Approved June 5, 1989,
by Hollywood Project Area Committee,
Robert Nudelman, Chairman.
Approved May 17, 1989
by . . . — — Map (db m231679) HM
Modern style. Ralph C. Flewelling, architect. Built 1933. Declared 2006, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 846, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m167809) HM
Gothic Revival and Art Deco styles.
Aleck Curlett, architect.
Built 1929, 1931. Declared 2015,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1088,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m231841) HM
The world's first circular office structure was designed to resemble a stack of 45 rpm records. Artists recording in its studios since its completion in 1956 have included such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, . . . — — Map (db m167282) HM
On this site was established the first motion picture studio in Hollywood, October 27, 1911.
CBS Columbia Square Studios, International style. William Lescaze, architect. Earl Heitschmidt, associate architect. Built 1938. Declared 2009, . . . — — Map (db m133742) HM
Historic Charlie Chaplin Studio. Built 1917. Declared 1969, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 58, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m162823) HM
French Norman Revival Style.
Meyer Radon Brothers, Architects.
Built 1927. Declared 2005,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 799,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m231459) HM
Heaven Dogs were believed by the Chinese to ward off evil spirits and were widely used to guard the sacred Ming Tombs in the interior of China. They were first introduced in the reign of Huo Pin in 117 BC and achieved their greatest vogue in the . . . — — Map (db m167862) HM
The most famous movie house in the world, built by
Sid Grauman. Actress Anna May Wong drove the first
rivet in the steel girders when construction began in
1925. Opened with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's
“King of Kings” on May 18, 1927. Its . . . — — Map (db m170065) HM
Crossroads of the World, 1936.
Robert V. Derrah, architect.
A blend of moderne & old world architecture.
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 134 by the Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles. . . . — — Map (db m162878) HM
Spanish Colonial revival style.
Jesse R. Castendyck & Milton J. Black,
architects.
Built 1927. Declared 2021,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 1242,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230353) HM
Circa 1927.
Built by Cecil B. DeMille, Filmmaker.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #773.
National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m231738) HM
The most lavish of four Hollywood Blvd. theatres designed for live performances opened in 1926, featuring stars such as Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lon Chaney, Jr., Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards and Will Rogers. . . . — — Map (db m167869) HM
Home of the
Los Angeles Fire Department
Museum and Memorial.
Cultural Heritage Board
Monument No.165.
Fire Station No. 27,
Italian Renaissance Revival style.
Architect - Peter K. Schabarum.
Built 1930.
Declared . . . — — Map (db m175270) HM
To honor her last wish. Renowned performer. Academy Award 1939 Gone With The Wind. "Aunt Hattie, you are a credit to your craft, your race, and to your family" Edgar Goff — — Map (db m82164) HM
Highland Camrose Bungalow Village is a unique example of working class housing in Hollywood during the
early 20th century. It was developed between 1900 and 1924 during rapid growth in the Hollywood film
industry. The original fourteen . . . — — Map (db m183372) HM
Built 1929, Egyptian Revival style, Westin & Westin, architects. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 462, declared November 3, 1989, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.
American Legion Hollywood Post . . . — — Map (db m170037) HM
Hollywood was given its name by pioneers Mr. and Mrs. Horace H. Wilcox. They subdivided their ranch in 1887 and called two dirt cross-roads Prospect Avenue and Weyse Avenue. Prospect Avenue, the main artery, was renamed Hollywood Boulevard and Weyse . . . — — Map (db m167867) HM
Greek Revival style.
Architect - John C. Austin.
Built 1921. Declared 1984,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 277,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231797) HM
One of four major
hotels built in
Hollywood in the
1920s. Jackie
Gleason, Doris Day,
and comedian Joe
Frisco were one-time residents, as
well as many movie and vaudeville actors who were
performing locally. Once housed one of . . . — — Map (db m231852) HM
This building comprised five stories when it was
built by prominent Hollywood developer C.E. Toberman
(referred to in his day as "Mr. Hollywood") in 1925.
In 1928, he added the final stories to the Gothic-style
structure. The Academy of Motion . . . — — Map (db m231670) HM
Hollywood Reservoir
Capacity 2,500,000,000 gallons.
Maximum depth of water 183 feet.
Mulholland Dam
Work started August 1923.
Dam completed December 1924.
172,000 cubic yards of concrete.
Elevation of . . . — — Map (db m167864) HM
Built in 1927 by a group of celebrities that included Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Louis B. Mayer. Site of the first Academy Awards in 1929. A hideaway for Clark Gable and Carol Lombard. Marilyn Monroe did her first commercial shoot by the . . . — — Map (db m167870) HM
Like many chapters in the history of Los
Angeles, the Hollywood sign began as a
real estate promotion. A gigantic billboard
was commissioned in 1923 to promote the
development called “Hollywoodland.” Mules
hauled telegraph poles, sheet metal, . . . — — Map (db m177227) HM
Art Deco style.
Myers Brothers, builder.
Built 1930-31. Declared 2021.
Significant as an excellent example
of an entertainment industry
support service building in
Hollywood.
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1238,
Cultural Heritage . . . — — Map (db m231369) HM
Built in 1903, this is the last remaining Victorian home
on Hollywood Blvd. It is typical of the mansions along
the Boulevard in the early 1900s, before the street
became a bustling commercial district. From 1911 to
1926, the three Janes sisters . . . — — Map (db m183094) HM
John C. Fremont Library,
completed May, 1927,
M.L. Barker, architect.
Significant Cultural Landmark,
Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society. — — Map (db m233956) HM
Max Factor, a Russian immigrant, pioneered screen
make up for which he received a special Academy
Award in 1929. He opened the Max Factor Hollywood
Makeup Studio in 1928, where he taught Hollywood
stars such as Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, . . . — — Map (db m167871) HM
Mediterranean Revival style,
Frank H. Webster, architect.
Built 1927. Declared 2006, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 842, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m181162) HM
Roland E. Hill, Architect of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, built this home for his parents. Built 1926. Declared 2008, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 917, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m164141) HM
An Art Deco masterpiece reflecting a great era of Hollywood cinema.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No.130 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m169769) HM
Renaissance revival style. Walker and Eisen, architect. Built 1923. Declared 1999, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 666, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m219932) HM
Expressionist
Modern style.
Architect - Lloyd Wright.
Built 1922. Declared 1991,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 521,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231779) HM
The Andalusia is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior, Arthur & Nina Zwebell, architects, Oct. 4, 1926. — — Map (db m231673) HM
Mid-century Modern style. Craig Ellwood, designer. Built 1953. Declared 2005, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 801, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m210101) HM
Dedicated to the memory of Christine Witherall Stevenson.
Erected 1923. Declared 1995,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 617,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230075) HM
In Sept. 1961, Milton Page Larsen leased this building, which would become the world-famous Magic Castle, with a handshake and a dream. Renovations began on the historic 1910 Rollin B. Lane mansion with the help and contributions of many friends . . . — — Map (db m167868) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Built 1929. Declared 1999,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 673,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m231535) HM
At this location on August 15, 1958 the first eight stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame were dedicated to Olive Borden, Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda, Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster, Edward Sedgwick, Ernest Torrence and Joanne Woodward.
The Walk . . . — — Map (db m204738) HM
Two stone gates, 1920’s.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 20 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m167963) HM
First United Methodist Church, 1930, a Gothic revival edifice constructed of steel and exposed concrete, standing as a visual beacon in the heart of Hollywood. — — Map (db m128905) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style. Frank Webster, architect.
Built 1929. Declared 2009, Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 956,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m170029) HM
Designed by architect Arthur E. Harvey
& built by Luther T. Mayo.
Los Angeles
Historic-Cultural Monument
(LAHCM) #315 on October 28, 1986 by
the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission.
Restored by CGI Strategies, LLC in 2017. — — Map (db m231688) HM
Original home built by Warner Bros. in 1923. The pioneering talking motion picture The Jazz Singer was produced here in 1927 and revolutionized the film industry. This building was certified as a Historic Structure by the United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m133609) HM
Built by Warner Bros. in 1928 to be the crown jewel of its West Coast theaters. Sam Warner oversaw construction but died before it was completed. His ghost is said to haunt the building. The Italian Renaissance exterior design theme is continued . . . — — Map (db m169952) HM
Dutch Colonial Revival style.
Architects - Dennis & Farwell.
Built 1919. Declared 1988,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 448,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m232573) HM
Mediterranean Revival style.
Architect - Julia Morgan.
Built 1926. Declared 1977,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 175,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m175069) HM
Case Study House No. 21.
International Style.
Architect - Pierre Koenig, FAIA.
Built 1958. Declared 1999,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 669,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230142) HM
Spanish / Mediterranean
Revival style,
Frank H. Harding and
George J. Adams, architects.
Built 1926.
Declared 1989,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 445,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m183282) HM
panel 1:
James B. Lankershim. Born Charleston, MO, March 24, 1850. Died Oct. 16, 1931. Commissioned Capt. Troop D Calvary 1st Brigade, N.G.O. Aug. 9, 1895 and Lieutenant Colonel N.G.O. July 21, 1903.
panel 2:
Near here on . . . — — Map (db m125561) HM
The only unaltered steel frame house
of architect
Raphael S. Soriano, FAIA.
Declared
August 28, 1987
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 325
by the City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m234239) HM
Stahl House - Case Study House No. 22,
International style.
Architect - Pierre Koenig, F.A.I.A.
Built 1958.
Declared 1999,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 670,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m183283) HM
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