Hidden Hills’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Hidden Hills. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was designed and developed in the 1950s by A. E. Hanson, a Southern California landscape architect and planned community developer. His earlier projects included Rolling Hills and Palos Verdes Estates, and the 1920s Beverly Hills Harold Lloyd Estate "Greenacres".
Hidden Hills became the 73rd city in Los Angeles County on October 19, 1961.
[W]ith its absence of sidewalks and streetlights, copious "Horses & children at play" signage, and abundant 2-acre lots surrounded by white three-rail fences, Hidden Hills exudes a certain rough-around-the-edges charm.
Originally conceived of as a "rustic retreat" from LA, it is now described as the "glitzy epicenter of Nouveau Hollywood" and an "uber-elite enclave".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hidden Hills’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hidden Hills’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewSeal of: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hidden Hills
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Hidden Hills, decade by decade
1990s
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Seal of and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.