South Carthay, Los Angeles

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South Carthay
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
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South Carthay neighborhood sign
located at 1025 S. Crescent Heights Boulevard
(just south of Olympic Boulevard)
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South Carthay
Location within Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°03′41″N118°22′11″W / 34.0613272°N 118.3696349°W / 34.0613272; -118.3696349
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Time zone Pacific
Zip Code
90048
Area code 323

South Carthay is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. Located south of Carthay Circle, [1] South Carthay was developed in the 1930s by Spyros George Ponty.

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Geography

The neighborhood is bounded by Olympic Boulevard on the north, La Cienega Boulevard on the west, Pico Boulevard on the south, and Crescent Heights Boulevard on the east. [2] The neighborhood of Carthay Circle is to the north.

History

The South Carthay area became a portion of the City of Los Angeles on February 28, 1922. [3] Residential development in the area began during the early 1930s on land that previously grew produce for Ralphs markets. [4] Greek developer Spyros George Ponty worked with architect Alan Ruoff [5] to design 147 modest Mediterranean-style homes in the area. [6] While the builder's influence is found in Westwood, Norwalk, Beverly Hills, South-Central Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, South Carthay's Spanish Colonial Revival homes represents one of his earliest legacies. [7] All of the 147 homes designed by Ponty share red-tiled roofs and stucco exterior walls, wrought iron and glazed-tile detailing. Yet each home was built slightly differently from the next, with flipped floor plans and doors and windows in different places. [7] South Carthay remains an architecturally cohesive community, with few intrusions from the succeeding decades. [2]

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

In 1984, South Carthay became the second neighborhood in the city to receive the designation of Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). [7] The South Carthay preservation plan was adopted by the City of Los Angeles on December 9, 2010. Objectives of the HPOZ include: Safeguarding the character of historic buildings and sites and recognizing and protecting the historic streetscape and development patterns. [8] The HPOZ boundaries exclude the commercial thoroughfares of Pico Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ The Thomas Guide, 2008, page 633
  2. 1 2 Winkler, Robert (September 2009). An Arch Guidebook to Los Angeles. p. 163. ISBN   9781423608936.
  3. ↑ "Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources" (PDF). p. 17.
  4. ↑ Stein, Jeannine. "The Quest for a Sense of Place". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ "The History of South Carthay". South Carthay Neighborhood Association.
  6. ↑ Heeger, Susan. "STYLE / Garden : REAL GREEN ROOMS". Los Angeles Times.
  7. 1 2 3 Mothner, Linda Beth. "City With Sense of History and Direction : South Carthay".
  8. ↑ "Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources" (PDF). p. 5.
  9. ↑ "Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources" (PDF). p. 22.
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