Category Archives: Real Estate

Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – The Hollywoodland Sign

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Image: Display ad for Hollywoodland, The Times, Feb. 3, 1924. The lonely prospector, with a trusty, sure-footed burro as his only companion,  dreams of a life of ease in the Hollywood Hills.  Note: “The welfare of your family demands insurance … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling – The Van Griffith Estate

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

The Times Sunday Business section featured the former home of Van M. Griffith (d. 1974), the son of Griffith Park donor Colonel Griffith J. Griffith.  (For some reason, the early stories in The Times refer to him as “Dan Griffith” … Continue reading →

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The Changing Face of the City

Posted on January 17, 2007 by

Jan. 17, 1907Los Angeles On a trip from Utah to visit his daughter, H.E. Gibson keeps getting lost as he wanders around Los Angeles. No, it’s not because Gibson is 80, for his mind is still sharp. It’s because he … Continue reading →

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The City Grows

Posted on December 29, 2006 by

Dec. 29, 1907Los AngelesThe Times real estate pages feature homes under construction around Washington Boulevard west of Hobart Boulevard. “This section is just being built up with a splendid class of dwelling houses,” The Times says. “There are several car … Continue reading →

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The Confession of Morris Buck

Posted on December 7, 2006 by

Dec. 7, 1907Los Angeles“I asked if she received the letter. She said she had. I asked her if she would loan me a sum of money to be paid back monthly and I was going to open a bakeshop.“She said … Continue reading →

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A Vintage Development

Posted on December 2, 2006 by

Dec. 2, 1907Los AngelesThe Times real estate section features an apartment building at 2nd Street and Figueroa—no point in even going to look for it. But there’s also a large ad for the Erkenbrecher Syndicate’s Glendale Valley View Tract.An unknown … Continue reading →

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Roving to Monrovia

Posted on November 25, 2006 by

Nov. 24, 1907Monrovia The Times real estate section takes a look at what was then the distant suburb of Monrovia, 22 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The writer notes the increasing use of concrete and stone, explaining that the cost … Continue reading →

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Dislocation, Dislocation, Dislocation

Posted on November 10, 2006 by

Nov. 10, 1907South Pasadena What sort of monument do we leave for real estate developers? For John B. Althouse, who built hundreds of homes in the Wilshire district, as well as the West Adams district and the San Gabriel Valley, … Continue reading →

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Real Estate

Posted on July 22, 2006 by

Note: $90 a month is $1,847.12 USD 2005

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Fleenor Talks

Posted on May 21, 2006 by

In a jailhouse interview before he was taken to San Quentin, James G. Fleenor, the barefoot burglar, set the record straight on his escapes, his relationship with a white woman and how he began a life of crime.It had been … Continue reading →

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