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 Arthur Letts

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Arthur Letts Famous memorial

Birth
Holdenby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Death
18 May 1923 (aged 60)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0885170, Longitude: -118.3177880
Plot
Chandler Gardens (formerly Section 12), Lot 391, Grave 2
Memorial ID
7922 View Source

Businessman. He was the founder of Broadway Department Stores and Bullock's. He was responsible for developing a great deal of Hollywood. He also purchased and developed Westwood, Holmby Hills and the UCLA campus. This was done through the Janss Development Co. Harold Janss was Mr. Letts son in law. Harold and his brother Edwin developed quite a bit of Los Angeles from the turn of the century into the 1960's. Areas from Hancock Park to Thousand Oaks.
His son, Arthur Letts, Jr. built the Playboy Mansion.

Businessman. He was the founder of Broadway Department Stores and Bullock's. He was responsible for developing a great deal of Hollywood. He also purchased and developed Westwood, Holmby Hills and the UCLA campus. This was done through the Janss Development Co. Harold Janss was Mr. Letts son in law. Harold and his brother Edwin developed quite a bit of Los Angeles from the turn of the century into the 1960's. Areas from Hancock Park to Thousand Oaks.
His son, Arthur Letts, Jr. built the Playboy Mansion.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 22 Dec 1999
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7922
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7922/arthur-letts: accessed ), memorial page for Arthur Letts (17 Jun 1862–18 May 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7922, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.