Pacific Palisades

Pacific Palisades is located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu and Topanga to the west,Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the  Santa Monica Mountains to the north.  It is also very easy accessible to the beaches too.

It is a very family oriented neighborhood where the residents are very involved with their community.  Several TV shows and movies have also been filmed in Pacific Palisades over the years.  

Many celebrities and high profile industry people live or have previously lived in Pacific Palisades including Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, Goldie Hawn, Whoopi Goldberg, Nicole Kidman, Brad Grey, Jennifer Garner, Anthony Hopkins, Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann, Jamie Lee Curtis, Walter Matthau,  Patrick McGoohan, John Mayer, Randy Newman, J. J. Abrams, Steve Guttenberg to name but a few.

It is a very affluent and primarily residential area, with a mixture of large private homes, smaller (usually older) houses, condominiums, and apartment buildings.  

Rustic Canyon Park is located along Rustic Canyon Road.

The Rustic Canyon Pool is  at 601 Latimer Road.  The Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, located at the same address, has a multipurpose with a capacity of 150 people that can be used as an auditorium, a gymnasium, or a volleyball court. The center also has barbecue pits, an unlighted baseball diamond, basketball courts (lighted indoor and unlighted outdoor), a children's play area, an indoor gymnasium (no weights are offered), picnic tables, and volleyball courts (lighted and unlighted). 

Temescal Canyon Park is a non-staffed "pocket park" located at 15900 Pacific Coast Highway. The park has barbecue pits, a children's play area, picnic tables, hiking trails, a native garden, and toilets.  Santa Ynez Canyon Park is located at Palisades Drive and Avenida de Santa Ynez. Rivas Canyon Park is located at the east terminus of Oracle Pl.

Will Rogers State Historic Park and Polo Club. While Will Rogers made Beverly Hills his home in late twenties, in 1922, he bought a large plot of almost 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land above Sunset to build a weekend cottage. He built a polo field on the property in 1926 and in 1928, he and his family made it their home. In 1944, after Will Rogers died, the ranch became a state park. In the interest of historical preservation, the home is maintained as it was including the furniture and fixtures. It is open to the public most days with the exception of major holidays although admission is required. The top of the property's trail includes vistas of the ocean and city.

There are also several notable places in Pacific Palisades such as The Fellowship Lake Shrine lies a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California. It was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, on August 20, 1950 and is owned by the Self-Realization Fellowship. The 10-acre (40,000 m2) site with lush gardens and natural spring-fed lake is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including swans, ducks, koi, and lotus flowers. The entire property is a natural amphitheater with beautiful lush grounds and landscaping.  The Eames House the 1949 home and studio of husband-and-wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames. Villa Aurora An artists residence and historic landmark located in the former home of exiled German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife Marta.

Pacific Palisadesa is broken down into specific areas such as The Alphabet Streets also known as "North Village", are north of Sunset Blvd. and are characterized by narrow streets. The street names are consecutively named beginning with A, B, C, D, etc - hence the name Alphabet Streets. The streets are named for Methodist Bishops of the late 19th and early 20th century. It is a popular destination for trick-or-treaters on Sunset Boulevard and start past

Palisades Charter High School and Via De La Paz. they extend for a long distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.

Castellammare is located on small bluffs directly on the ocean. The narrow, winding streets have Italian names. It is the home of the Getty Villa. It is located where Sunset Blvd meets Pacific Coast Highway.

Huntington Palisades is close to the 'village' proper, and is more of a typical suburb. It is located south of Sunset Blvd.

Marquez Knolls is a large area of homes, known for spectacular ocean views, and is located farther west on Sunset Blvd on a mountain upslope. The lower upslope was first developed in the early 1950s and mid 1960s by the Earl Lachman family.

Marquez Elementary services the neighborhood along with a small shopping center on Marquez Street and Sunset Blvd.

Palisades Highlands is a community near the end of Sunset Blvd., bordering Topanga. About five minutes away from the center of the Pacific Palisades, the Palisades Village, The Highlands could almost be considered its own separate community.

The Riviera features The Riviera Country Club, a high-end country club, and streets named after various locations in the French and Italian Riviera. The neighborhood is divided into north and south sections by Sunset Boulevard Palisades is known as "Where The Mountains Meet the Sea" and is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities, high profile industry executives and luminaries.  It is an area within the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California,. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.  

Rustic Canyon features post-war homes located on the former polo field of The Uplifters, the original site of The Uplifters clubhouse (now a city park) and the "cabins" developed as second homes and weekend retreats. This area is also known as Uplifter's Ranch. Located off Sunset Blvd. between The Riveria and Huntington Palisades. Above the canyon lies Will Rogers State Historic Park. The Village is a small central business district on Sunset Boulevard, consisting of restaurants, stores, banks, and offices.

Contact David Kramer at 310-691-2400 for all of your Pacific Palisades Real Estate needs. 

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