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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Oh..I almost forgot this beautiful apartment building (in the sunset style we've been talking about) across the street from the
old Hart residence, on the southeast corner of De Longpre Ave. and N. Flores St.
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I'd live there in a minute!
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The White "Colonial Revival" architecture mentioned in the '41 Master Plan enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the Southland in the 20s, 30s and 40's. Many examples can be found from Burbank to Beverly Hills. The style was simple and clean - whether it was inspired from French Hotels or homesteads on the Potomac.
That neighborhood must have many buried secrets. I would enjoy more information on the so-called Barrymore house. I have looked without success for an aerial or two and guess that the Barrymore house could also have had a De Longpre address similar to Hart's.
There are several other properties that must have had long forgotten histories in the neighborhood.
8477 De Longpre (?) - used to be an iconic plain-faced apartment building that was a throwback to a different century. It looks like the building received a modern facelift, but I picture a large imposing - white - structure reminiscent of a Southern Plantation House clad in a forest's-worth of titanium white clapboarding. I'm guessing communal bathrooms "at the end of each hall" and would guess the building was constructed before Hart's residence.
De Longpre's sharp slope could make parking near the structure challenging - (but nothing beats watching old cars sliding out of control down the wet concrete roads near Beachwood Drive/Terrace)
And, speaking of would-be Antebellum mansions, a few blocks away on Laurel Avenue, is a similar property, affectionately named "Tara."
1343 N. Laurel Avenue Built in '14 and "reputedly" visited by the likes of Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt. (See article:
http://offthefreeway.wordpress.com/2...est-hollywood/ )
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00081/00081641.jpg
http://parklabreanewsbeverlypress.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TaraFromright.gif
Tara's next-door neighbor at
1355 N. Laurel is quite interesting too. Villa D’Este or the Court of the Fountains was mentioned before, but I can't recall if it received much coverage:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5161907&postcount=2838
http://files.apts247.com/files/000/0...s/dsc_4223.jpg
8254 Fountain Ave is another striking example of the royal French -Normandy motif. Guessing Fountain could have served as moat. (Searching for a phantom photo on USCDigital) Will post if located.