Halifax Apartments

Infobox_nrhp | name =Halifax Apartments
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caption = Halifax Apartments, 2008
location= 6376 Yucca St., Los Angeles, California
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 6
lat_seconds = 13
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 42
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1923
architect= Walker and Eisen
architecture= Renaissance
added = October 14, 1998
governing_body = Private
refnum=98001242cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Halifax Apartments, originally known as the Cross Arms Apartments, is a historic apartment building on Yucca Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Designed by Walker and Eisen, the building was completed in 1923. The building was originally owned by Leach Cross, who named it the "Cross Arms Apartments." At the time of its opening, it was considered "one of the largest and most beautiful apartment houses in Hollywood." [cite news|title=Cross Arms Apartments Sold: More than Million Involved in Sale; Bought by A.C. Burrage|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1924-08-17] In October 1924, the building sold for $750,000, and the new owner renamed the building the "Halifax Apartments." [cite news|title=Changes Name|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1924-10-19] In its early years, the Halifax was a popular residence for entertainers, including silent film star Ned Sparks, [cite news|title=Who's Who and What's What|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1925-06-21] and opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink. [cite news|title=Opera Star Here After Long Tour: Schumann-Heink Arrives After Vacation Trip; Sings at Bowl Tomorrow|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1928-07-26] It was also the site of important gatherings, including a 1937 reception hosted by Joseph Laemmle for Mayor Shaw which was also attended by the chief of police and district attorney. [cite news|title=Mayor Shaw Attends D.A.R. Reception|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1937-05-04] In 1981, the Halifax was converted to Section 8 housing for senior citizens. [cite news|author=Evelyn DeWolfe|title=Hollywood: A Hovel or a Haven for the Senior Citizen?;|publisher= Los Angeles Times|date=1981-11-22] As of 2008, it was being operated as low income housing. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles

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