Spaulding Square, Los Angeles, California

Spaulding Square, Los Angeles, California

Spaulding Square is a small community of the Hollywood districtin the region of the City of Los Angeles, California.

Geography

Spaulding Square's community borders are roughly Fairfax Ave on the west, Stanley Avenue on the east, Sunset Blvd on the north, and Fountain Avenue on the south.

The area is residential, being composed of very well-kept upper middle class historic homes from the 1920s in tree lined small avenues.

Spaulding Square is in the Zip code of 90046.

History

Sharing much of the history of Hollywood, Spaulding Square was developed in the 1920s. The Square was named after California architect, Albert Spaulding, who developed the eight block area between 1916 and 1926. Most of the early residents were silent film stars and directors. [Citation | last = Wedner | first = Diane | author-link = Diane Wedner | title = It's urban life plus suburban life, squared | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | year = 2008 | date = February 3, 2008 | url = http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide3feb03,1,49831.story?ctrack=3&cset=true]

In 1993, Spaulding Square was designated a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) by the city of Los Angeles, with the object to preserve the historic architecture found in the community.

References

External links

* [http://spauldingsquare.org/index.htm Spaulding Square Community Website]


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