WALK 3: West Loop/Forest Lawn
1. From KAFN at 1019 E. Palmer, walk west to Vista Court and turn left. Proceed up Vista and turn right at Oakridge. Then turn left on Cypress Street and bear right onto Prospect. 746 Prospect is a large, currently pink house a on the left designed by famed architect to the stars Paul Revere Williams. Click here to find out more about Williams.
Proceeding on Prospect to 700 (now mostly obscured by fence and foliage) you’ll find the home of Hubert Eaton, founder of Forest Lawn. It is likely the largest house in Adams Hill and has been altered extensively. Mr. Eaton would take a funicular rail car up to the top of Forest Lawn directly from his house.
2. Continue on Prospect until it turns into Alta Vista. Vercellini House at 604 Alta Vista is a landmark, designated for its unique Moorish/Spanish colonial architecture and prominent crenellated battlement.
3. Turn left on Cypress and proceed toward Glendale Ave. At the intersection with Boynton look left at 522 E. Cypress – Heidi House. The area was originally called The Heidi Boynton Tract and this was Henry Heidi’s home, built in 1913. d 1890 and relocated from what is now San Fernando Road. . On the other side of Cypress is 1293 Boynton, a large Craftsman era style house built in 1916, during the height of the American Arts & Crafts era.
4. Continue on Cypress and on the NW corner of the intersection of Cypress and Mariposa find Richardson House, address 1281 Mariposa. This is a highly significant local landmark built in 1890. It is the farmhouse of W.C.B. Richardson the First Citizen of Tropico and owner of most of the land south of Windsor during the early days of settlement. The house was originally located on what is now San Fernando Road.
5. Continue on Cypress and note 311, the Senior Living Center, an apartment building of Tudor Revival Style with rare clinker brick façade. Turn left on Glendale and walk south to cross Roads End and Los Feliz Blvd. Los Feliz Blvd used to be called Tropico Blvd. The Roads End section of Adams Hill that is not connected by street to the rest of the neighborhood. It is eligible to be a historic district in and of itself. Take a swing around this quaint street.
6. Continue south (left) on Glendale Ave to the main entrance of Forest Lawn and pass through the largest wrough iron gates in the world (no kidding). View the Administration Complex on the right - looks a lot like ye olde English Village.
8. As you leave Forest Lawn, make sure to follow the Exit signs as you may get lost in a maze of streets that don’t get you out. How you get back to where you started is up to you. If you want food immediately Taqueria El Tapatio at 1266 S. Glendale has been there since 1979 and is waiting to serve you.
7. If you’re still energized walk up to the Forest Lawn Museum. Check out the many points of interest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park along the way. It’s about a one mile hike to the museum with 300 ft. elevation gain. Once you are up at the museum, visit it! Fantastic collection and excellent special exhibitions await you. Note the sweeping views of the Verdugo Mountains, San Rafael Hills and Griffith Park from the museum. The dome of Griffith Park Observatory can be viewed to the west. The hall of Resurrection is to the left of the museum and in front of it is the Church of the Recessional.