Spaulding Square, Los Angeles

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Spaulding Square
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
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Spaulding Square
Location within Western Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°05′46″N118°21′26″W / 34.096128°N 118.357245°W / 34.096128; -118.357245
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code
90046

Spaulding Square is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

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History

Spaulding Square is named after California architect Albert Starr Spaulding, who purchased the area and subdivided it in 1914. It a neighborhood 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, which has helped maintain its character of single-family homes. [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. 1 2 3 4 "Spaulding Square | Los Angeles City Planning". planning.lacity.org. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Wedner, Diane (February 3, 2008). "Its Urban Life plus Suburban Life, Squared". Los Angeles Times . p. K2. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Historic Spaulding Square turns 100". Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rudolph J. Berquist". IMDb Bio. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ades, Brian (August 21, 2014). "1400 N Ogden Drive in Spaulding Square". Legacies of LA. Retrieved January 14, 2015. 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 February 22, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Eggertsen, Chris (October 17, 2017). "The horror movie map of LA". Curbed LA. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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