Highlights of the history of Outpost Estates:

Named by General Harrison Gray Otis in the 1800’s when he named the house at Franklin and Sycamore “The Outpost” and used it as a clubhouse for his military friends.
Charles E. Toberman developed the land now known as Outpost Estates and had a dream for the neighborhood to be one of the most exclusive and beautiful “residential parks in the world” and known as the “jewel in the hills”.
The area became known as an affluent area with many rich and famous residents. Homes had to be designed in Spanish, Mediterranean or California modern style, have red tile roofs, plenty of patios for "outdoor living," and be approved by architectural committee before being built. Most of the original houses have been preserved, and Lower Outpost looks much like it did in the 1920s.
In the 1920s, in the hills above the development, a large sign spelled out "Outpost" in red neon letters 30 feet high. It was intended to compete with the Hollywoodland sign, (which later became the Hollywood sign). At the time, it was the largest neon sign in the United States. The Outpost sign was dismantled during World War II, and the wreckage of the sign was left in place, buried in the weeds. Even the original foundation and electrical junction boxes survived.
The Outpost Estates development was one of the first neighborhoods in the country to offer all-underground utilities

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By Outpost Neighborhood Association