Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
Holmby Hills is a neighborhood in western
Los Angeles, California. It is bordered by
Beverly Hills on the east,
Century City on the southeast,
Westwood on the southwest,
Bel-Air on the northwest, and
Beverly Glen on the west.
Sunset Boulevard is the area's principal thoroughfare.
Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, and Beverly Hills form the "Golden Triangle" of Los Angeles' priciest and most exclusive neighborhoods. Many of the estates in Holmby Hills boast panoramic views of the entire
Los Angeles Basin. Many high-level entertainment industry executives, such as
Interscope Records founder
Jimmy Iovine, television producer
Aaron Spelling, and
Playboy founder
Hugh Hefner (whose home is better known as the
Playboy Mansion), reside or resided in the area. The area gained a significant amount of notoriety as it was home to the legendary
Walt Disney and
Humphrey Bogart.
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Los Angeles Times, Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column: "[Holmby Hills: "A grander scale of life left intact" (5 Sept 2004)]
