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Country Club Park, Los Angeles

Country Club Park
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Country Club Park neighborhood sign located at Crenshaw Boulevard immediately north of Pico Boulevard
Country Club Park neighborhood sign located at Crenshaw Boulevard immediately north of Pico Boulevard
Country Club Park is located in Los Angeles
Country Club Park
Country Club Park
Location within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°03′04″N 118°19′19″W / 34.0511512°N 118.3218523°W / 34.0511512; -118.3218523
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
Time zonePacific
Zip Code
90019
Area code323

Country Club Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

History

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The name Country Club Park refers to the area's previous use. In 1897, The Los Angeles Golf Club established a 9-hole course called the Windmill Links at Pico and Alvarado Street. Overcrowding inspired the organizers to move west and in 1899, the club moved to the corner of Pico and Western (the area that is now Country Club Park). The course remained there until 1910, at which time it moved to Holmby Hills.[1]

After The Los Angeles Golf Club moved west, Isaac Milbank, with partner George Chase, subdivided the property for mostly large homes and mansions. Country Club Park matured in the 1920s and homes were constructed in the latest architectural styles: Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival.

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) which struck down racial exclusionary covenants, Country Club Park was one of the first affluent neighborhoods in Los Angeles to allow blacks to purchase homes.[2]

In 2010, the neighborhood was designated a Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zone because of the large number of intact buildings dating back to the earliest phases of Los Angeles’ development.[3]

Geography

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Country Club Park is bounded by Olympic Boulevard on the north, Crenshaw Boulevard on the west, Pico Boulevard on the south, and Western Avenue on the east.[1][4] The neighborhood of Arlington Heights is directly south. Wilshire Park is north. Oxford Square is west.

Country Club Park is partially gated; three streets that intersect Pico Boulevard are closed to through-traffic and pedestrians.[5]

The closed streets at Pico Boulevard, 2017
Wilton Place
Gramercy Place
St. Andrews Place

Parks and recreation

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In Media

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1120 Westchester Place in
Country Club Park[7]

Designed and built in 1902 by Alfred Rosenheim, the president of the American Institute of Architects' Los Angeles chapter, the Collegiate Gothic-style single family home is located at 1120 Westchester Place. It is known as the Rosenheim Mansion. The home was previously used as a convent.[7] An adjoining chapel was removed from exterior shots using CGI.[9]

After the pilot episode, filming continued on sets constructed to be an exact replica of the house.[10] Details such as Lewis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows, and hammered bronze light fixtures, were re-created to preserve the look of the house.[7]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b Romero, Dennis (June 17, 2017). "L.A.'s Country Club Park Has Stately Homes and Deep History".
  2. ^ a b c d Powers, Kemp (January 24, 2008). "Neighborhood Project: Country Club Park". LAist. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020. Most of Country Club Park was developed between 1910 and 1930. Originally segregated, it was one of the first affluent communities to allow African American residents, making it an early destination for upwardly-mobile blacks. Notable residents of the neighborhood have included Mahalia Jackson, Lou Rawls, Lena Horne, Hattie McDaniel, Tuskeegee Airman Celes King and many others.
  3. ^ Preservation.lacity.org: Country Club Park HPOZ; with Survey Map, Adopting Ordinance, and Preservation Plan links.
  4. ^ The Thomas Guide, 2006, page 633
  5. ^ Smith, Dakota; Petrow-Cohen, Caroline (February 9, 2024). "Locked gates in historic L.A. neighborhood spark debate in City Council election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Country Club Park Heritage Plaza". L.A. Department of Parks & Recreation. Los Angeles.
  7. ^ a b c Keeps, David A. (October 31, 2011). "Set Pieces: The haunted house of 'American Horror Story'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  8. ^ Kudler, Adrian Glick (October 4, 2011). "American Horror Story Gave Alfred Rosenheim House in Country Club Park an Early Halloween Costume". Curbed.com. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  9. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (January 27, 2012). "The American Horror Story House Is on the Market for How Much? Come Take a Tour Inside!". E! Online. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  10. ^ Chaney, Jen (October 5, 2011). "Connie Britton on 'American Horror Story,' 'Friday Night Lights' and what she learned from Rob Zombie". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c Powers, Kemp (January 24, 2008). "Neighborhood Project: Country Club Park". LAist. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020. According to a 2006 real estate feature in the Los Angeles Times, major films with segments shot in the neighborhood have included Daddy Day Care, Ali, Running With Scissors and many others.
  12. ^ Los Angeles Street Address Telephone Directory. Los Angeles: Pacific Bell. January 1969. p. 210.
  13. ^ Los Angeles Street Address Telephone Directory. Los Angeles: Pacific Bell. July 1973. p. 367.
  14. ^ Powers, Kemp (January 24, 2008). "Neighborhood Project: Country Club Park". LAist. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020. Most of Country Club Park was developed between 1910 and 1930. Originally segregated, it was one of the first affluent communities to allow African American residents, making it an early destination for upwardly-mobile blacks. Notable residents of the neighborhood have included Mahalia Jackson, Lou Rawls, Lena Horne, Hattie McDaniel, Tuskeegee Airman Celes King and many others.
  15. ^ Los Angeles Street Address Telephone Directory. Los Angeles: Pacific Bell. July 1973. p. 83.
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