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fromLos Angeles Times
14 years ago

Bel-Air estate was a nature sanctuary - amid mansions

Gene Stratton-Porter, a bestselling author with 45 million readers, built a castle in 1920s Bel-Air designed as a bird and wildflower sanctuary, exemplifying how wealthy early 20th-century figures committed to nature conservation.
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fromLos Angeles Times
14 years ago

Bel-Air estate was a nature sanctuary - amid mansions

Gene Stratton-Porter, a bestselling author with 45 million readers, moved to Los Angeles and established a movie production company while creating a nature sanctuary in Bel-Air during the 1920s.
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