We’re looking north up N. Orange Dr. just a couple of houses north of Hollywood Blvd (then called Prospect Ave), circa 1916. At the end of the street, hidden by the trees is the Rollin B. Lane house (now the Magic Castle), built in 1909. On top of the hill is newly completed (1914) Bernheimer estate, built by brothers Charles and Adolphe to house their collection of Japanese art (now Yamashiro restaurant.) What struck me about this photo was how broad and deep the front yards were. Nowadays it’s all apartment buildings but what a grand street it once was.
An aerial shot of N. Orange Dr in 1924:
Rollin B. Lane house aka The Magic Castle, Franklin Ave, Hollywood, circa 1915
That same view in March 2018:
The Bernheimer estate not long after it was finished:
A view of Hollywood from the Bernheimer Mansion (later Yamashiro) in 1912:
For a history of the Bernheimer-Yamashiro estate click HERE.
My thanks to David G for some of the history sleuthing on this post.
The view FROM the Bernheimer mansion south down Orange Dr. may show my house in its original location (7017 Hawthorn Ave). Do you know on any better photos for my purpose?
No, I don’t, William, but given how spectacular that vista is, I’d have thought that someone must have taken the photo you’re after at some point!