North Hollywood Walking Tour


North Hollywood "Amelia Earhart" Regional Library (1929)
North Hollywood "Amelia Earhart" Regional Library (1929)
St. David's Lutheran Church (1954)
Richard Hilton (third from left) leads tour.
Bank Building (1915)
Urban archaeology: Terrazzo Floor from former
First Baptist Church (1964)
Masonic Lodge (1950)
Masonic Lodge (1950)

Photos by Andy Hurvitz

Richard Hilton, a Board Member at the Museum of the San Fernando Valley, led a walking tour around North Hollywood yesterday.

Any time someone mentions one of these historic expeditions on foot to me, I start to nod off. I expect it to be dry and fact filled.

But this tour was amazing. We saw the exteriors and interiors of churches, a post office, an old bank, an Art Deco fire station, a Masonic temple, and explored a rich tapestry of architecture and social history.

Dr. Gerald Fecht added his pithy and erudite observations as well, further enriching us.