Posts Tagged ‘Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society’
HAPPY HOUR IN HISTORIC RESTAURANTS AND BARS: FIRESTONE TIRE STORE/ALL SEASONS BREWING
On Tuesday evening, March 29 at 5:00pm we will have our first Historical Society Happy Hour of the year. We intend on doing these meetings for happiness at least quarterly going forward. This one upcoming will be held at the former Firestone Tire shop, 800 S. La Brea Avenue now repurposed into All Season Brewing.…
Read MoreLINDA WOOLVERTON
On April 2nd from 12:00 to 3:00 Ms. Woolverton is graciously opening her Windsor Square home for a one on one interview highlighting her fascinating career from budding young playwright to the first female screenwriter for The Walt Disney Company. $35. For members $45. For non-members. Linda Woolverton is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist,…
Read MoreTHE MANSIONS, MOGULS AND MOVIE STARS TOUR #4
Saturday, April 10, 2022, 10:00-Noon $50 Members$60 Non-Members SOLD OUT Join us for a walking tour of Los Angeles’ premier Hancock Park enclave with realtor Bret Parsons and architectural historian Eleanor Schrader. You’ll learn the secrets that illuminate this historic HPOZ neighborhood founded in the 1920s by George Allan Hancock. Be regaled with details about…
Read More454 So. Windsor Boulevard, Windsor Square
Windsor Square, Hancock Park and Fremont Place have traditionally valued solitude, privacy and anonymity which might explain why the area is not a mecca for Hollywood personalities whose life styles call for public attention. In earlier days, however, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars lived in the neighborhood including Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, Harold Lloyd, Lewis…
Read More455 So. Lorraine Boulevard
Architects: J. Martyn Haenke, William Dodd, Julia Morgan When architects J. Martyn Haenke, William Dodd, and Julia Morgan designed this house for Dr. Peter Janss in 1913, Beaux-Arts was the last word in design. Julia Morgan‘s most famous designs and collaborations are the Fairmont Hotel, the Hopi gift shop at the Grand Canyon, and numerous projects…
Read More601 So. Lorraine Boulevard, Windsor Square
The Lee Chases are only the second owners of the Paul Williams’ designed, two-story French Normandy home built in 1932 for the William Collins family. The house has five bedrooms, five baths, a three-room basement and a full attic. Mr. and Mrs. Chase purchased the home in 1967 after it sat vacant for seven years.…
Read More325 So. Plymouth Boulevard, Windsor Square
Augusta A. and Mary Leona Nelson are listed as the first owners of the property in 1919. Mrs. Mary L. Nelson was one of the founding members of the ladies’ auxiliary branch of the Ocean Queen Rebekah Lodge, chartered August 3, 1895 in the Harbor District of Los Angeles. The building permit lists Leona H. Tyler…
Read More332 So. Plymouth Boulevard
This home, an 11-room residence, was built in 1919 for Mr. Edgar S. Dulin by the Milwaukee Building Company. The estimated cost of construction was $25,000. Mr. Dulin was born in San Diego, educated in Los Angeles and attended the University of California. In 1915 he started working for Blankenhorn-Hunter as a salesman in the bond…
Read More340 So. Plymouth Boulevard
This home was built in 1926, during a time of prosperity following World War I, at an estimated cost of $20,000 plus $2,500 for the garage and servants’ rooms. Although Old Windsor Square began its development around 1911, it was in the 1920s that Los Angeles experienced growth in enormous proportions. The lot was purchased in…
Read MoreAnnual Afternoon Tea 2022 – Sold Out
The Windsor Square Hancock Park Annual Tea has been sold out. We look forward to seeing you there.
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