From the Archives: The Castle on Bunker Hill
LA TimesThe 1960s Bunker Hill redevelopment forced the removal of many Victorian-era homes. A story in the May 18, 1964, Los Angeles Times reported: "The Castle," a faded former mansion atop Bunker Hill, has been given a new lease on life. The Castle, along with the Salt Box — another landmark Bunker Hill home — were moved in March 1969 to the future site of Heritage Square Museum in Montecito Heights. Dec. 26, 1968: Two Bunker Hill Victorian mansions, the Salt Box, left, and the Castle, sit at temporary location en route to their new homes. A reproduction of a Los Angeles Times clipping from Oct. 10, 1969, shows the ruins of the Castle, left, which was totally destroyed, and the still-standing remains of the Salt Box, right, after suspicious fire.
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