John Andrews, of the Los Angeles-based John Andrews Group and Rob Davis are the developers of MonteVerde's million-dollar homes, on the former estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The author of Tarzan of the Apes, Burroughs bought approximately 550 acres of San Fernando Valley land in 1919 for $125,000; Los Angeles Times publisher Gen. Harrison Gray Otis previously owned the ranch. Burroughs called his estate "Tarzan Ranch," and the community adopted the name Tarzana when incorporated into a city in the 1920s. In those days, Tarzan Ranch included a movie theater, a bowling alley and riding stables. Until the 1980s, sheep grazed on this land. MonteVerde, a community of 30 luxury homes designed in the Spanish Revival style opened in November 2001; homes range in size from 5,100 to 6,600 square feet, and are priced from $2.8 million. Photograph dated November 14, 2000.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Real estate developers--California--Los Angeles Planned communities--California--Tarzana (Los Angeles) Building sites--California--Tarzana (Los Angeles) Building construction--California--Tarzana (Los Angeles) Tarzana (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs Group portraits Portrait photographs
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