Outpost Estates, Los Angeles

Outpost Estates is a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, consisting of about 450 homes.

[1] The area was the site of the first building in what is now Hollywood, a three-room adobe house built in 1853 by Don Tomas Urquidez, near what is now the intersection of Outpost Drive and Hillside Avenue.

General Harrison Grey Otis, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, acquired the estate from Don Tomás through legal wrangling associated with California's joining the United States in 1850.

[2] "Homes had to be designed in Spanish, Mediterranean or California modern style, have red tile roofs, plenty of patios for "outdoor living," and be approved by architectural committee before being built.

In the 1920s, in the hills above the development, a large sign spelled out "Outpost" in red neon letters 30 feet high.