Carroll Avenue is a street in
Angelino Heights
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, one of the older neighborhoods of Los Angeles. It consists of
Victorian-era
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houses within a picturesque neighborhood and has served as the backdrop for countless motion pictures.
History
Carroll Avenue is one of
Los Angeles
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' first
suburb
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s, and bears its name well, as it brings the city many tourists and visitors. The houses, or rather
Victorian manors, are now used as private homes, as they were in the 19th century. Some of the more well known residents from the Victorian era include: merchant Aaron P. Philips in 1887, real estate agent Charles C. Haskin in 1894, and warehouse operator Michael Sanders in 1887. One of Los Angeles' first City Councilmen, Daniel Innes, resided at 1329 Carroll Avenue.
The house at 1345 Carroll Avenue was used in the final scene of
Michael Jackson's ''Thriller''.
The house at 1329 Carroll Avenue was used as the home for the main characters in the supernatural drama television series ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...
''.
The house at 1324 Carroll Avenue was used for the main home in Adam Sandler's 2006 comedy
''Grandma's Boy''.
Historic designations
The entire 1300 block of Carroll Avenue was listed under the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
Several individual residences along Carroll Avenue have been named as
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are sites which have been designated by the Los Angeles, California, Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural criteria.
History
The Historic-Cult ...
s, including the following:
* 1337 Carroll Avenue (September 1962)
* 1330 Carroll Avenue (May 24, 1967)
* 1329 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1345 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1355 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1316 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1320 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1324 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1344 Carroll Avenue (February 3, 1971)
* 1325 Carroll Avenue (January 3, 1973)
* 1321 Carroll Avenue (July 13, 1977)
* 1407 Carroll Avenue (May 3, 1978)
* 1411 Carroll Avenue (May 3, 1978)
Gallery of Homes on Carroll Avenue
Image:Historic Sign at Carroll Ave., Los Angeles.JPG, Historical marker
File:Phillips house and Downtown L.A..JPG, Phillips house and Downtown L.A.
File:Phillips house, 1300 Carroll Street ( 1887 ).JPG, Phillips house, 1300 Carroll Street ( 1887 )
Image:House at 1316 Carroll Avenue, Los Angeles.JPG, House at 1316 Carroll Ave.
File:Helm House, 1320 Carroll Avenue (1888).JPG, Heim House, 1320 Carroll Avenue (1888)
File:1321 Carroll Avenue.JPG, 1321 Carroll Avenue
File:Scheerer House, 1324 Carroll Avenue.JPG, Scheerer House, 1324 Carroll Avenue
Image:House at 1325 Carroll Ave., Los Angeles.JPG, House at 1325 Carroll Ave.
Image:House at 1329 Carroll Ave., Los Angeles (Charmed House).JPG, Innes House (''Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...
'' House) at 1329 Carroll Ave. (1887)
File:Sessions House, 1330 Carroll Avenue (Joseph Cather Newsom, 1888 ).JPG, Sessions House, 1330 Carroll Avenue (Joseph Cather Newsom, (1888)
Image:Foy House, Los Angeles.JPG, Foy House at 1337 Carroll Avenue (1872)
File:Cohn House, 1443 Carroll Avenue ( 1887 ).JPG, Cohn House, 1443 Carroll Avenue (1887)
File:Haskins House, 1344 Carroll Avenue ( 1888 ).JPG, Haskins House, 1344 Carroll Avenue (1888)
Image:House at 1345 Carroll Ave., Los Angeles.JPG, House at 1345 Carroll Ave.
File:Pinney House, 1355 Carroll Avenue.JPG, Pinney House, (''Mad Men
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'' -Don Draper flashback S6E13) at 1355 Carroll Avenue
Image:House at 1401 Carroll Ave., Los Angeles.JPG, House at 1401 Carroll Ave.
Image:House at 724 East Edgeware, Angelino Heights.JPG, House at 724 East Edgeware (foot of Carroll Ave.)
File:724 East Edgeware and Phillips house.JPG, 724 East Edgeware and Phillips house
File:House on Carroll Avenue.JPG, House on Carroll Avenue
File:Houses on Carroll Avenue.JPG, Houses on Carroll Avenue
File:House on Carroll Avenue2.JPG, House on Carroll Avenue
File:House on Angelino Heights.JPG, House on Angelino Heights
See also
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List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Silver Lake, Angelino Heights, and Echo Park
This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Silver Lake, Angelino Heights, and Echo Park, Los Angeles, California. The list includes locations in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, Angelino Heigh ...
References
External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places
Streets in Los Angeles County, California
Echo Park, Los Angeles
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles
Stick-Eastlake architecture in California
Victorian architecture in California
Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in California