The neighborhood set · 39 plates
Know the place before the house.
A drafted plate, a short history, the landmarks and the fun facts for every neighborhood I work in, from Malibu to Pasadena. Each one becomes its own site, and every inquiry comes straight to me.
Plate 0134.0993° N 118.4614° WBel AirAlphonzo Bell's 1923 hillside estate park, entered through its east and west gates on Sunset. Grand estates along Bellagio and Stone Canyon, and the Hotel Bel-Air's swan lake.Plate 0234.0786° N 118.4021° WBeverly HillsIncorporated in 1914. Flats estates on the tree-named streets, Trousdale mid-century, and the canyons above Sunset.Plate 0334.0887° N 118.4951° WBrentwoodGrown from the gate of the 1888 Soldiers' Home. Traditional estates in Brentwood Park, Mandeville Canyon ranches and the coral-tree median of San Vicente.Plate 0434.1879° N 118.3235° WBurbankThe Media Capital, home to Warner Bros. and Disney. Magnolia Park's vintage shops, the horse-zoned Rancho district and hillside homes above Glenoaks.Plate 0534.1412° N 118.6776° WCalabasasNamed for the wild squash of the Californio era. Gated hillside communities, Old Town's Leonis Adobe and trailheads into the Santa Monica Mountains.Plate 0634.0406° N 118.4091° WCheviot HillsTudor and traditional homes on winding streets between two studio lots, wrapped around the Rancho Park golf course and Hillcrest Country Club.Plate 0734.0058° N 118.3969° WCulver CityThe Heart of Screenland: Harry Culver's 1917 city, home to Sony Pictures and the Culver Studios, with craftsman bungalows and a walkable downtown.Plate 0834.0391° N 118.2456° WDowntown LAWhere Los Angeles began in 1781. Loft conversions in the Historic Core and Arts District, high-rise living on Bunker Hill and the theaters of Broadway.Plate 0934.1363° N 118.2076° WEagle RockNamed for the boulder whose shadow forms an eagle. Craftsman bungalows, Occidental College and the shops of Colorado Boulevard.Plate 1034.0791° N 118.2562° WEcho ParkNamed in 1892 for the echoes off the new lake. Victorian Angelino Heights, hillside bungalows and the lake's lotus beds below Dodger Stadium.Plate 1134.1528° N 118.5019° WEncinoNamed for the oaks of Rancho Los Encinos. Ventura Boulevard south of the 101, gated hillside estates and the open fields of the Sepulveda Basin.Plate 1234.1820° N 118.2469° WGlendaleThe Jewel City, built on José María Verdugo's 1784 rancho. Hillside neighborhoods from Chevy Chase to the Verdugo Woodlands, around a lively Brand Boulevard downtown.Plate 1334.0727° N 118.3351° WHancock ParkG. Allan Hancock's 1920s subdivision of Rancho La Brea. Grand Tudor, Spanish and Georgian homes on wide parkway streets, with the Wilshire Country Club at its center.Plate 1433.8653° N 118.3968° WHermosa BeachSpanish for 'beautiful.' A 1.4-square-mile beach town of walk streets, Strand houses and the Pier Avenue promenade.Plate 1534.1156° N 118.1929° WHighland ParkAn 1886 boom-era tract along the Arroyo Seco. Craftsman and Victorian homes in one of the city's largest historic districts, and the shops of Figueroa and York.Plate 1634.0948° N 118.3305° WHollywoodNamed by Daeida Wilcox in 1887 because it 'sounds nice.' Whitley Heights villas, Franklin Avenue apartments and the Walk of Fame below the hills.Plate 1734.1199° N 118.3465° WHollywood HillsThe HOLLYWOODLAND sign went up in 1923 to sell lots. Canyon roads, view lots and architect-built houses from Laurel Canyon to Lake Hollywood.Plate 1834.2099° N 118.2003° WLa Cañada FlintridgeLa Cañada and Senator Frank Flint's Flintridge, joined as one city in 1976. Wooded estates beneath the San Gabriels, Descanso Gardens and the Flintridge Riding Club.Plate 1934.2322° N 118.2354° WLa CrescentaNamed by Dr. Benjamin Briggs for the crescent-shaped landforms he saw from his home. Foothill homes against the San Gabriels and Montrose's Honolulu Avenue.Plate 2034.2020° N 118.5066° WLake BalboaNamed in 2007 for the lake in the Sepulveda Basin. Ranch-style homes on quiet Valley streets, next to an 80-acre lake park and spring cherry blossoms.Plate 2134.1083° N 118.2879° WLos FelizNeutra's Lovell Health House went up here in 1929. Hillside moderns, Spanish revivals and the Oaks, below Griffith Park.Plate 2234.0368° N 118.7827° WMalibuTwenty-one miles of coastline from Topanga to Leo Carrillo. Beachfront on Carbon and Broad Beach, canyon ranches and Point Dume's bluffs.Plate 2333.8893° N 118.3973° WManhattan BeachNamed on a coin flip by a New York developer. Walk streets, the Strand and the Sand Section's beach houses, with the pier at the foot of Manhattan Beach Boulevard.Plate 2434.0096° N 118.4353° WMar VistaSpanish for 'sea view.' Gregory Ain's mid-century Mar Vista Tract, the Sunday farmers market and breezes off the Westside's hill.Plate 2534.0413° N 118.3610° WMid-CityCraftsman and Spanish revival homes south of Pico, once the junction of the Pacific Electric lines. Victoria Park, Lafayette Square and the neon of the Del Mar.Plate 2634.1036° N 118.2166° WMount WashingtonRobert Marsh's 1909 hilltop subdivision, once reached by an incline railway. Winding streets, hillside moderns and views from downtown to the San Gabriels.Plate 2734.0783° N 118.5463° WPacific PalisadesFounded in 1922 as a Methodist retreat on the bluffs. Rebuilding after the 2025 fire across the Huntington, the Riviera, Castellammare and the Alphabet Streets.Plate 2834.0250° N 118.4098° WPalmsLaid out in 1886 and named for palms its developers planted by the rail depot. Apartments, bungalows and the Expo Line on its doorstep.Plate 2934.1617° N 118.1353° WPasadenaFounded by the Indiana Colony in 1874. Craftsman masterpieces in the Arroyo, estates on Orange Grove and the Rose Parade down Colorado Boulevard.Plate 3034.0344° N 118.4259° WRancho ParkNamed by a local broker who wanted 'our own community.' Spanish and traditional homes under deciduous trees, centered on the Rancho Park golf course.Plate 3134.0229° N 118.4819° WSanta MonicaThe pier opened in 1909. North of Montana, the Gillis Canyon edge, and walk-to-the-sand condos off Ocean Avenue.Plate 3234.1506° N 118.4423° WSherman OaksMoses Sherman's 1927 subdivision, sold at $780 an acre. Ventura Boulevard dining, flats by the river and hillside homes up to Mulholland.Plate 3334.0943° N 118.2693° WSilver LakeNeutra's VDL house overlooks the reservoir. Mid-century hillside homes, bungalow courts and stair-street cottages.Plate 3434.1398° N 118.3886° WStudio CityNamed for Mack Sennett's 1927 studio, now Radford Studio Center. Ventura Boulevard shops, flat-lot ranches by the river and canyon homes up toward Mulholland.Plate 3534.1519° N 118.3574° WToluca LakeA private six-acre lake, a 1924 golf course and the former homes of Bob Hope and Amelia Earhart, tucked between Burbank and the river.Plate 3634.0964° N 118.6055° WTopangaThe Tongva name is often translated as 'where the mountain meets the sea.' Rustic canyon homes, artists' studios and more than 11,000 acres of state park.Plate 3733.9907° N 118.4623° WVeniceAbbot Kinney opened his canal city in 1905. Canal-front houses, walk streets and architect-built lofts, three square miles between Santa Monica and the Marina.Plate 3834.0883° N 118.3718° WWest HollywoodOnce the town of Sherman, incorporated as a city in 1984. Sunset Strip towers, design-district lofts and Spanish courtyard apartments in under two square miles.Plate 3934.0393° N 118.4436° WWest LASawtelle's old town by the Soldiers' Home, annexed in 1922. Sawtelle Japantown's noodle shops, low-rise apartments and post-war bungalows on both sides of the 405.