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PACIFIC PALISADES
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Pacific Palisades Areas
Palisades Village
Pacific Palisades, lies between Santa Monica and
Malibu. The Palisades (as locals refer to their town)
has a population of approximately 24,000. Pacific Palisades
postal zip code is 90272, is home to the J.Paul Getty
Villa (The Getty Web site refers to the Villa as Malibu,
but the postal zip is Pacific Palisades), Self Realization
Lake Shrine, Temescal Canyon Mountain Gateway Park, Will
Rogers State Historical Park. On the east, Pacific Palisades
borders Mandeville Canyon (Brentwood), and on the west,
Malibu. Set above the beach on bluffs or palisades (hence
its name), much of the area commands breathtaking ocean
views.
The Village of Pacific Palisades was founded in 1922
as a residential community, Pacific Palisades is located
on the "westside" of Los Angeles. For the original
properties, the planning and choice of street names had
come under the aegis of the Pacific Palisades Association
and the Methodist Church.
Huntington Palisades
In the 1920’s a large piece of land belonging to
the heirs of one Collis Huntington became available, and
the Palisades Association purchased the entire 226-acre
plot for $1,625,000 on February 6, 1926. Palisades residents
apparently discovered that the Catholic Church was looking
for a college and was seriously considering the Huntington
property but after The Association arranged the purchase
Mount St. Mary's College was established in Brentwood
instead.
The Association agreed that Huntington Palisades would
be an exclusive development for a discriminating clientele.
Broad Streets in graceful curves outlined the periphery
of the mesa and formed concentric semi-circles around
El Cerco Place. W.W. Williams, who developed the plan,
was responsible for the engineering and construction while
Mark Daniels directed the landscaping and beautification
phase of the development. Underground utilities were installed
and ornamental light fixtures were provided.
Palisades Rivera
In 1923, Alphonzo Bell purchased 22,000 acres of choice
land from the Santa Monica Mountain Park Company and Santa
Monica Land and Water Company, giving Bell a princely
expanse of scenically beautiful mountain property that
extended from Bel-Air to the sea and included most of
the acreage that surrounded the community of Pacific Palisades.
Bell's influence on these tracts was strong, both in
their restrictive character and in the choice of street
names which were drawn from the family's travels in Italy,
France, and Spain, Most of the names are Italian in origin,
many being inspired by the beauty of the Amalfi Coast,
south of Naples, where, just as in Pacific Palisades,
"the mountains meet the sea."
Palisades Highlands
"The Highlands" are an island of residences
in upper Santa Ynez Canyon, and the most recent large-scale
development in Pacific Palisades.
Roads and tracts of Palisades Highlands have reached
the top of the eastern ridge, and the final phase is now
complete. Extending northeastward to the highest point
in the development, "The Summit" is a 313-unit
planned community, with a clubhouse, tennis courts and
other recreational facilities. In seeking an overall theme
for a large, up-scale development, the developers have
uniformly chosen Spanish names, some of them memorializing
persons affiliated with the enterprise.
Residents of the Palisades Highlands continue to enjoy
the beauty of the surrounding parklands and numerous hiking
trails that divide Santa Ynez Canyon.
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