John Woodbury never built his grand house due to the real estate bust of 1887, but the stately avenue became part of his legacy, coming to be known as the Avenue of the Deodars.

With holes in the doors and broken windows, the stately building already bears scars of the night when South Koreans saved their democracy.

The backyard lawn took up most of the sun, and the front yard lawn, heavily shaded by the stately elm trees lining the block, was so compacted and sun-deprived “it was basically already dead.”

The series of dance works about Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 19th century novel are staged inside the stately Victorian homes of Northeast L.A.’s Heritage Square Museum.

He found a "stately calm" about him and a "fierce discipline", which included preparing a handwritten to-do list every day.