![]() ![]() The community would rival those neighborhoods in New York, London and Paris, where the writers and artists of the day would commune. Laurel Canyon’s earliest homeowners were some of the most creative people in the world. A trolley was planned for the trail we now call Laurel Canyon Boulevard and construction began on the cabins that would be inhabited by the very first Hollywood stars. The Tongva were followed by the conquering Spanish and then by the American settlers to Los Angeles after the Mexican-American War.īy the turn of the century, the city of Los Angeles was growing fast and the richest of the residents wanted a mountain home close to their new beach home. What is now part of the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains sits high atop the city and has been prime living space since the earliest regional inhabitants, the Tongva. It’s one of only patches of green in a sea of yellow next to the ocean of blue. When you look at a map of the region west of Angeles National Forest and south of the plush Malibu beaches, Laurel Canyon stands out. There’s a natural spring under Laurel Canyon. ![]() Today, the “haunted” but inspiring neighborhood is filled with music and personalities once again. The once tribal home became a Spanish colony before it was the western frontier and then “the mountain home of the stars.” Then again it changed, most famously, into the muse of the 60’s and home to a creative generation. The story of Laurel Canyon follows and often leads the state of California’s tale of transcendence. ![]()
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