Beverly Hills Post Office
Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO) is the name given to a section of
Description
Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO) is a neighborhood in
The BHPO area itself contains a number of neighborhoods, including
History
The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2004, "When Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914, the northern border was roughly one mile (1.6 km) north of Sunset Boulevard, with the exception of Trousdale Estates. The remaining section stretching north to Mulholland Drive was left as part of the hills of Los Angeles, where it remained anonymous for decades".[3] In the 1920s, the federal government decided to have the Beverly Hills post office serve the area now known as BHPO, which was then a rural area, much of it part of Doheny Ranch. By the 1940s people bought BHPO homes because they were less expensive than in Beverly Hills, despite higher property taxes.[1] In 1963, the area was included within the 90210 ZIP Code, which also covers the northern part of Beverly Hills.[3] Property taxes were higher in Los Angeles than in Beverly Hills until 1978 California Proposition 13 equalized property taxes, making BHPO more attractive.[1]
Post Office
The ZIP Code 90210 is still handled by the Beverly Hills Main Post Office. The original Beverly Hills Main Post Office from 1934 to the 1990s still sits at 469 North Crescent Drive in the Beverly Hills Civic Center, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4][5] In 1990, 325 North Maple Street was rebuilt as the new Beverly Hills Main Post Office; the old Main on Crescent Drive was closed in 1999 when the building was sold back to the City of Beverly Hills.[4][5] Beverly Hills has other Post Offices in other ZIP Codes as well.
City services
BHPO residents do not have access to
Education
The western part of the Beverly Hills Post Office area is zoned to Warner Avenue Elementary School, while the eastern portion is zoned to West Hollywood Elementary School.
All residents are zoned to
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ryon, Ruth; Smith, Jack (October 8, 1989). "The Post Office Area: Almost Beverly Hills, for a Lot Less Money". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Historic Resources Survey Report: Bel Air – Beverly Crest Community Plan Area, SurveyLA, November 2013.
- ^ a b c Spitz, H. May. Canyon homes and that famous ZIP code." Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2004.
- ^ a b "1932 Crescent Drive Post Office Historic Structure Report". Los Angeles: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. July 2002. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Ostashay, Jan (October 3, 2012). "Re: LANDMARK ASSESSMENT CONFIRMATION REVIEW: U.S. Post Office, Beverly Hills Main Post Office, 469 North Crescent Drive (470 North Canon Drive), Beverly Hills, CA" (PDF). Long Beach, California. Retrieved June 17, 2015. Includes National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form as attachment.
- ^ "Dispatchers Taking Demi Moore's 911 Call Confused Over Who Should Respond". CBS Los Angeles News. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.