Bel Air
homes for sale are in west Los Angeles, California. The semi-gated
community was originally founded by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. in 1923 and is part of
the so-called "Golden Triangle" of Bel Air, Beverly Hills
and
Holmby Hills. Approximately twelve
miles west of downtown, Bel Air borders the north side
of UCLA and includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountain
foothills. The Bel Air west gate is at Sunset and Bellagio within the 11th city council district
located in the 90077
ZIP Code. Although offering many entrances, there are two main
entrances: The West Gate at Bellagio
Drive and Sunset Boulevard right before UCLA and the East Gate
at Beverly Glen and Sunset Boulevard.
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Residents
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Bel Air
homes for sale offer modest ranch and half configurations
to mansions. Although relatively expensive homes for sale Bel Air
residences offer very modest curb appeal,
often merely six feet from the street. But the Bel Air homes
offer an estate feeling with extremely large grounds. Generally
speaking, the higher up the mountain,
the smaller the lot and more modest the homes; however those
residences along roads such as Stradella Road have magnificent views
of the Los Angeles basin and Catalina Island. When looking for
Bel Air homes for sale the desirable locations are near the main Bel
Air entrances and the country club
entrance as the homes offer terrific views of the Bel Air Country
Club and Los Angeles. At a little over twenty million dollar homes
for sale Bel Air residents prefer lower Bel Air because of its
proximity to Sunset Boulevard.
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History
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Hotel
Bel Air is home to many celebrity weddings. The hotel
does not share the views most of the homes share, but it does have
extensive gardens and keeps swans in its pond. Popular television
shows and movies have been filmed in Bel Air, or are said to take
place in the community. Exterior shots for the Beverly Hillbillies
were shot in and around the 1938 French neoclassical-style mansion at
750 Bel Air Road, built by Lynn Atkinson. Later Atkinson sold
the mansion to hotelier
Arnold Kirkeby after Atkinson's wife refused to move into a house she
thought too ostentatious. Exterior scenes from movies such as Get
Shorty have also been filmed in the area. The popular television
sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was said to have taken place in the
neighborhood, though in the show Bel Air appears to be an
independent town rather than a neighborhood of Los Angeles. President
Ronald Reagan lived at 668 St. Cloud Road (formerly 666 St. Cloud
Road) in Bel Air from his retirement as President in 1989 until his
death in 2004, and Nancy Reagan continues to live there. At her
request, the Reagan's house number on St. Cloud Road was changed from
666 to 668, due to the negative Biblical/Satanic connotations of the
number 666.
