VANITIES

THEN: Vaudeville actor Fred Niblo, MCA founder Jules Stein, Rupert Murdoch NOW: James Murdoch

More of a spectacle than a landmark, this mega-mansion in Beverly Park features a skate park, golf course with driving range, and pool with waterslides. THEN: Mark Wahlberg NOW: Paris Hilton

One of LA's most famous midcentury homes, the Sheats-Goldstein house was designed by Lautner in the early '60s. THEN: Helen Taylor Sheats and Paul Henry Sheats NOW: Businessman James "Jimmy" Goldstein

The Brown House, designed by Neutra, brings principles of modernist architecture to life. THEN: Tom Ford, Ryan Murphy NOW: Recently sold

The Jack Warner Estate broke a Beverly Hills real estate record when it sold for $165 million in 2020. THEN: Jack Warner of Warner Bros., producer David Geffen NOW: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

This Hollywood Regency-style home designed by Woolf once featured an oval-shaped pool in its courtyard. THEN: Talent agent Sue Mengers NOW: Lawyer Allen Grubman and Realtor Deborah Grubman

"Mega-mansion" doesn't even begin to describe the Manor, which is among the largest homes in the country. THEN: Aaron Spelling, Petra Ecclestone NOW: Ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt

THEN & NOW PADDING AROUND

Los Angeles is replete with landmark real estate, from triumphs of design by Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and John Elgin Woolf to less name-brand mega-mansions. Yet across time, movie stars, moguls, and other powers that be have all called the same power addresses home. If these hedges could talk...

Lorraine Nicholson

Bette Davis slept here. Originally built in 1919 for actor Robert Armstrong, this Beverly Hills estate now has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. THEN: Armstrong, Davis, Edith Head, Carrie Fisher NOW: Billie Lourd

When Neutra built the steel-frame Lovell Health House in 1929, it marked a watershed moment in the architect's career. THEN: Philip Lovell NOW: Iwan and Manuela Wirth

Films like The Godfather and Chinatown were greenlit at Woodland, a Hollywood Regency-style home. THEN: Producer Robert Evans NOW: President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav

With a vaulted movie theater and separate studio, working from home could look a lot different here. THEN: The Killers guitarist Dave Keuning, Grindr founder Joel Simkhai NOW: Brad Pitt

Lautner designed the Harvey house, named for its aluminum magnate owner, in 1949. THEN: Leo Harvey NOW: Actor Kelly Lynch and writerproducer Mitch Glazer