The Secret Staircases of Hollywood | Los Angeles Hidden Gems
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2021
- Looking for a unique outdoor activity? Interested in historic Hollywood homes mixed with some exercise? Well you're in luck because I'm back with another Los Angeles hidden gem!
There are six historic staircases hidden in the Beachwood Canyon Neighborhood of Hollywood. You can connect them all into a walk/hike while you enjoy looking at all the castle shaped homes! (Or is that just me?)
If castle houses aren't your thing, this walk will definitely get your heart rate up with all of the hills and stairs. You'll also see the Hollywood Sign, Lake Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, and Downtown LA in the distance.
You'll want to have instructions with you to find all of the stairs, some are pretty well hidden! See the link below for the website I used.
Link to the Instructions I followed for the Loop:
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Important Information:
🥑 Start the Loop Here: 2695 N Beachwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068
🚗 Parking: There is street parking down Beachwood Drive. (Parking in the neighborhoods past the café is not recommended)
🐕🦺 Dogs: No dog restrictions!
🌻 Difficulty: There are many hills involved, and the stairs are quite old and steep. The whole walk is on paved roads.
📸 Instagram: @TravelCrazyKatie
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Believe or not, the residence, quite possibly the resident that lives right next to the blocked staircase probably found some city barricades and used them to block off that set of stairs to prevent public access for their on benefit (privacy). Tell-tale sign is that the city wouldn't mount plywood behind a barricade in that fashion without clearly visible signs and flashing lights. And most definitely wouldn't block a pathway for a couple of months unless there was some sort of catastrophic issue. I'd check with Street Services, that smells like foul play. LOL
I agree with you totally! Bad juju energy lol. Of all the nerve🙄🤦♀️🤔
That castle-like house is called The Wolf's Lair, constructed in 1928!
It was owned by Doris Day and her son Terry Melcher lived with her for a time after the August 1969 murders.
Sly Stone rented it?
I think the castle style was part of "storybook style" which was popular in the 1920s.
OK so glad that the younger generation that you are are experiencing Los Angeles the way I did when I lived there in the 80s and 90s. The history is rich and not much is changed in a lot of areas. I used to run around all of this and I am so glad you are enlightened by old Hollywood history. Keep up the good work and enjoy what’s left of the old world there.
Thank you, I can’t wait to keep exploring Los Angeles!
Can't imagine trying to walk home from a Hollywood party drunk at 2:00 in the morning to get to your house
Thanks for the walk along.
Castles in the early 1900's, Hollywood. A time of decadence that the wealthy displayed.
I love the stairs architecture.
My mom had an aunt who lived on Pelham Pl. Her sister (my grandmother) would park her 1948 Buick down on Beachwood and walk up the "150 stairs" to visit. The Buick had no power steering or brakes so it was too difficult to drive up the narrow canyon roads. We as kids would also visit and walk down the steps to the Beachwood Market. It's surprising, 60 years later how little the area has changed. Thanks for a very nostalgic trip.
There’s a book with all the “secret” stairs in the LA area including all of these. I found the author on Facebook and he would post where he would be and lead the hike through these great neighborhoods and these wonderful secret stairs. As we did the hike, he’d give us a history of the area we were around. The book is called “Secret Stairs” but I can’t remember the author’s name.
Too cool! Thank you!
I remember seeing a Three Stooges Short where they were delivering ice.. it was filmed I believe in that area.. there were houses with steps like that the Stooges delivered ice to!!! 👍
That 3 Stooges short was filmed in Fair Oak View Terrace and Edendale Place (2257 Edendale Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90039) in the Silver Lake area.
10:09 A drive is a long winding road that can be shaped by mountains or a lake. Place is a narrow road with no throughway. I googled this
thanks for the tour. And looking at the blocked stairway. You really had to go out of your way. Appreciate it.
Born and raised here and never knew those stairs existed
A fascinating video! I love certain parts of California and this area is definitely one of them. Beautiful and full of charm. Thanks!!
I grew up in Hollywood and was never a fan of Beachwood ! I remember hearing about the stairs but never experienced it ! Thank you for posting this content
Thank you so much for the tour! Thirty years ago, I visited a dear, old friend who lived on Hollyridge Drive and we walked up and down the Westshire Pelham Stairs. It was a great experience, and thank you for reactivating my memories. I understand the Westshire Pelham Stairs were featured in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), one of my very favorite movies.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@TravelCrazyKatie Liked it so much, I just watched it again! Nancy
Wow 85 years! As a Scotsman I’m grateful I get to explore stairs that are 850 years old!!
@DonJuan-mp9pf he is probably safer in Scotland.
We have roads in Los Angeles that have been travelled by humans for 15,000 years. Is this a pissing contest?
Lolol
Quite lovely!!! Thanks for this fascinating trip (by stairs) to the Hills of Hollywood.
Very interesting tour!
Just found your channel - great vlog! Never knew about these stairs and grew up in LA so really enjoyed the tour. Thanks!!
I just found your channel thru this vid! I’m older now, there’s no way I could do those stairs but how wonderful to see them this way! Good job! Subscribed!
I moved to LA in 1980 and you’ve shown me something new. The only steps I knew where the Music Box in SilverLake.
Thank you for watching!
Where and not were?
*were
Silver Lake? Is that the stairs where at the top there are 4 or 5 houses that have no street or road, they can only be reached by walking?
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If you think the walk was a challenge, imagine how much effort it ws to clear the paths, install the steps and rails, all by hand. No machinery or concrete pumps in those days. Moving all that material must have been awfully hard. That joint tooling used was very time consuming, each step and riser must have taken hours.
Thanks for sharing this gem of information. One day I will have to visit these amazing stairs.
i recognized that wall and luckily you noticed the gargoil and filmed the house but did you know its a famous house? at one time it belonged to singer "Moby" as well as film actress Doris Day, the house is called Wolf Lair Mansion, its also very haunted for many decades since like the 50s, house built in 1927 i think
I did not know it was a famous house, that’s cool! Thank you for the information!
My knees ache just watching the video great job young lady.
Thank you! Yes it was a lot of stairs!
That specific area you showed on Beechwood Drive was where some scenes in the 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers was filmed. You can still see some of the stone arches on the street.
Great video! Really enjoyed it. I lived in LA for a year and half a while ago. I heard about these stairs, but never walked them. Also, subscribed!
I found the prices of the houses to be a value, I have lived in Ca for a very long time, you can easily pay those prices for just cookie cutter houses, the biggest issues living up there is the cost of home insurance, aka fire insurance.
Ditto
These switchbacks are a motorcyclist's dream!
Great video.
Headed to the Beachwood Cafe tomorrow for an IG shout out to Harry. We’ll definitely hit at least one of those stairs after.
Thanks
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Thank you! Have fun exploring Beachwood Canyon!
Wow!!! Never knew that these stairs existed!!! Nice tour & Thanks!
Good video! I did that hike a few months ago, but I did the loop in the opposite direction that you did. The last set of stairs you came down was the 1st set I came up - it was brutal!! And the friend I went with was in much better shape than I was, so she was leisurely waiting for me at the top - haha! It was a fun hike & a really good workout, though!
Thank you! Yes the stairs are quite a workout, but it was a fun hike!
👏Gr8 content presentation, very well done! Tkx for ur meticulous tour👍👍
Great Job!!!
Katie, I am so glad that you walked those steps! I got back and knee pain, Watching you!
I'll stick to Ruynon Canyon walks. Thanks for the awesome tour! 🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️😂
Hey Katie..Beautifull..What i like about california and pheonix arizona is the Sunshine its feels like reflection of Gold..its beautifull..hope i see it by myself one day..u should catch it at early morning or when its sunset.
It’s beautiful here! I hope you can visit one day!
There are some amazing house there!
Staircases add to that neighborhood!
Nice video !
The other day I was watching the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", filmed in 1956. In the last 30 minutes or so from the end of the movie, the town folks were chasing a couple up one of these stair cases. Thanks to you I knew what they were. Thanks again!!! Your fan, Doc. B
Super cool stuff, I google mapped the neighborhoods street views, outstanding
Really enjoyed your video ❤. I never knew these existed 😊
That lake played a prominent role in the old Andy Griffith Show.
I believe the Andy Griffith intro was shot at Franklin Canyon reservoir in Beverly Hills.
WRONG LAKE GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT.. THE ANDY GRIFFITH LAKE IS HIDDEN ITS ON A SIDE STREET OFF LAUREL CANYON AND MULHOLLAND DRIVE...
What an awesome find! Thanks!
Love the vlog!!! May GODBLESS!
Thank you so much!
Wow this was very cool to have those stairs, I wonder how many miles did you walk it look like 5 miles or longer. Great video.
thank you for sharing
Great tour . Thanks so much for sharing ❤
Such an interesting video, Thank You.
Thanks for sharing.
Love this !! Thanks
Thank you!
As usual, fantastic Katie!!!
Keep it going. You fan, Doc Boyle
Thank you!!
Oh wow! That’s so neat
So cool thanks so much!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
We have a few sets of stairs in Richmond...(Va.)
They were built in the 1880's during the "City Beautiful" movement of that era.
Libbie Hill has it's set
Taylor's Hill as well
Jefferson too...(Jefferson Hill actually has a train buried in it from 98yrs ago (Locomotive #231 which is a 4-4-0...LOOK UP HISTORY)
Chimborazo has a set that leads down into a long flat green slope that at the bottom has a long drive with a cobbled wall possibly 1880's or 1930's C.C.C. Roosevelt era....at the end of the drive is the end of The Church Hill Train Tunnel with said train still left inside.
2006 a retired CSX exec. tried to get to it....the whole project was understandably shut down by the mayor due to environmental reasons.
🫡 Young lady, an excellent demonstration
4:45 this bassline hits
How far was the distance you hiked? What was the incline?
great video i live in LA
Thank you!
Beachwood Market is cool…. Get a reusable canvas shopping bag when you stop by!☺️😁
Thanks!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!
This is One of the Most Awesome Videos I have seen in a long time. Really Fascinating.
Katie, you have beautiful enormous eyes, and a smart, curious spirit, and NO TATTOOS visible, which gladdens my heart as an older person. I wish you success with your travels and your channel !
Cannot help but think what the homeowners fire insurance costs up there.🤔 Woof! Must be costly.😟
Be careful in the walks up there for fast traffic. The residents probably know every turn by heart and may not expect any pedestrians. 😮
Hey it’s a Beautiful content thank you for sharing with us 🥰
Those little entrance stone walls are original and still say Hollywoodland. I have a friend that lives on Durand. You could see the Hollywood sign from her bed. I also liked the little Cafe for breakfast. And you use to be able to get to Lake Hollywood from her place but they closed it off, but we ran and walked around it often.
Actually the reservoir was an open reservoir and the color of the water was much prettier to me but I think it was after early 2000s they enclosed it with water on top. The color is not the same.
That’s so cool that you know someone who lives up there! I will have to go back and try the cafe one day.
Great video...one critique though..I would suggest a gimbal for phone..or whatever recording device you are using...The video will be so much smoother/stable...
Thanks for the tip! I’ll look into that.
I'm probably dense, but beyond being a scenic trek and/or a rather harsh way to get into shape, what is the purpose of the stairs, considering that things we call "cars" exist? Were the stairs for possibly the housekeepers and gardeners, and other poor help back say a century or so ago, who didn't possess a car, to get up and down to the houses they worked at? If so, that must've been a tough life.
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Natural workout back in the40, we apreciated Nature, now we blocktop everything,and pay membership
That "Castle House" was someone famous' house. Director or actress, etc.
The music box movie of L and H ?
i wonder if the stairs we used to smoke on at night are still there, right below some old abandoned mansion on stilts
Ave. or St = $$$,$$$
Rd, Cir, Lane=$,$$$,$$$
Drive= $$$,$$$,$$$
Have you been on the stairs in Corona Del Mar near the intersection of Ocean Blvd and Carnation Ave, it used to be at an Apt complex but it might have been sold to a condo or homeowner not sure, Have not been there in a while, I walked all the way down to the water, very impressive. You can see it on google maps but again it is private property.
I used to live in Corona del Mar and loved going for walks in the morning and the stairs.
@@PalmBeachPrincess1 Did you do the stairs behind the apt complex down to the bay? Corona Del Mar is one of the best walking towns.
I would need to look at google maps to see. I liked going on the stairs, climbing on the rocks and the steep driveways, it's a good workout. And the driveway going to the little Corona del Mar beach.
@@PalmBeachPrincess1 It is near this intersection Ocean Blvd and Carnation Ave, but yes you will have to look at google maps, it is behind the complex, when I went down it was an apt. complex and no one said a word. I would send a small dog down first and say will you help be get my dog.
hi. the link for instructions for the loop is not good. do you where else I can these instructions to walk the loop?
What a lovely area. This is the only way I’d live in LA ❤
I have heard of these stairs and I think saw some. They’re “ secret” because everybody drives there.
No, more like hidden with cars and trash cans in front and tree branches allowed to grow over.
Residents don't want visitors using, but the steps are maintained by the city of Los Angeles, your tax dollars
Is the bus service there?
The home insurance is probably more expensive than the houses themselves - earthquakes.
You need to research deeper..some of these stairs were right next to or close to some of the original 1920, 30 and 40s stars of the day
Sorry but i'm not paying that much for a narrow street where only 1 car fits, tiny house and some awkward parking
video was helpful and looks like fun, but- music level booms away from your voice.
Please consider music from the time period ?
What time period? The 1970s houses she walked by?
I’m very afraid the 5 and 6 stairs are disappearing forever! Sign of the times any politician can be bribed for the right money!
WHATS SO SECRET ABOUT THEM STAIRS ALL THEY DO IS LEAD FROM ONE STREET TO ANOTHER
Why is your music 10 TIMES LOUDER THAN YOUR VOICE OVER????????????
I had a friend, her sister was the accountant person on the heat of the night, and had been on other big productions, and she lived in that area, yrs ago, she had a home there and she visited her sister when young, they went up stairs she described as this to see Nicolas cages home, and he was out at the gate , looked he had just gotten in from a long night, all nighter and was wearing leather pants,standing my his running * car and operating some gate thing, and he saw them walking towards him, he looked very calm ,stared at them and said hello,,,and she was tongue tied of course, but said he was nice,
You are adorable
PINK MANSION MAY BE JANE MANSFIELDS MANSION
Jesus Christ loves you! ❤️🥰
Really shocked how lush and green it is. Always thought of LA and Hollywood as a desert. Also I'm pretty sure I saw some of those on The Hills. Thanks Spencer Pratt.