Best Place for Movie Fans West Adams, Los Angeles, California March 2010 – Once home to Los Angeles’s wealthiest 19th-century bankers and mining execs, West Adams seems like a studio backdrop for the set of a perfect small town. It’s become a shared secret...
L.A.’s historic core appeals to young industryites June 18, 2008—Despite Los Angeles’ residential real estate market downturn, it’s still not a slam-dunk for young Hollywood’s prospective first-time homebuyers. Prices are indeed lower, but that’s a relative...
September 30, 2007—In a city whose population disdains aging, it’s more than a little ironic that older homes in designated historic districts have become quite the rage. Twenty-eight years after their inception, Historic Preservation Overlay Zones, or HPOZs,...
November 19, 2006 — In the name of progress, history is often destroyed. One of the biggest mistakes owners of older homes make is altering or removing original features in the name of home improvement. New bathroom fixtures are brought in to replace badly stained...
August 23, 2006 — Paul Giannotti couldn’t wait another day to embrace the big city. Bored in his placid corner of the San Fernando Valley, he had been searching for a shorter commute, an apartment with charm and a much larger selection of restaurants. So he and his...
July 4, 2004 — In just six months, Kim Watson figures, his house in the West Adams section of Los Angeles has appreciated by $200,000. Though it hasn’t been appraised recently, he and his wife, Jennifer, have watched similar houses on the street sell for...
