ProphetM...quite impressed you found the location of the Hollywoodland mystery home.
I had to go and take a look myself.
ebay
The surviving stairs are the best element of this 1965 home.
google street view
ebay
pretty much the same view today.
google street view
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If you turn the corner...
google street view
the massive 1920s wall continues for quite a distance.
google street view
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