After continuing south on Western, turn right on Country Club Drive and then continue past Saint Andrews Place.
Stop 5: Side Trip to Country Club Park (3200 Country Club Drive):
Country Club Park is just one example of the dozens of unique hidden neighborhoods tucked behind the nearby busy transportation and commercial corridors that otherwise stitch L.A. together. This area was subdivided for larger homes in the early 1900s, after the Los Angeles Golf Club was squeezed farther out. Many of these homes (some are impressive mansions) were built in the 1920s with a mix of architecture that fit southern California lifestyles. Court rulings against race-restrictive covenants in the late 1940s allowed the first African Americans to live here, against the wishes of some of their white neighbors. As one of the first neighborhoods to desegregate, Country Club Park soon became home to many of L.A.’s most wealthy and popular African American celebrities.
In recognition of all this history, this neighborhood on the north side of Arlington Heights was designated an L.A. Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in 2010. Though some considered it middle class, it is partially gated, and many home values soared well over $1 million by 2019. You can see why L.A. consistently ranks among the five top major U.S. cities when measuring property values and living costs. Note how this landscape contrasts with our major stops on this tour of the world.
