There are a few opportunities to share ‘now and then’ or ‘before and after’ type posts for Eagle Rock. Waltarrrr does an excellent job of this on his Highland Park blog. The Eagle Rock book by Eric Warren also captures various Eagle Rock locations from many years ago accompanied by a picture of what those places look like today. This is NOT an attempt to be as informative as either of those sources or to be of their caliber. This is just me, taking an opportunity…
Browsing the LA Public Library Photo Collection there are some “unidentified” homes in Eagle Rock. Interesting stuff, check it out for yourself. One of the first pictures that caught my attention was this one:
'Unidentified Home in Eagle Rock' Credit: LAPL Photo Collection
Here is the description that follows the picture
“Exterior view of a two-story Colonial Revival style residence located on an unidentified street in Eagle Rock. Several stairs lead to the prominent portico, which has four columns and is topped by a simple pediment. Multi-paned windows are on either side of the main door, with several windows visible throughout the home. Several houses and the mountain range can be seen in the distance.”
The picture is not dated and despite the status as ‘unidentified’ according to the LAPL Photo Collection I felt it looked familiar…
1805 Campus Road
Right across the street from Oxy’s admissions office/parking lot, that’s where this house is. It is great condition with only slight changes made to the property since the B&W photo. The window in the upper right of the roof is new. Today the black fence with greenery define the front lawn and the tiny trees from the old photo are all grown up. Still a lovely home in an equally lovely neighborhood.
