Welcome home to Elysian Heights! This residential neighborhood in northern Echo Park is hilly, verdant, a bit like Laurel Canyon, with a touch of Mt. Washington, and a dab of Topanga thrown in, but all its own. Elysian Heights borders Elysian Park to the north and commands wonderful views of downtown and in some cases all the…
Tag: History
Your Guide to Hollywood Heights
As I was sitting on the amazing front deck of my latest listing in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills I decided to take deep into the neighborhood’s history. First, it’s a very small enclave – bounded by the Hollywood Bowl on the north, Highland Avenue on the east, Outpost Estates on the west, and Franklin Avenue…
A History of Hollywoodland and its Storybook Style Homes
An early enclave of Storybook Style exists right here in the heart of Los Angeles. The neighborhood of Hollywoodland began in 1923 when two developers purchased 500 acres of land nestled at the foot of Mt. Lee, just above the town of Hollywood. This was way back when before any houses dotted the hillside and…
Iconic LA: Charles Eames and All Things Modernism
“Anything I can do, Ray can do better.” — Charles Eames Today we celebrate what would have been the 110th birthday of legendary designer Charles Eames. Most of us know him as 1/2 of Charles and Ray Eames, his wife, and famous for the iconic Eames chair. But many of us don’t know that not only did…