Angelino Heights, alternately spelled Angeleno Heights, is one of the oldest neighborhoods in

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. Situated between neighboring

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and Echo Park, the neighborhood is known for its concentration of eclectic architectural styles from three eras: The Victorian, Turn of the Century and Revival eras.

Carroll Avenue Carroll Avenue is a street in Angelino Heights, one of the older neighborhoods of Los Angeles. It consists of Victorian-era houses within a picturesque neighborhood and has served as the backdrop for countless motion pictures. History Carroll ...

is listed on the

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and there are over thirty Historic-Cultural Monuments in the neighborhood.

History

Originally spelled Angeleno Heights, Angelino Heights is second only to Bunker Hill as the oldest district in Los Angeles outside of

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. Founded in 1886, it was originally connected to the downtown mainline (which ran east to west on Temple Street) by the Temple Street Cable Railway and later by streetcars. It is known for its steep hills. The district contains many notable examples of

Victorian architecture Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian w ...

, particularly of the Eastlake and Queen Anne styles, and though found throughout the neighborhood, they are especially concentrated on

. Traveling around the neighborhood, one also discovers that many other styles of architecturally significant homes are to be found here, such as Craftsman,

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Mission Revival The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...

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, and

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

, to name a few. A large swath of Angelino Heights was destroyed to build the

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, which cut it off from Temple Street save for an overpass at Edgeware Road. Angelino Heights was the City of Los Angeles' first recognized historic district. The Angelino Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) was enacted in 1981 and prohibits unsympathetic remodeling of historic houses and requires new construction to resemble original architecture in scale, massing and materials.

Geography

Angelino Height's boundaries include the

to the south,

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to the north and east, and

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to the west.

is the main thoroughfare. Angelino Heights is situated on a hill of about 502 feet in elevation. 824 kensington road

Police service

The neighborhhod is served by the

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's Rampart Community Police Station located at 1401 West 6th Street.

Education

Angelino Heights is zoned to

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schools. For elementary school, residents are zoned to either Plasencia Elementary School or Logan Elementary. For middle school, residents are zoned to either King Middle School or Virgil Middle School. For high school, all residents are zoned to Belmont High School.

National Register and Historic-Cultural Monuments

The 1300 block of

(between Edgeware and Douglas Streets) is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It contains the highest concentration of 19th century Victorian homes in Los Angeles. Additionally, there are over 30 homes in Angelino Heights that have been designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments.

In media

* 1324 Carroll Avenue - Grandma Lilly’s home in ''Grandma's Boy''. * 1329 Carroll Avenue - appeared in the TV series ''

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'' and the films ''Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' and Earthquake (1974 film), ''Earthquake''. * 1345 Carroll Avenue - the setting for Michael Jackson's Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video), ''Thriller'' music video. The 3,532-square-foot Queen Anne style house was originally built for a local warehouse operator named Michael Sanders in 1887. The Sanders House was also featured in a Season 4 episode of ''Charmed,'' as well as the movie ''Teen Witch''. * ''Our Neighborhoods'' with Huell Howser - the neighborhood was profiled in 2002.

References

External links

Angeles Times'', West Magazine: "Angelino Heights" (12 Feb 2006)
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/la-re-guide13feb13,0,1608780.story?coll=la-realestate-communities ''Los Angeles Times'', Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "Preserving L.A.'s past in Angelino Heights" (13 Feb 2005)]
Historic 1300 Carroll Avenue/Morales House

Angelino Heights Photo Gallery
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