About Whittier's Uptown

Keller Williams Whittier - VERY cool office, and made me feel like part of the family.......

Last week I was showing property in Whittier to some clients of mine, and during that time I had some other clients contact me about some properties that would require me to print out some MLS sheets.

Well, I looked up the information for the closest Keller Williiams office, and there was one just a couple of blocks away in Whittier.

I called and asked if I could by chance stop by and use one of their public computers to print out just a few sheets.

Their Director of Agent Services, Carrie Rackham, was very kind and welcomed me to the office and was such a great representative of her market center.

The manager there is Paul Purunjian.

That is probably one of the coolest KW offices I've seen so far.

I used to live in Whittier for many years before moving, and for those who know the area, Whittier has a historic uptown area with some older preserved buildings that is probably one of the most charming areas in the city. I used to own a computer retail store in Uptown Whittier for many years before I became an agent.

It is a great historic metro area with tons of small shops, antique shops, restaurants, and you can walk to just about everything that you need!

This particular Keller Williams office was built out of one of these older historic buildings.

But what they did with the interior of this office is amazing. I was very impressed.

It has a feel almost like some of the downtown LA contemporary lofts. Super high ceilings, brick walls, with lots of open space, and a great urban contemporary feel.

Anyway, everyone there was extremely nice to me, and it's very much appreciated.

It's really the best feeling in the world where you feel like part of the family at any of your brokers offices.

Thanks, KW Whittier! I'll have to bring your office a little something next time I'm out there in a couple of weeks.

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They say the most important factor in real estate is location. Well, for Whittier real estate, it doesn't get any better than one of the Historic Districts around Uptown Whittier.

The Historic Districts of Whittier are:

• The Whittier Historic Neighborhood Association
• The Whittier Central Park Historic District
• The Hadley/Greenleaf Historic District
• The Whittier College Hills Historic District
• A new historic district is pending that consists of homes on Earlham Drive and Penn Street.

The Whittier Historic Neighborhood Association

The Whittier Historic Neighborhood Association boundaries are Orange on the North, Painter on the East, Hadley on the South and Greenleaf on the West.

The Whittier Central Park Historic District

The Central Park Historic District boundaries are Hadley on the North, Friends on the East, Bailey on the South and Washington on the West, but also extends south for several houses on both Washington and Friends.

The Hadley/Greenleaf Historic District

The Hadley/Greenleaf Historic District boundaries are Broadway on the North, Painter on the East, Hadley on the South and Greenleaf on the West.

The Whittier College Hills Historic District

The College Hills Historic District includes homes on Bailey Street, Ridge Road, Philadelphia Street, Ridge Road, Hillside Lane and Worsham Drive.

Two of the Whittier Historic Districts are in the Whittier Uptown Specific Plan: The Hadley/Greenleaf Historic District and the Central Park Historic District.

The Proposed Historic District of Earlham and Penn

This new Historic District has been approved by the City of Whittier Historic Resources Commission, and consists of six homes on Earlham Drive and one home on Penn Street.

The Whittier City Council will meet in early 2011 whether to give final approval to this new Historic District of homes.

Whittier Uptown Specific Plan

The Whittier Uptown Specific Plan lists 15 buildings with distinct historic architectural styles.

1. 6526 Pickering Avenue
2. 6736 Pickering Avenue
3. 6706 Newlin Avenue
4. Monterey Building
5. Bank Building
6. Bank of America (National Bank of Whittier)
7. Standard Oil Building
8. 6516 Bright Avenue
9. 6513 Washington Avenue
10. Charles House
11. 7055 Washington Avenue
12. 6554 Friends Avenue
13. Whittier Women's Club
14. 7212 Friends Avenue
15. 7222 Friends Avenue

You can see pictures of these homes on my post, Uptown Whittier Homes With Distinct Historic Architectural Styles.

What a wonderful Christmas parade it was this year in Uptown Whittier! The city had estimated an approximate 30,000 visitors and it sure looked like they were right on - the streets were lined with thousands of spectators watching over 150 entries parade down Greenleaf.

Many of Whittier's best known organizations, schools, businesses as well as public officials (including County representatives) took part in this great show of "Community Pride".

For lots more photos, please visit the complete album on Flickr or Facebook.

A big Thank You to the Whittier Uptown Association for putting on this spectacular event, to the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, to the great volunteers who helped make this happen, to all those who participated in the parade and to those who came out to watch.

Whittier, what a great place!

Happy Holidays and see you around town!

Sincerely,
Stephanie

Stephanie Frymyer
YourLocalPropertyPro.com
DRE 01390458

Whittier Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 11, 2010, 10am to 12pm

This year's theme will be "Community Pride" and it definitely shows in the line-up: Grand Marshal will be James West, CEO of Whittier Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, and many of Whittier's most prominent organizations are this year's title sponsors (PIH, Bright Health Physicians, Whittier Daily News, Whittier Host Lions Club, Rick's Drive In & Out Burgers, CareMore, to name just a few).

According to Sandra Hahn, president of the Whittier Uptown Association and Owner of Uptown Whittier's Crepes & Grapes, there will be 12 divisions with a total of 135 entries. Parade announcers are Kyle Koestner, owner of Uptown Whittier's healthy eatery Fenix 5-4, Maria Claver as a representative of the Whittier Conservancy (which, by the way, will be holding a Candlelight Walk this Thursday, December 9, at 7pm to explore the Whittier College Hills Historic District), and David Krake, a member of the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Whittier Uptown Association will also hand out Spirits Awards, honoring exceptional community involvement. The award for Philanthropy will go to Mary Hanson, the Education Award will go to Ken LaVigne of La Serna High School, and the Local Celebrity Award will go to KABC reporter Danny Romero.

This year's line up is truly spectacular, featuring so many local organizations, schools, and public officials. I hope you will be able to witness this wonderful parade, but just in case you can't be there, tune in to 97.1 AMP Radio the morning of the parade, and check back with my blog for a photo update.

Happy Holidays!

See you around town!

Sincerely,
Stephanie Frymyer

Stephanie Frymyer, Realtor® & Real Estate Consultant, ABR®, SRES®, SFR, CHS, Member Worldwide Relocation Council (ERC®); DRE 01390458. Se habla español (Bienes raíces Whittier). Man spricht deutsch (Whittier Immobilien).
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Just wanted to give everybody a quick update on the Grand Illumination ceremony on December 3. Rick's Drive In & Out Burgers was packed with fellow Whittierites waiting to see the tree lighting.

Before the event, I had a chance to meet the brand new Miss Uptown Whittier, Ariana Rodriguez, who will also be representing Uptown Whittier in this year's Whittier Christmas Parade.

Miss Uptown Whittier with Rick of Rick's Drive In & Out Burgers

Spectators were also able to see performances by the Whittier Highschool Cheer Team as well as the Whittier High Marching Band.

Whittier High Cheer

Whittier High Marching Band

Also present was Mayor Greg Nordbak who counted down to the spectacular tree lighting.

I hope you enjoyed this year's Whittier Grand Illumination! Stay tuned for more news about Whittier Holiday events!

See you around town! :-)

Sincerely,
Stephanie

Stephanie Frymyer, Realtor® & Real Estate Consultant, ABR®, SRES®, SFR, CHS, Member Worldwide Relocation Council (ERC®); DRE 01390458. Se habla español (Bienes raíces Whittier). Man spricht deutsch (Whittier Immobilien).

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