DOUBLE-DECKER BUS TOUR OF WINDSOR SQUARE AND HANCOCK PARK

October 14, 202310am – 12pm Join architectural historian Eleanor Schrader and realtor/architectural author Bret Parsons for a spectacular tour of the historic enclaves of greater Hancock Park. Our double-decker bus will guide us down streets filled with beautiful homes as we reveal secrets that illuminate this coveted neighborhood. We’ll regale you with details about its…

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MAGIC CASTLE HALLOWEEN PARTY

PLEASE JOIN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE MAGIC CASTLE HALLOWEEN PARTY, THURSDAY OCTOBER 19TH, AT 5:00 For those of you who have never been to The Magic Castle, you are in for a treat. The Historical Society will have its long overdue Halloween party at this legendary Los Angeles landmark on Thursday, October 19th starting…

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A VERY SPECIAL INTERIOR TOUR OF CONSULATE GENERAL HOMES

Saturday. November 4th12pm to 4pm The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical society proudly presents our annual home tour on Saturday, November 4th from 12:00 to 4:00. This year for our home tour we have scheduled an outing which has not been attempted since 1976. Because of the stately homes in Hancock Park and Windsor Square…

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CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY PARTY LAWRY’S PRIME RIB

Sunday, December 10th 4pm – 7pm Please join us for our annual Holiday Christmas Party at world-famous Lawry’s Prime Rib this year. The original location was on Restaurant Row on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, and was opened in 1938 by Lawrence L. “Lawry” Frank and Walter Van de Kamp. It now has…

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ANNUAL HIGH TEA, WOMAN’S CLUB OF HOLLYWOOD

Your Presence is RequestedTHE WINDSOR SQUARE HANCOCK PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETYANNUAL AFTERNOON TEA Sold Out The Historical Society also accepts checks. Mail to WSHPHS 137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #135 LA, CA. 90004 Sunday, January 21st, 20241pm – 4pmAt the HistoricWOMAN’S CLUB OF HOLLYWOOD 1749 N. La Brea Avenue Founded in 1905, With its roots deep in Hollywood…

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Annual Meeting and Barbeque

Windsor Square Hancock Historical SocietyPresents 2023 Annual Meeting and Barbecue SOLD OUT!NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE On the grounds of one of the best houses in Windsor Square 501 S. Plymouth Blvd, SW corner of 5th and Plymouth. Not only is the O’Melveny House a beautiful historic Craftsman-style home it is also the cover photo of our website…

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523 So. Rimpau Blvd

By Jane Gilman The house at 523 Rimpau Blvd. was built in 1924 for Dr. Isaac Jones and his wife Emily who also purchased the property next door. Architect Roland Coate was assigned the project. Coate designed the home in a Spanish Italian style incorporating wood frame construction with a plaster exterior. In 1927, Wilbur…

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The Museum of Neon Art

Come to a guided tour of a very special place by museum owner Carrie Siegel. The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society Invites you to join fellow members on a short voyage to Glendale to The Museum of Neon Art. Sunday, April 16th at 1:00pm Members: $10Non Members: $15Admission + Tom Ziimmerman’s book of historic…

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654 So. Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park

From “The Historical Observer”Fall 1982 The Mediterranean-style residence of Mr. Hal Halverstadt and Mr. David Williams was built in 1927 by Mrs. Lillie N. McCusker who lived there until her death.  The dramatic house, designed by John DeLario, an unheralded Los Angeles architect of the 1920s, was then passed to McCusker’s relatives, Maud N. Wilson and…

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