Posts from: History

Spelling Manor: The Mega-Mansion That Tested the Limits of Holmby Hills It takes an extraordinary house to offend the residents of Holmby Hills. This is a neighborhood where estates occupy multiple acres, privacy is treated as an essential service and some of the wealthiest…

West Adams: Historic Homes, Black History and the Fight to Share in Its Comeback     West Adams has some of the most beautiful historic homes in Los Angeles, but its architecture is only part of the story. The neighborhood has been reinvented more than once. It…

Greystone Mansion: The Beverly Hills Estate Built on Oil, Power and Mystery Greystone Mansion is one of those places that makes Beverly Hills seem almost understated. It is not simply a large house. It is a 46,000 square foot stone estate with 55 major rooms, formal…