 1. North of Los Feliz Boulevard west of Vermont Avenue was a large home owned by William Mead. In 1912 the Los Angeles Times featured an artist’s rendering of the home and a description. “New foothill showplace will occupy 8-acre knoll. Dwelling of palatial proportions.” A few years later in 1916 Mead’s interest in the growing neighborhood prompted him to found the Los Feliz Improvement Association, with the enormous total of 36 members. (Courtesy Security Pacific Bank National Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library) |
 2. Just east of the Mead home on the other side of Vermont Avenue, another entrepreneur was building his mansion. Los Angeles Times owner Harry Chandler’s new home is shown here under construction in 1913. Harry and Marion Otis Chandler named their home “Hillhurst.” (Courtesy LA Times, UCLA Special Collections) |
 3. Little did Maxine Fish or her mother Maude or grandmother Annie Foster know in 1918 that she would grow up to be the mother of Los Feliz Improvement Association Director Juliet Kiperman. Six generations of the family have lived in Los Feliz. Like Maxine, Los Feliz had a lot of growing to do. 4401 Melbourne Avenue. (Courtesy Juliet Kiperman) |
Los Feliz Improvement Association
Because good neighborhoods don’t happen by accident
