About

Potential Historic-Cultural Landmark

Paul R. Williams, architect.

History:

Original owner was Rodney Pantages of the Pantages Theater. Pantages managed the Hollywood Pantages Theater, which his father built in 1929, until the Pantages family sold it in 1949 to RKO Theatres. After, Pantages was president of Shasta-Pan Oil Co., where he owned and operated a number of wells in the Torrance-Carson area. (Source: Donald Seligman)

Rodney Pantages was an LFIA Director from 1967 until 1976; he served as Vice President from 1968 to 1969 (LFIA Minutes).  See article in Los Angeles Times, 5/10/92. See biography in Los Angeles Times, 8/8/99, E p. 1 & 3)

Listed in November, 2006 at $4.4 million. (Source: Los Angeles Times, 12/10/06, K1.)

1940 Census:
2423 Nottingham Avenue (Value: $25,000): 1) Rodney Pantages, head of household; white divorced male 38 years of age; born in California; proprietor/manager of public theaters. 2) Nanette Pantages, daughter; white female 6 years of age; born in California; in school. 3) Alexander Pantages, son; white male 2 years of age; born in California. 4) Kathleen Benson, nurse; white single female 52 years of age; born in South Africa; housekeeper in a private family; earns $600.