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Know Your City No.203 Private residence, Castle of Enchantment at 4857 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, Calif

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Title: Know Your City No.203 Private residence, Castle of Enchantment at 4857 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, Calif
Date Created and/or Issued: June 8, 1956
1956-06-08
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: ANSWER: This "Castle of Enchantment," as the tablet in the entrance arch identifies it, is the unusual home, created by themselves, of Milton and Josie Hopkins. It is at 4857 Melrose Ave., just east of Western Ave.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.203 -- Nope, this isn't part of Disneyland. And it isn’t in jolly old England, either. It is right here in Los Angeles and fronts on one of our busier thoroughfare. A unique residence. Find the answer on Page 29, Part l.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b257_95950HM
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Landmarks
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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