ITEM 9 Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-2014-3945-HCM ENV-2014-3946-CE
HEARING DATE: October 16, 2014 Location: 179 & 200 Culver Boulevard TIME: 10:00 AM Council District: 11 PLACE: City Hall, Room 1010 Community Plan Area: Westchester - Playa del Rey 200 N. Spring Street Area Planning Commission: West Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Council: Westchester - Playa del Rey 90012 Legal Description: Non-parcel resources located on the sidewalk near the addresses of 179 & 200 Culver Boulevard
PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the PLAYA DEL REY STONE PILLARS
REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument
OWNER: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Street Services 1149 South Broadway, 4th floor Los Angeles, CA 90015
APPLICANT: Thomas Lee McMahon Playa Del Rey Community Organization 8207 Delgany Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90293
RECOMMENDATION That the Cultural Heritage Commission:
1. Declare the objects a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, Section 22.171.7.
2. Adopt the staff report and findings.
MICHAEL J. LOGRANDE Director of Planning
[SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE]
Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Lambert M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE]
Nels Youngborg, Preservation Planner Office of Historic Resources
Attachments: Historic-Cultural Monument Application Playa Del Rey Stone Pillars CHC-2014-3945-HCM Page 2 of 5
FINDINGS
• The objects reflect "the broad cultural, economic or social history of the nation, State or community" as intact examples of an early period of development of Playa del Rey.
• The objects embody "the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction" as an example of the Ernest Flagg Method of Stone construction during Flagg's period of significance.
CRITERIA
The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age.
SUMMARY
Built in 1925, these two stone pillars were constructed concurrently the Dickinson & Gillespie Building (HCM #955). The pillars were used as wayfinding monuments for the "Wonder House of Stone," designed according to the Ernst Flagg Method for stone construction, which was a model house built in the Surfridge development by Dickinson & Gillespie that was eventually demolished to make way to the expanded runway at LAX. These pillars are the last remnant of the development beyond the streets, curbs and foundations that remain at the end of the LAX runway.
Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) practiced architecture in New York from 1891 following the completion of his studies in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. One of his earliest commissions was the design of St. Luke's Hospital and marked Flagg's first great success. He was among those who championed the "modern" French school of architecture--what we know as the Beaux-Arts style. Flagg's major buildings include the Singer and the Scribner Buildings in New York, the Naval Academy in Annapolis, the Washington State capitol at Olympia, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. His practice was international, as well, with building commissions executed in St. Petersburg and Budapest. Many of his projects have recognized at the municipal, State and Federal level for their historic significance.
Flagg's career was characterized by a dichotomy between the elegant commissions for affluent clients and an innovative approach to construction of low- to middle-class residential architecture that would help address the pressing housing needs in urban areas of the East Coast. In 1916, on his own estate in Staten Island, he constructed a community of innovative small stone houses that evoked Colonial Revival architectural styles and embodied his goal of promoting cement and stone construction techniques that could be built cheaply and easily. Playa Del Rey Stone Pillars CHC-2014-3945-HCM Page 3 of 5
In 1922, he published a book, Small Houses: Their Economical Design and Construction, in which he set forth his aim to improve the design and construction of small houses while reducing their cost. The book also reflected his conviction that stone construction was superior to wood and, in the long run more, economical. He went to great lengths to develop a modular system of design that involved the use of drafting paper grid with a fixed module: 3'9" for the small houses on his estate in Staten Island. Flagg maintained that by placing all the walls and major divisions of the compositions on the lines of the grid, measured drawings would be created without calculations and harmonious proportions were assured.'
After publication of the book in 1922, Flagg authored articles for popular magazines regarding his new system of residential stone construction to reach a wider audience. They included Colliers, House Beautiful, and McCall's. Flagg was besieged with correspondence and requests for plans; but later lamented, "so-called Flagg Houses sprang up in many parts of the country which had little resemblance to the genuine article. Also many were built on plans provided by me."2
In 1925, the development firm of Dickinson & Gillespie obtained one of those plans of an Ernest Flagg stone house and constructed it within their Surfridge Estate. The road that connected the development to Culver Boulevard wound up a hill from the beach community down below. As a method of advertisement and wayfinding for their new development and residential architecture, the Stone Pillars were created. Although the stone pillars were not designed by Ernest Flagg, they were constructed at the same time as the Ernst Flagg Stone House and with the same materials.
The Pillars represent one of the earliest periods of development within Playa del Rey and have retained their integrity through time. The pillar at 200 Culver Blvd. has retained the highest amount of integrity in material and feeling, as all its original features have been maintained. Its features include the cast-stone base, stone-clad column, cap and chalice. However, this pillar was moved about 20 ft. west of its original location around 1939 to make way for street widening. The second pillar at 179 Culver Blvd. has retained the highest degree of integrity in location, due to the fact that it has remaining in the same location since construction. However, its cap and chalice were removed sometime after 1950.
DISCUSSION
The Playa del Rey Stone Pillars successfully meets two of the specified Historic-Cultural Monument criteria: 1) reflects "the broad cultural, economic or social history of the nation, State or community," and 2) "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction." The growth in Los Angeles' population during the early part of the 20th century created a need for housing and transportation. Playa del Rey was a small beach community that was supported by a tourism economy until the early 1920's when the area experienced a development boom. The columns were constructed by the firm Dickinson and Gillespie, which was a major company in the history of residential, commercial and oil-extraction development in Los Angeles. These
' New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, Expanded Landmark Site of the Ernest Flagg House, Gatehouse and Gate. (Report prepared by Barry Bergdoll and Shirley Zavin.) New York: 1983 Unpublished: Item 9;p.4 2 New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Ernest Flagg Houses on Todt Hill. (Application prepared by Barry Bergdoll.) New York: 1983 Unpublished: Item 8;p.3 Playa Del Rey Stone Pillars CHC-2014-3945-HCM Page 4 of 5 pillars represent this significant period of development in the area. Since these pillars were built concurrently with the Ernest Flagg Stone House, they represent a construction method used throughout the country at the time. These may be the only examples of the construction method in Los Angeles.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT("CEQA") FINDINGS
State of California CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 "consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment."
State of California CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 "consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic buildings."
The designation of the Playa del Rey Stone Pillars as a Historic-Cultural Monument in accordance with Chapter 9, Article 1, of The City of Los Angeles Administrative Code ("LAAC") will ensure that future construction activities involving the subject property are regulated in accordance with Section 22.171.14 of the LAAC. The purpose of the designation is to prevent significant impacts to a Historic-Cultural Monument through the application of the standards set forth in the LAAC. Without the regulation imposed by way of the pending designation, the historic significance and integrity of the subject property could be lost through incompatible alterations and new construction and the demolition of irreplaceable historic structures. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards of Rehabilitation are expressly incorporated into the LAAC and provide standards concerning the historically appropriate construction activities which will ensure the continued preservation of the subject property.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 8 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals of maintaining, restoring, enhancing, and protecting the environment through the imposition of regulations designed to prevent the degradation of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 31 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals relating to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Historic buildings in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Playa Del Rey Stone Pillars CHC-2014-3945-HCM Page 5 of 5
BACKGROUND
On October 16th, 2014 the Cultural Heritage Commission took the property under consideration. On November 6th, Commissioners Barron and Irvine inspected the site with Lambert Giessinger of the Office of Historic Resources (OHR) staff. Separately, Commissioner Milofsky inspected the site. And later the same day, November 6th, 2014, Commissioners Scrafano and Kennard inspected the site with Nels Youngborg of the OHR staff. HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION MUST IN ALL LAPITAI lilt K 11111-W,
I DENTIFICATION
I. NAME OF PROPOSED MONUMENT Playa del Rey Stone Pillars
2 STREET ADDRESS 200 Culver Boulevard and 179 Culver Boulevard, Wiki_pedia GPS Coordinates for PDR
CITY Playa del Rey ZIP CODE 90293 COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
3, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 4116-007.7_053_,and 41.167012,011 _
.1. COMPLETE -LEGAL rwsulITION: TRACT Playa cle1.Raviownship_Traots_98Q9/855,7,depending on Year.
BLOCK 5 & 17 LOTS) 13 & 11 ARB. NO.
5. RANGE Of ADDRESSES ON PROPERTY 200 Culver Boulevard and 179 Culver Boulevard Coordinates: 33.958926'N 118.448436°W (Center of PDR Village midway between the two Pillars)
6 PRESENT OWNER City of Los Angeles
STREL:f ADDRESS 200 Spring Street E-MAIL ADDRESS,
CITY---_._ Los Angeles STATE CA ZIP CODE 90012 PHONE(
OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE 131. 13LIC City of Los Angeles
-7, PRESENT ETNE Landmark, Playa del Re GPS Coordinates ORIGINAL. USE Landmark., Playa del Re GPS Coordinate
DESCRIPTION
8. ARCHITECIIIRAI. STYLE Ernest Flagg_ System - Utah Dolomite Faced - Cast Stone Base, Capital and Chalice NEE srm:c rinn
STATE PRESENT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF TI IE SITE OR STRUCTURE IsRuovrimAt DECIIIIMON Wog);sr 'al. I ilAGINtAxizstcm)
(See attached imagery) Pillar "P 1 A" is in the original 1925 condition. P 1 A was moved some time between
.1931 and 1939 From its original spot at HCM 955 to eposition on the LA City sidewalk about 40 feet west. pillar
P 1 B is in its original location in front of the 1904 pressed-brick railroad building but the cast stone chalice and
Capital have been removed (date unknown, see photographs.) The interior of the pillars are solid, likely rubble
and concrete mix. Both the base and capital are cast stone. The pillars are faced with random Utah Dolomite
stone in the original condition (see photographs). The pillars have four insets in the capital, likely meant for brass
plaques, now missing. Likely Beach Land Company founders (1902). Engineering sketches have been created
for the purpose of eventual restoration. (See photographsl_See E. Flagg. D&G's "The Wonder House of Stone".
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION
NAME OF PROPOSED MONUMENT Playa del Rey Stone Pillars
10. CONSTRUCTION DATE.. C195 FACTUAL: FT ESTIMATED:fl 11_ ARCHITECT DESIGNER, OR ENGINEER Dickinson & Gillespie Architecture Dept.:C.B. Griffin, Roth & Parker 12 CONINACTOR OR OITIER BUILDER _521.&}±01151 13. DATES OF ENCLOSED PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs 1902-2014, Video November 20, 2012, Newspapers Various ‘NI)V:111Tr GUAM' AND I DICITAI. II .IID TO rill:11*AI 1111211 V,17 4-ommissioNgt,w.rryoRq
14. CONDITION: Ej EXCELLENT p GOOD E FAIR DETERIORATED n NO LONGER L EXISTENCE 13. ALTERATIONS Pillar P 1 A good to excellent. The Yucca plant in the to of P 1 A chalice missing. Pilla 1 A moved approximately 40 feet SW to its current location between 1931 and 1939.
Pillar 1 B slightly tilted due to ground settling. Cast stone chalice and capital on P 1 B are missing. Bicycle lock
lag bolt in Pillar 1 B. The balance of P 1 B good to excellent. 16. THREATS TO SITE: I:NONE KNOWN PRIVATE DEVELOPNIENT VANDALISNI Dz PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT D ZONING g OTHER Private Development AND Vandalism AND Public works I7. IS THE STRUCTURE: EON ITS ORIGINAL SITE K MOVED D UNKNOWN One on original site, one moved. SIGNIFICANCE
18. BRIEFLY STMT.HISTORICAL AND/OR ARCHITECTURAI IMPORTANCE! INCLUDE DATES,EVEN -IN, AND PERSON A.5.50CIATED
WITH THE SITE. OF Al Si)SIGNIFICANCE 1V010,1 '?3i. %WADI: NI\ I \II710 II 1'SING AIVITLONAl.. SI 11
Directly associated with HCM 955 - buiilt on same date by same company, architecte and builders. These Pillars
along with the Dickinson & Gillespie building (HCM 955)and the 1904 railroad/bank/Mesmer building were
and remain to this day major LANDMARKs. of Playa del Rey. See video on Playa del Rey, Palisades del Rey, _
and Surfridge. See attached photographs and written documentation. These two Pillars were inadvertently __
omitted from the HCM 955 filing. These Pillars reportedly appear in an Elvis mOvie a Mannix TV show, and othe
19. SOURCES n.is-r BOOKS. nucumENrs, SURVEYS, PEItION.AL mrrErtvitiws WITH °ATM 'T.O. McCove's Playa del Rev", HCM 955
filing, LMU, UCLA, USCi_Lib of Congress, LA Public Library, Pacific Electric archives, D. Dukesherer, LA Times,_
Palisades del Rey Press, LA Examiner, Del Rey Consultancy, the private collection of T.O. McCoye.
20. DATE FORM PREPARED 08/19/2014 PREPAREWS NAME Thomas Lee McMahon ORGANIZATION Playa del Rey Community Organization STREET ADDRESS 8207 Delgany Avenue
CITY Playa del Rey STATE CA zip CODE 90293 PHONE( 3101822-2935
E- NI AI .ADDRESS: [email protected]
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
TI-IF Playa del Rey Stone Pillars IS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF NAME OF PROPOSED MONI MENT
Ernest Flagg System - Utah Dolomite Faced - Cast Stone Base, Capital and Chalice ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECD RAL (FEF LINE .H)
AND MEETS THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ORDINANCE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH QI1ALITY OF ITS DESIGN AND THE RETENTION
OF as ORIGINAL FORM, DETAILING AND INTEGRITY,
AND/OR
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
TM?. Playa del Rey Stone Pillars WAS BUILT IN 1925 NAME OF PROPOSED MOSI'MENT 1TAII BUILT
Dickinson and Gillespie Building (HCM 955) at 200 Culver Boulevard WAS IMPORTANT TO THE NAME OF FiltsT OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF LOS ANGELES BECAUSE These Pillars served as destination Landmarks for automobile and railroad customers during the development of the Playa del Rey, Surfridge and Palisades del Rey communities on the
western most edge of Los Angeles in the 1920's, 30's and 40's. These three communities were marketed as the
"nearest beach", the "King's Beach, and served as a residential community and recreation resource for the entire population of Los Angeles. All roads and railways led to PDR, The Pillars marked the spot. The real estate offices of Fritz Burns, Dickinson & Gillespie (HCM 955) and T.O. McCoye were all located immediately adjacent, seeVideo.
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N/A DOOR. ADDITIONAL CHARACTER DEFININC,-ELEMEN-13 WIRY DOOR STYLI! (Click to See Chart) of THE STRUCTURE ARE "The Wonder House of Stone" Playa del Rey 1925 LA Times articles. Additional Photos IDENTIFY ORIGINAL FEATURES SUCH AS PORCHES ISLE CHART); BALCONIES.. NCSIBER AND SHAPE OF 1)ORMERS (Click to Seo Chart)
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N/A • ORNATE CEILINGS; PLASTER MOLDINGS; LICA IT FixTtilos. vAIN-J-Et) Dccomniesi, STAIR BALUSTRADES; BUILT-IN FURNITURE. ETC.
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T.O. McCoye started working for D&G as their PDR real estate salesman in 1921. D&G bought the "three miles" the same year for the development of Palisades del Rey and Surfridge. • estate T.O. McCoye started working for D&G:as:theirPDR real salesman in 1921.. D&G bought the "threeniiles" the same Surfridge. year for the development of Palisades del Rey and 'Los Angeles Times 1924 Latest Developments in Construction Activities Here Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File); May 10, 1925; .,,:'ibrii,ichker, Latest Developments in Construction Activities Here • / r •/ ',;.• ,1 ,/,,x, %-• . ...„," ,:,...,..,-;%:V...<,,,,.,..,/,;,. 477 ...... ...... 2...... 1 rt PALI CADE'S DEL RE-- EAJI , .).41.,M4etr-Tkrry „,,. No illar Architects' Sketches Building at ' . • -ingten=sind=40ect .31111;w=44organ=ts=the.iteiagster-. -Center is Pail- sjg tdgLsigL13e3 unit _planned by Dickinson & Gillespie. -ateivo i Annotated by Historic-Cultural Tom McMahon TLM®DelRey.Com Monument 955 2014-07-21 (D&G Building image and teat below from Late 1925 D&G Brochure, Courtesy of object 1 A of this Historic-cultural monument Brad Fowler application "The Stone Pillars of Playa del Rey" T.O. McCoye Collection) 1925 D&G Brochure Office Building at Palisades Del Rey. Dickinson & GiUespie Now Occupying Their Own General When they filerPcr,H01/1 955 they/forgot this (P 1 A) Stone Pillar "The Last of the Beaches" Every great city whose limits embrace the Today Palisades Del Rey is a living, vibrat- water's edge, has some home-spot on that ing reality—The consummation of an ideal water, whose name and whose fame is known horn of Public Demand—A dream trans- to the peoples of the four corners of the globe formed into a positive actuality in the almost hut Los Angeles- ...THAT is why Dick- unbelievable short space of but a few months. inson & Gillespie acquired the last three And—for all time to come it will occupy an miles of the shore contiguous to Los Angeles irreplaceable niche in the hearts of those for- for the development of Palisades _Del Rey— tunate enough to procure through it the real- the Only Area of Superior Home Places at ization of their inherent longing to live at the Sea. the sea. Yesterday A Community of Palisades Del Rey was Homes, individually thrown open to the built and lived in, has, buying public late in in these few months, 1924. This reared itself upon the 7 Master Project was an miles of already com- instantaneous Selling pleted Improvements. Success. Over $3,000,- Every daysees more im- 000 SCOLD -before we provements—more new had time to begin homes — and a rapid our Development Pro- diminishing of the vis- gram. THAT is truly ible supply under pres- an overwhelming man- sure of an ever increas- ifestation of Public ing demand for these Confidence improved Sea Sites PALISADES DEL REY 0141(INits to i9) E Planners and Developers of Palisades Del Rey ,48F® Del SEND FOR 4ars,sextes j "The Story ,..asf at the . eacrhes 11111-*• Rut from civet strands to majestic Headlands — .1 Pence Commanding wondrous panoramas of Mountains and Beaches FLynluni lay the cool, %nothing surf tit Santa Monica flit•- Palisades Del Rev. the Closest and newest of the Las Angeles Bearlles, Iwyng prepared Cm you. FREE! leaosua Im» M-iinptumed. at Pr lets era Ten ni woe is 1.invet than ynn anticiping reavii4 ai.tinowd hr Rea" clisk. and prrsnorvi Yoe%t MAIL that. Galloon TODAY! same ri4el.or Caawkintra; refined 41WITINWIRE4'43 wide unegualical leashing. listing anal Kiwriang Faganon beckoning in you inter w.Js.ise.e4 !.?.%) Wsn Leh* Sseret at.pra-tr‘ iren'aecnnlio and rigid einem tineescantalivn All ;Ivor...a:co Al 111.4 *Ni,Xft Asa ....it nail as "ea Poo sae) lam and inintential eitwah.fiertm • • -tors nil lit, • .11 ! 1 Ili. Nano tiswhes.a ANA 134.6•Inkos 1...r.sialol Willitrums Address 52S.2.:'.19 wen MIS Ler Anosicu Mull* V A *AAR 24:n C.41. (D&G Building image from Annotated by mid Historic-Cultural -1920's D&G Tom McMahon Brochure, Courtesy of 4: , Monument 955 [email protected] Brad Fowler & Del Rey 2014-07-21 'T.O. McCoyc Collection) • t `r ect of this Historic-cultural monument application "The Stone Pillars of Playa del Rey" Pillar across the street. fiert-they filed for HCM 955 they forgot this D&G Stone Pressed-brick building erected 1904 Los Angeles- Pacific Railroad- Pillar -z- added mid-1920's by PPR q g P4-! D . s* ,a S Pillar 4N_.-- • . 14% Er") reeMAILM t • ISikii Ltasc is Pillar and original building still in plae.t I 4 Ernest Flagg was a Zoom from 1920's Noted American photo showing capital, chalice, and architect of that era. yucca on top — Dickinson & Gillespie missing today. choose his --- "Flagg System" for "The Wonder House of Body of Pillar and Stone" and the four Base still intact Pillars as landmarks In 2014 for Surfridge and Palisades del Rey. Trzioj New Model City Addition c (PERMANENT NAME BEING SELECTED BY CONTEST) mop ADDITION AT PALISADES DEL REY First Palisades Del Rey-then the Model City Addition--Sold Out--Improved -Built-Instantaneous Successes-Backed by the faith of thousands of Pur- chasers, Scores of Homes and over $150,000 invested in Business Structures. The New Model City Addition was SOLD in ONE DAY, before its name its , m y Immo ant road L war: •rs was selected by the Judges in the$1000 Prize Name Contest -- And theBuying Dickinson & Gillespie's Momentum demands MORE - We can only partially satisfy that demand. Lot Sale Breaks Record New Blocks Being Rushed to Completion. By FRANK FRERICHS EGiving A total of 3511.835 worth of lots was gold during the course -of Los Angeles Its Only one ay advertised sale held last Sunday, August 2. in the New Model Large Residentially Protected City Addition to Palisades del Rey, it is announced by Dickinson & Sea-Side Area Gi s pie. subdivider, of the property. Is sale Is said to have a hIgh• 'tract were made out •nd Mena. ark for really movements during the course of the sate. A In Ceilformla and le Ind!. bammettie progress of the sole writ Past Performance Proves It healthy ion., of the malnielned through the medium Of row, an pal algno on:teal oloantardinInthen,rrdritotilrtgn et at the 2,000,000 residents of Los Angeles and Da,gp s ‘V.Iint are the alt the In incoming millions of ptipu• time emu r the majority of the the Individual lots being marked off Public Southern California have at last become Luton going to do—What are you going the progeers„scl at day wan (or In red immediately after Purthallers fully conscious of their alarming scarcity MiLUCT to do after Palisades Del Rey and its few Investment purpoees, It. volume Is had Elected their contracts of tale, Eye of ocean front. They have found that de- Project possible additions have been swept off the belleved In presage a rapid well -out and the sale checked In to C. B. velopment after development and City the subdivision market. IVIsy wait to pas Holomonson for official recording. for the betimes of tn. property re• ',pun City have encroached upon their rights to the do vast Will the throng of buyers. the price of delay' Dickinson & Gillespie have made meining In Ibis new seaside Plo.leet. many of whom arrived In Micah, sea front and that they mutt now pay fur their folly it possible for you to get sour (fast The disappearing) share sal. a., conducted In es- In order to be In time for Ills sale of permitting amuteinent and pleasure enterprises to of ocean from —either fur home or investment. co/dance with en adverittool temporary sales office wag rrn• the engulf the majority of the available shoreline. gram. Promptly at 7 o'clock the literally mobbed, making II neces• We art. giving Los Angeles its only large Residrnliallt hhnicalea which hare restrained eery for Mr. Burn■ to ullitte a Fifts•two—and only 52 miles of available ocean front, hundreds of purrhaure during the summoned hastily Western Electric and over 96'; of that consumed, never to he Protected Area at the Sea—We are Building a City course or predevolopment of the public edam. broadcasting system Where a City Belongs. The value of what we have new model city were let down ley (or the purpose of maintaining ae• replaced. No wonder that those countless thousands Fells 0. Burns, vies preeident and cur.,. communketion. who wanted to live at the sea had been forced to already accomplished to date has been impartially esti- COnersi manager of Dickinaon & & had an. Dickinson °mawo content themselves with an inland Home—"I5 to 30 mated at 27,000.000.00 and Millions more are going Gillespie. and the huge crowd of lot gaged lb. welt,. of Jos Romero'( Reach." N. buyers quickly snapped up Mann barbecue organisation for the pur• minutes from the wonder the price of to he spent. That for YOUR benefit—your chance to worth of int. In addition. In teas pose of feeding the 1176 MO,* who ocean frontage has leaped into the "thousands of dollars get something which hat unqualified Public Endoese• than two hours' lime 147.S16 worth attended the gala per front foot clam." ment—A Beach flume and Investment. of eale• wer• turned Into Dickinson New unite of the Beer Model City & Los Anastea Atm* ars now being pro- during the retiree or the evening Once more, the p▪ ared will be marketed wider the buying momentum refused to wait for development after the Ws on the properly hid name which Is to be mileOled by the One Day but climaxed itself in the greatest Realty Sale in Subdivision History. seated. Iodise of the 11000 name Conteet Pole. son efirerIng the 1114, which closed hut Monday at m111•• That buying momentum consumed $511,835 worth of Model City ••t• port of pro rly bought al the night, 11 lit announced. Sale Addition Lots in the almost unbelievable time of ONE DAY. "SW Never has public confidence so manifested its faith in a Development and its Developers and never before has a project received such an unqualified guarantee of success. That Guarantee means money to you if you Buy now at original prices. Reservations Can be Made in New Blocks Being Prepared for Market Stone Pillars "The Stone House of Playa del Rey" & D&G Home Pillars Stone House 8r. Pillars circa mid-1920's Dickinson & Gillespie Surfridge & Palisades Developments' •!4.4-.del Rey ay Expansion 60's Original Dickinson & Gillespie Surfridge and Palisades del Rey Devel1 pments *ispor `."CSAN BEL:“CLUB c ''k•-._ v4.4.. 4 p C \C SURFPIDGE 0 .1 4 4.. 4 40-4.44.,014 rAV.4, • " 44:lie • • ' 1.! , • • , • • • .; Stone House Pillars 4e.e.ps S. 4• .p. Both lost to LAX , • • s. 41c , • , Ar Expansion late 1966's---' .rc ›!Z, •. •-.4 .4-1(t.• .. • eltnNolu/woxiinftuR/I:dipi „su!ewab INN\ - AaH 1 sapesned pue oapv\ Dlenn aseaid • Cr) I . (,) A .E) '61 t\oH tJe:r: pO(ThI\AflUH 'MU I ) ii[Af\j\i\ p)P,A. 6. ) 711 at) 1 1 .IL) 111) 'IS7; lieLJI 1(i' H `""7 )1\4 P 17n j` At one point in time there were three different railroads gomg through PDR Village 4retVit'ks .,4, R4* alIllir s. I " ofttOA/..,,, P1 Accidentally Cropped Playa del Rey -> Venice Red Car July 19, 1936 aya del Rey P.E. Depot au Jack's Station 1939 • A` BUILDING A CITY WHERE A CITY BELONGS "r;Vrre'. etc.- ••••• viPiree, •• •••• PALISANIS 1111Y' f. QiYY 11011111MTV ^I ;4. Closest Beach "Sea for Yourself" Map Reproduce/11ton, Authentic Engineering Map of Goy Donald The Map tells the Story PALISADES DEL REY PALISADES DEL REY Los Angeles' Most Accessible Beach Boulevards, Major Highways Converging at Palisades Del Rey A Radial Hub of Highways WASHINGTON BOULEVARD—East and West artery, from Los Angeles to Venice and Oceai Speedway (Coast Highway). REDONDO DRIVE (PERsHiNG DkivE)—Skirts cast boundary of property, links up Venice Speed way with beaches south of Palisades Del Rey, and forms connecting link in the New Hollywood Redondo Boulevard. OCEAN SPEEDWAY —Connects Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice with Palisades De Rey. Proposed route of State Coast Highway will traverse the crest of Palisades Del Rey, an, will link up the South Beach Cities with the North Beaches of Santa Monica Bay. NEW HOLLYWOOD-REDONDO BOULEVARD—Work now under way on this boulevard. cut-off paralleling the P. E. from Palisades Del Rey to Culver City will connect with Hollywoo via Arnaz and Prcuss Roads. DEL REY BOULEVARD—A new thoroughfare, extending Exposition Boulevard and terminatin, at Palisades Del Rey. CENTINELA AVENUE—(INGLEwciob Bun.)—is now continuous from the city of Inglcwoo to Pico Blvd. Traffic from Sawtelle Blvd.) La Brea Ave. and La Cienega Blvd. and all east an, west beach boulevards, will feed into Centincla Avenue and then to the beach via the New Holly wood-Redondo Boulevard and Del Rey Boulevard, which intersect with Ccntinela Avenue. MANCHESTER AVENUE—This important East and West artery is now paved to Western Avenue A fairly good dirt road, to be paved later, now continues through to Freeman Avenue at Pali sades Del Rey. SLAUSON AVENUE —Now extended and paved to Baldwin Hills at Inglewood. Will be cu through Baldwin Hills and joined at Centincla Ave. (Inglewood Blvd.) thence to Palisades De Rey via Del Rcy Blvd. or New Hollywood-Redondo Boulevard cut-off. Value Makers One•Ha/f Hour from Los Angeles HESE arteries make Palisades Del Rey the ALISADES DEL REV is the closest beach t Tmost accessible of all the beaches, not only to PLos Angeles in minutes as well as in miles. It Los Angeles, but to the entire surrounding commu- accessibility places it but a scant half-hour fror nity. Each one adds more value to your site at Pali. downtown either by boulevard or by the splendi sades Del Rey. Never before in subdivision history rapid service of the Redondo P. E. car line, whit has a development had the advantage of the con- runs through the entire length of the property. Th vergence of such an array of major traffic arteries. P. E. trains maintain an excellent schedule. Th Buy now at the Pre-Development prices at Palisades Venice-Del Rey Line of the P. E. has its terminus a Del Rey, and let these boulevards guarantee your Palisades Del Rey and links it up with Venice, Oceai profits, Park and Santa Monica. ,1411V11, 11; , , 1' d di,:l, I', it ,t _ooAttAlloH paAof AMIROLata- • W." - va *sr**. / twos** tow •rntfir m.,111, 11. 411, 41.111111101 461 435 K------7 421747067,410.- • • • e ammes.Moi101/70:1, dPrigic).- aNsinsi ArArrarAudro- Irro‘a*- 141), AsitzgritlEIP 3000 wareV OL490 9404V ti9v Jle irif 7,706' 0 43111 C9v04:7-AV c70,0.44044=6 770 /*f. •fr#01 31, Wog •SW: .74,10* Aftiltibacita. • - '•,**AtiOltf:fte7 ffrOA, I , ot: „, • -4. J.,:• •• , --^"^"7 .9 $144,11eCi 1 - - - • Dickinson fa Gillespie Co. LosAngeles Buy Beach Frontage -- Now or Never Just a few more home-places, just a few more investment sites, just a few more business lots are all that ever will be offered you at original subdivision Prices and Terms. You know the enormous profits reaped by the early purchasers at Palisades Del Rey and every other Beach City -- You know that the demand both present and future for Ocean Front is greater than the inflexibly low supply -- You also know how quickly you have to act to get yours -- For goodness sake -- ACT TODAY. New Model City Addition to Palisades Del Rey (Permanent Name Being Selected by Contest) The LAST and ONLY Beach Development ever to he marketed in or near Los Angeles—Accessible over Wide Paved Boulevards— Convenient to Markets, Shopping, Schools and Churches—Served by Rapid P. E. All improved--Ready to Build—Giving Los Angeles what it MUST have, a large Residentially protected area at the sea. Wise Buyers Prices TERMS—for Every Pocketbook Large Ocean View Down-5 years to pay Apartment Sites $2995 to $3995 1s! the balance—Title vested free and clear of all encumbrances with Title Business $2495 to $6995 Guarantee and Trust Company where all payments Center Lots are to be made—Perpetual Racial Restrictions— All Improved Sea-Side Careful Building Protections—Discounts for Cash $1695 Homesites to $4000 and for Building—List -Prices include Water, Gas, Shore Lots—Adjoining Sanitary Sewer, Concrete Curbs and Sidewalks. Westport Beach Club $3875 to $5000 and Granite Street Surfacing. r Advance Selections Now being Made in New Blocks GO THIS WAY TODAY Drive West on Washington Boulevard to Centi- By Auto — Title Avenue. Turn left four blocks—cross P. E. Turn Right (west) direct to Palisades Del Rey. Arrows Guide you. Board P. B.-Redondo Car (via Del Rey) at HILL By P.E. Street Station—Get off at Palisades Del Rey. Phone VAndike 2426 for one of our Private Better Still Service Cars at your service—no obligation. DICKINSON Sz. GILLESPIE -44 CORPORATION Planners and Developers of Palisades Del Rey Palisades Del Rey Offices LOS ANGELES,525-27-29 W.8th St. Phone S. M.63702 (lied 0) Phone VAndike 2426 NOTICE--- On September 10th we move our entire General Offices to our New Office Building at Palisades Del Rey I PALISADES DEL REY OME with me atop the crest at Palisades Del Rey and greet the "Rosy-Fingered CDawn" who paints the sky and brings the encircling hills to life. Watch Los Angeles emerge from its slumbers. Now turn toward the limitless blue of the Pacific--There's Catalina Island, glistening in the distance, and the Palos Verdes Hills, and Redondo, Hermosa and Man- hattan Beaches—while above stretch Venice, Ocean Park and Santa Monica, all crowded cities with their crowded beaches, and beyond rise the steep, precipitous bluffs of the Pacific Palisades and the Santa Monica Mountains. Here, but a half hour from downtown Los An- geles, let us rear our home place, overlooking this ever-to-be-studied panorama of hills and valleys, and from our seclusion, watch with interest the pleasure-mad throngs in all the beach cities ••below us. Before us stretches three miles of beach, ours to "Subdivisions Only" enjoy whenever we wish, a beach which is pre- Dickinson & Gillespie take pride in writing after served for us as nature intended—a beach devoted their name the phrase, "Subdivisions Only." It is exclusively to residential purposes. the result of over a quarter of a century devoted And at evening let us, after the day's work is entirely to the exclusive building up of a splendid over, drink in the splendor of the descending sun, organisation to accomplish most efficiently the sub- i a ball of fire, dropping behind the jagged peaks of division of lots, sold to a mighty host of friends, j the Santa Monica Mountains in a profusion of homeseekera and investors. 1 pinks and reds and purples and yellows, all blend- ing into the blue of sky and water and the greens of the plains and valleys. , The Dickinson & Gillespie Man The man with the D 61.0 service button in his coat lapel is a Dickinson and Gillespie representa- tive of the highest standing—a member of the Sales- men's Division of the L A. Realty Board and a Subdivision Specialist—Courteously at your service PrestalsI by Mr. .Dtetivion & Giu.sau Rtrikuurr&mg. -bowed Ws" Toilworn Na. Area Yessftel Dborlbabo O. • , 1,31Y 41.11.41. 1- 1: • 1 11111‘. _ 44004k Pi ea a. to.lirl rt -.-: *IV - "-'.%, 1 3.* ••_ '.1*1. • "33.• •'•• •• 4: Sa°'- or .4* • - • -ilaierS.,3411° ( ° urry wc...t.„• e Ye..r_s- • e_e.=:..r- ate, _ ter 4, r k*. • ealWipaninies*WPWW> 1000 Families Purchased Because Of-- The Prices The Term. The Restrictions huvrt 1433. 11/3 1111 11,,••.11 r5., 1•11`,11 a oat 2.. tat rr.tatrilloo.. I/.••0 if/ 8.1,11 per.341 'wry 1,3111 NI. .1.1.1. I.... 1%111 I..AO' I io•.prta,sal.l.n.i lint. h. 111.34 Se.1111. 111001....1.11 11111"S...113. tooter.I t...1 asol 10,04. The Imprinentersos The Tide and Paynserat The Discounts pou...... clude Mg 3 too. 'lilt. lo lel h.... of otolutone thrval th.t • tot Itoild 1311.•••=fr*G....,..) 111 Illo` 11110' 11.1311311111, 4.1 001 larart In. dip.. lot Too.. •...tuna I a.. lat htoolatr.1 ..1 rash doun anstall..1 u to r. .411 ill P581.111,1111. the Homes goa ..1 tome tonar And Now Come alreativ heionong known as the sponsor of La great arteloidasi- ..t -Just South ad Vontc•—•aa end el Ocean Speedway.- Palisades Del Mrs distinctive Home Places. Fvers site han aur. town efileekal adeallhltage. lehlt II the ',the builder mac eapitalize tui the tallest eitent. 'Ch. homes already built and under flraletiooll. which are presented on thin page are hall a fras .ol the store .4 repra,e.11411, l'Allfatlef Del lies I linties. Tins ,..rteast 'had a single spot in all ad S bun where sour ilia ...1.10A I Steel taste May hr ro conuplctel:o esentrililied in a bettor A. at Palisades I /el lie/. EVer3 site is aidierenl•---311.1 therein het the In thr never...06w •Urproes which give limit home pie., a distinelive valUatton whoP, eathl..I be duplicated eisswhere else. Built By Individual Buyers Rear this well in mind! Evers- home erected ..n Palisades I/el Hey has been atone us hi We have co-operate.' Wilts Chem and we oiler s..0iPar ,otte paritena Npre the india idual rani...cr. TO 00—rellow the blank beeleeerde--Shaded the resultant ;if ont-olUarter retItUry oat 51101.131.73 on duo sent washout upon which widening. we. I. neer under way graiuttous service which is building of a clientele id home tinter.. For a litltstoi rime only. we ran Inriun awl/ niter you a Palisades Dcl Itci ilonee-place or I neeffinrin un the tiiontscoi ban.. anal win.. at GO which IONS, lll• ll es have already purchased. /bower wait till By Automobile By P. E. Electric Car stiniesine else has the site n'.an. want .11uy it Tonlav ILI) Ea poets. nth., 1....1.•••.1 Vt herr Moot P E Redoloh. Coe 11.. I tel 12a, /Iii 11111 SI it you neon herons ...Hoe uis iso war Fee Iwo, nothirste.-e. hero I•304313.4•04 Ihrocr %/11 Kra° S.r...luay to liart Nt *tab SI atxlet, or ao• •111 N•/1111/ 1118 or NV ItAlt plumate or 11.. yea. owl en, for our ugo. g.e ofT At NIthh 111-.I. HE% trte to au landtwe— Realise nt dew you he. aoll-airno marry laws YOUR OWN YanaV2519 Better Still Hour. DO it no..-1.011.4611.. Phoor oi our II Ana our ki;I .Pasty? ot ..ter ottrit..... krt., uutt•ti.r. urlt 11113 111 R..n.r...13...A .•11( 1•1 out .. I. S t At- N.. I .1.1ientout loose:At hook tabilin*•••••••••••*•••• DICKINSON & GILLESPIE CO. Venice ()fhos. Leo Anwar* Office -Tract Office* 0n Property—Ocean Speed - 1205 Ocean Front 525.27.29 Were Eielah St. way at Ilei Rey Phone S. M.61326 I Dial 0J Telephone VAndike 2426 Phone S. M.63702 1 Dial 0 5e sakr to-4333 dhatu4salv osGILLESPIE Planners ffeciZrwers7- AzlisaderDel1 y S H A R E in Southern California's 114AO. LateSt Oil Strike 12te,j yea,- Vls.ys.'VOA attacted. Vrous. cbt -4frals 1D.5t%-e•ttfarsr. aast. ac VAftvg Vg% -.Filn.ara G-1033.1.'s -rata Vo. tov•rard. sev.orriltss VIVEY Huntington, Beach Santa Fe -04a est.lvotated. terday ell. ay. vAllics.t.-s, at. ara. Springs — Signal — every reos,NVog eAt Slew major c,i1 strike in Southern Cali- fornia has opened up opportunities for How to Drive wealth to the Well to those who have the courage —Drive out Culver Blvd. to to act quickly. Pershing Drive, south on Per- shing to Manchester and east on Manchester to property or Recently the oil world was startled when drive directly out West Man- a new well with an initial production of chester. approximately 5000 barrels daily at 6600 feet. blew in and opened up what many believed to be a great new oil field at Plav Del Rey.. Approximately 660 feet away and offsetting this discovery well, a well is now being drilled by the Big Ben Oil Company. Already drilling rty CVO.. 14g,nn. feet and the log of the well would appear to it able position on the structure. .A participating royalty interest in Big Ben Nui today on the basis of $1250 for each one per e. this well may produce. If this well is brought a one per cent interest would be entitled to am 1000 barrels produced (with oil at the pr? r_ t p Regulations now in force restrict drilling to E acres per well; thus protecting against I:lose of production. No one can afford to overlook the opportunity Big Ben Number One offers. Investigate it f to the well this weekend. Our representativ, phone or write us immediately for m -yre eot 4,11~1 ~ I quiry, of course, will involve no ohligalti..n. 1929 Oil BIG BE 011.. COMPANY Gas Field Room 600, 634 So. Spring Street, Los Angeles Struck Telephone TRinity 5630 Today ditztF Los Angeles Times - May 17, 1930 II 0 1 oaf111LD Only available tract in this newly discovered field...adjoins bir, Union lease...due Southeast of Ohio Oil Co.'s producers Nos. 1 and 2 OPENSAi00 SALE CONTINUES ALL DAY SUNDAY UNTIL SOLD We have seeured for immediate see the only tract of lots available in the 1,:eniee•Del 204 Rev oiLJel d ADJOLNING the big Union lease. Unusual circumstances make it possible DERRICK for us to sell these lots at prices that have but littlereprintun hea:ingupon the actual value in- volved. Ranging from 91495 to $1995 these lots heard of bargains which assure a handsome profit solely on their natural value as residential Tots. SRAII.ELL :C8e9OCK:UNingla 713:1ElfiDOEUEL: • ADVERTISING! T.4,13CitiOt „dosed 111THOUT NEWSPAPER FIGURE THIS our FOR YOURSELF: STAR o BARNSDALL Los Xoge Enn.,1 soh ea sold oar coonotecoly before we wee may to easeun ear Ewer ow of to We two ghee the peon to Walt —ea. o• a.. DI?so is.. losveou. tes°—,"f nu .t.efet' PACIFIC WESTERN• OHIO boa% 71,, a,a oak is the pablic. Sold en to tun penoneve neoprldes reoliteu of Ms the oppororraby le make a lomat otSifssi Rh.Soma i.Spew- fletteetont 0:to take GETTY • 'c'titt°,telepbottooe Ilthcali .3 VerkeDel A. lo3 &Mkt.owe ataated Md. do et) Weeny. &ono Waste lleetle or fay *rho prodoodee ted La Is Re Lao lake Resanto, FEATHERSTONE —p..$.rho latete.As I. Wooing A. IM PootooDS Ent fold—people theVrokeDdRey1ddbalreadyPROAL.adaojmatist e crpeckses*fade FULLIAN • Jab cob sit c'"r JERGINS ream. cireasstaans .table ea is efts den Ittu al 4R d.utbe nen s000tiono tonowoke of th..arid an sane lea %dry. tac. zoi3 ob. A...the entsenettory .kith HERNDON • MORMON -Ool to the tiptoe One and people oto toe. Ref ilea DICILMON i GIMASME COE. TW o rood.too eon.,• onifttforoont oa4 moron n...rare WV 7 I.. roor Debi Fn.ismer. afieg:ser tnlm. MV pmgreolyato. rUltATION set jeopreise so evelofile topetaeloo idiot wet petted of MORAW/i • 11.5 a..+...*Le a•ay. spiMsol yet. A... najaleare Sow We Atugoiro MITCSELL ROW TO GET THERE[ yono. to, ta diaq .efthEog bat e portent,!gneiss erre! mein 101by end terabes A la mime COML TODAY! SUPERIOR,eta Irmo ar.Y....‘ 61...no .• Wouyiumi Mai AD ether Met le Other G. Toro lets.1 Imo Wok% Moo DA.M. fable.MiepoorN PREDICT COMPLETE SELL-OUT BY SUN DOWN! are I %vb..* Loh Ibier ems oNe ore nor. WE spending Motisands &..e.olortroo lei. IAA sowers .lib hi..... caw upon BM. Taa• 1.1•11..1.1 a A. wry, thousands for drill. Stoma NU. hootoe?. C. rw Wks jag P.m Saga operadong in the Yerlee. twalft, CORPORATION Del TO COME BY STREET CAR: DICKINSON & GILLESPIE Rey field lead r. 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We do not know if these named streets, important people/de-yelpers, or points on the compass. this lE14C "'The Stamm Playa. del Eb•SzG- man • 24" W x 6" H I 21"WxrHx1"BVLI 6" 73"H 32" x 1" 34" x 3.5" Should they be inadvertently destroyed and must be replaced 11" 11"H 2014-07-21 36" W x Acknowledgements & Research • Arthur Bradley Fowler — Playa del Rey Historian, Author "T.O. McCoyes PDR" • Duke Dukesherer — Playa del Rey Historian, Author, Surfridge Video • Robert Krauch — Jounalist, Herald Examiner & Playa del Rey Historian • The Private Photo & Map Collection of T.O. McCoye, A. B. Fowler Curator • Loyola Marymount University — Fritz Burns Collection • Library of Congress Photograph Collections • USC Archives & Photo Collection • UCLA ProQuest Newspapers and Photo Collection • USGS — Topo and other maps • LA Times Archives Newspaper & Photograph Collections • Los Angeles Public Library ProQuest & Photo Collection • Santa Monica Public Library Photo Collection • Evening Herald Archives Newspapers • LA County Assessor, Hall of Records, Recorder, LA City Bureau of Engineering • LA Department of Water and Power Archives • NavigateLA, GIS-NET3, ZIMAS • KCET Video and Photographs • Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photographs • U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineering Maps