Spaulding Square, Los Angeles

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Spaulding Square
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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 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

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References

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  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.
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34°05′46″N118°21′26″W / 34.096128°N 118.357245°W / 34.096128; -118.357245