Coordinates: 34°05′46″N 118°21′26″W / 34.096128°N 118.357245°W / 34.096128; -118.357245

Spaulding Square, Los Angeles

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Spaulding Square
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Spaulding Square is located in Western Los Angeles
Spaulding Square
Spaulding Square
Location within Western Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°05′46″N 118°21′26″W / 34.096128°N 118.357245°W / 34.096128; -118.357245
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code
90046

Spaulding Square is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

History

Spaulding Square is named after California architect Albert Starr Spaulding, who purchased the area and subdivided it in 1914. It a neighborhood of modest homes built between 1916 and 1921. [1] Many of the early residents were actors and technicians from the movie industry.[2]

There are approximately 160 homes In the area. There are Colonial-style bungalows, along some Italian, Renaissance, English, Mediterranean, Spanish, Prairie and Craftsman homes.[3]

One early resident was Rudolph J. Berquist,[4] a cinematographer known for the silent films Camille and One Night in Rome. He built his home at 1400 N Ogden Drive in 1919.[5]

In 1993, Spaulding Square was designated a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) by the city of Los Angeles.[1]

Geography

Spaulding Square is bounded by Orange Grove Avenue on the west, Stanley Avenue on the east, Sunset Blvd on the north, and Fountain Avenue on the south.[6]

In Media

Films shot in the neighborhood include:

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Spaulding Square | Los Angeles City Planning". planning.lacity.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Wedner, Diane (February 3, 2008). "Its Urban Life plus Suburban Life, Squared". Los Angeles Times. p. K2. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Historic Spaulding Square turns 100". Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ^ "Rudolph J. Berquist". IMDb Bio. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  5. ^ Ades, Brian (2014-08-21). "1400 N Ogden Drive in Spaulding Square". Legacies of LA. Retrieved 2015-01-14. the accomplished cinematographer Rudolph J. Berquist, who built the house as his personal residence in 1919.
  6. ^ Wedner, Diane (February 3, 2008). "Its Urban Life plus Suburban Life, Squared (Map)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b Eggertsen, Chris (2017-10-17). "The horror movie map of LA". Curbed LA. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

External links

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