Yamashiro Historic District

Yamashiro in Hollywood, depiction on a postcard from c. 1914

The Yamashiro Historic District is located on Sycamore Avenue in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.

The villa that forms the district's centerpiece was constructed from 1911 to 1914 by artisans and craftsmen from Japan for the German-American brothers Charles L. Bernheimer (July 18, 1864 – July 1, 1944) and Adolph L. Bernheimer (October 6, 1866 – March 18, 1944) to house their collection of Japanese art.[1][2] It was therefore also known as the Bernheimer Villa and Oriental Gardens.[3] As the villa was located on top of a hill, it was called a yamashiro, a Japanese word that in this case means "mountain castle" (山城). The district consists of the villa, several smaller buildings (of which a number no longer exist), and landscaped gardens. The area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[3]

The villa today houses an Asian restaurant.[4]

Filming location

It was used as a filming location in a number of movies, such as Sayonara, Memoirs of a Geisha, Gone in 60 Seconds, Blind Date, Thousand Men and a Baby, Playing God, The Teahouse of the August Moon, and Nocturnal Animals.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146366780
  2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118198897
  3. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Place Registration Form : Yamashiro Historic District" (PDF). Nps.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. ↑ "L.A.’s Exotic Yamashiro: Hollywood History with a Spectacular View | LAST ONE ON THE BUS". Last1onthebus.com. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Yamashiro History". Yamashiro Hollywood. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Yamashiro Hollywood | sparkle bungalow". Sparklebungalow.wordpress.com. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ↑ "Through the Lens...Tom Ford on Nocturnal Animals". Awards Daily. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

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Coordinates: 34°06′21″N 118°20′32″W / 34.1058°N 118.3421°W / 34.1058; -118.3421


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