Rose Mansion - 400 South Grand Avenue
suicide, rose, grand, fourth, hotchkiss, jauch400 Block Old Bunker Hill can evoke images of Victorian grander and prosperity, as well as faded glory and great loss. While many associate the history of...
View ArticleBrunson Mansion - 347 South Grand Avenue
grand, Brunson, garage, Bunker_Hill_Ave300 Block The demise of Bunker Hill conjures up image of bull dozers doing the bidding of the Community Redevelopment Agency, leveling the landscape of the once...
View ArticleBryan Mansion & Fleur-de-Lis Apartments/Capitol Hotel - 333 S. Grand Avenue
suicide, grand, ep bryan300 Block For many, the tragedy of Bunker Hill was seeing Victorian structures that had survived more than half a century torn down in the blink of an eye. While many homes did...
View ArticleSt Angelo Hotel - 237 North Grand Avenue
hotel, murder, grand, st_angelo, temple, sucide200 Block The next time you take in a show at the Ahmanson Theater or the Mark Taper Forum, take a minute and think about the St Angelo Hotel. For 70...
View ArticleCRA Relocation Offices - 232 South Grand Avenue
CRA, grand200 Block By the spring of 1968 only three of the great mansions on Bunker Hill were still standing. The Castle (325 South Bunker Hill Ave) and Salt Box (339 South Bunker Hill Ave) were soon...
View ArticleHershey Residence/Castle Towers - 350 South Grand/750 West Fourth
grand, fourth, Hershey300 Block When the Castle and Salt Box were physically moved from Bunker Hill to Heritage Square in Highland Park, it was probably a sight most residents had never seen. However,...
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