Tag: Rancho La Brea
WSHPHS presents its 2023 Landmark Awards to homes, barn
For decades, the local Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society has presented Landmark Awards to residences and historic properties in recognition of their architectural and historical significance to the communities within the historic Rancho La Brea. This year, the awards will be presented at the Society’s annual meeting on Sat., July 29. This year’s recipients […]
Citrus Square: paradise planned next to Hancock Park
George Allan Hancock was truly one of the great aristocrats of his day. Scion of the Gilded Age, he was the son of Major Henry Hancock (the owner of the Rancho La Brea) and Ida Haraszthy Hancock, the daughter of Hungarian count Agoston Haraszthy, aka “the Father of California Viticulture.” George Allan Hancock abandoned the […]
Wilshire Country Club, organized near tar fields in the ‘wilderness’ by local businessmen in 1919, celebrates 100th
Last month, in the first installment of our three-part series, we noted the prominent role played by women in the history of Wilshire Country Club. The following describes the founding years and early growth of the club. The October issue will report on more recent history plus the centennial celebration events taking place at the […]
