

Bell marketed Bel Air as "a community of gentleman's estates" promising "the last word in improvements will prevail throughout," and was the first community in Los Angeles to bury all electric, gas, water, and phone lines.Ī sales brochure set the stage for architectural harmony, saying, "You want a distinctive house. Bell." Bel Air was built according to the vision of its founder and developer, one example being the street names in Bel Air were named after places Bell and his wife visited in France, Spain, and Tuscany during a 1924 European tour. Like the painting of an artist, it is the dream of one man-Alphonso E. Generally, the largest lots and mansions are located in lower Bel Air near Sunset Boulevard, with lots becoming smaller and homes more modest as you travel up the mountain.Īs one of the early marketing brochures declared, "Bel Air is different. Bel Air Crest, Moraga Estates, and Stone Ridge Estates are guard-gated communities in Bel Air. In addition to several other entrances, Bel Air has two iconic main gates off Sunset Boulevard: The West Gate at Bellagio Road and Sunset Boulevard, opposite an entrance to UCLA, and the East Gate at Beverly Glen Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard.īel Air is commonly recognized as containing three neighborhoods: East Gate Old Bel Air, West Gate Bel Air, and Upper Bel Air, which is further divided into Bel Air Crest, Bel Air Ridge, Stone Ridge Estates, and Bel Air Glen.


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Bel Air is located in the 9009 zip codes and is bordered by Beverly Crest to the east, Westwood and UCLA to the South, Brentwood and the 405 Freeway to the west, and Sherman Oaks to the north.
