LAist: Where to take the Grandparents this Weekend

raul

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:07:02 -0800

jrb-None of the homes are from Bunker Hill. Heritage Square was founded to preserve a few of those homes, including the Salt Box. And they did. However early on, some vandals broke into the museum and the houses burned down. The houses currently at Heritage Square came from various places around SoCal. One of them wasn't quite on Bunker Hill but was nearby. One of the more popular ones is the Hale House, which has appeared in commercials and videos.

Zach Behrens

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:41:16 -0800

It is a must see at least once for everyone in LA. I wish the Heritage Square gold line stop actually was finished to the museum's desire. Eventually, their plan is to have a short steetcar go from the gold line stop to the museum grounds via the back gate. For now, you have to walk a mile around. I recommend the Southwest Musuem stop as it's a better walk and you don't have to backtrack for the freeway bridge.

jrb

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:05:10 -0800

I've been wanting to visit Heritage Sq. ever since seeing it listed as a stop on the gold line. I wonder if any of these Victorian homes were ones saved from Bunker Hill. In really old photos of Bunker Hill before they developed it, you see a lot of Victorian homes, where there are office bldgs now. We can thank a greedy developer for tearing down the last of the ones on Bunker Hill, in the middle of the night, in violation of a court order not to. I think I read that he got off with a fine which was no where near the value of the beautiful historical bldg. that can never be replaced. I'm glad some one is preserving a piece of old L.A. history.

raul

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:54:26 -0800

It's a terrific place that deserves local support. Explore Highland Park while you're there.