PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The best-supported site is the southwest corner of Cherokee Avenue and Yucca Street; the home is gone and the parcel is not a destination.
resident · 1910–1919
Baum named the Hollywood residence Ozcot and wrote there during his final Oz years.
Interaction circle
• Baum’s Oz work connects literature, illustration, theater, and early film.
• The Oz Club and Los Angeles Public Library evidence correct a conflicting Franklin-and-Cherokee table entry.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The best-supported site is the southwest corner of Cherokee Avenue and Yucca Street; the home is gone and the parcel is not a destination.
Interaction circle
• Baum’s Oz work connects literature, illustration, theater, and early film.
• The Oz Club and Los Angeles Public Library evidence correct a conflicting Franklin-and-Cherokee table entry.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The best-supported site is the southwest corner of Cherokee Avenue and Yucca Street; the home is gone and the parcel is not a destination.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Ozcot anchors the later Oz books in early Hollywood and corrects a surprisingly persistent map error about where Baum actually lived and worked.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Cherokee Avenue and Yucca Street area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Historic context only. The associated home no longer survives, and the current parcel is not a visitor destination.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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