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The Great House Detective

Upper East Home with a Flying A History

Built in 1906, this Prairie-Style home has a colorful past.

Upper East Home with a Flying A History
Credit: Exhibitors Herald, May 1919; photo shows = Julius Furthman (left) and “Flying A” star William Russell.

Address: 1935 Santa Barbara Street

A “Flying A” Writer’s Home

The American Film Company employed hundreds of people while it was active here in the 1910s, so I wasn’t surprised to find another house with a connection to the Flying A. Last year, I wrote about a home that had been owned by a man who oversaw vehicles at the studio, and whose wife worked in the accounting department. What was surprising this time was finding someone who was in the early stage of a long and distinguished career.