Looking north along North Orange Drive toward the Magic Castle and the Bernheimer Estate, Hollywood hills, Los Angeles, circa 1916

Looking north along North Orange Drive toward the Magic Castle and the Bernheimer Estate, Hollywood hills, Los Angeles, circa 1916We’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:

Aerial photograph of the Lane Estate (later Magic Castle), Hollywood, circa 1924

Rollin B. Lane house aka The Magic Castle, Franklin Ave, Hollywood, circa 1915

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:

Bernheimer home, Hollywood, California

A view of Hollywood from the Bernheimer Mansion (later Yamashiro) in 1912:

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.

 

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2 responses to “Looking north along North Orange Drive toward the Magic Castle and the Bernheimer Estate, Hollywood hills, Los Angeles, circa 1916”

  1. 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?

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