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THE URBAN LUMBERJACK WALKING TOUR RETURNS
Saturday morning, April 19th at 10:00am Will be a revisit by Steve Marshall, the Urban Lumberjack. We will meet on the Northwest corner of Larchmont and 1st in front of Chase Bank and will be taking a different route, this time, heading South across 3rd Street. This is a very well priced event. This walking…
Read MoreAFTERNOON TEA AT THE LANGHAM HUNTINGTON HOTEL
The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society invites you to AFTERNOON TEA AT THE LANGHAM HUNTINGTON HOTEL PASADENA SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 1:00 TO 4:00 Dear Members and Guests, Please join us for an elegant afternoon tea in the Royce Room of the historic Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Sunday, March 9th from 1:00 TO 4:00.…
Read MoreANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society invites you to our ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY SUNDAY DECEMBER 22ND 12:00 TO 3:00 PMSAN ANTONIO WINERY737 Lamar St, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Please join us for our annual holiday Christmas Holiday Party this year at San Antonio Winery in Downtown Los Angeles. Price of our luncheon includes a full…
Read MoreTHE MERRY HOMES OF WINDSOR BLVD
The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society presents “The Merry Homes Of Windsor Boulevard.” This year we are proud to feature three outstanding homes built a hundred years ago and not previously shown before on our annual home tours. One is a mansion frozen in time and filled with antique furniture and vintage items. The…
Read MoreECHO PARK SWAN BOAT RIDE AND TOUR
THE WINDSOR SQUARE HANCOCK PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS Echo Park Lake Walking Tour and Swan Boat Ride Sunday, October 6th at 10:00am751 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Members $25Non-Members $35.00 Member Ticket Member Ticket $26.50 USD Non Member Ticket Non Member Ticket $37.00 USD
Read MoreANNUAL MEETING AND BARBECUE
*SOLD OUT* Join Us for the Annual Meeting & Summer Barbecue! Date: Saturday, August 3rdTime: 5:00 PMLocation: 355 S. Windsor Blvd. We look forward to seeing you there!
Read MoreAll Good Gardens, Great and Small
The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical SocietyPresents All Good Gardens, Great and Small Saturday, May 4th, 202412:00 to 4:00 PM Enjoy Refreshments and Silent Auction. 355 S. Windsor Boulevard is ground zero once again for All Good Gardens, Great and Small, a tour of five private gardens. This year’s garden tour features five delicious gardens of varying sizes, three in…
Read MoreTOUR THE HISTORIC HERALD EXAMINER BUILDING
TOUR THE HISTORIC HERALD EXAMINER BUILDINGdesigned by famed architect Julia Morgan In 1904, Morgan was the first woman to obtain an architecture license in California. Greatly impressed by her work on the reconstruction of the Fairmont Hotel, after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Phoebe Hearst recommended Morgan for several large construction projects, including Asilomar. Her son, William Randolph Hearst,…
Read MorePANN’S RESTAURANT
SATURDAY MARCH 23RD 1:00 Please join us for an outing to this iconic example of Googie architecture lovingly preserved in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. 6710 La Tijera Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Members $35. Guests: $35. Includes lunch. Beer, wine, and mixed drinks are no host. Pann’s is a coffee shop and restaurant known…
Read MoreDOUBLE-DECKER BUS TOUR OF WINDSOR SQUARE AND HANCOCK PARK
October 14, 202310am – 12pm Join architectural historian Eleanor Schrader and realtor/architectural author Bret Parsons for a spectacular tour of the historic enclaves of greater Hancock Park. Our double-decker bus will guide us down streets filled with beautiful homes as we reveal secrets that illuminate this coveted neighborhood. We’ll regale you with details about its…
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