Dolores del Río House

Dolores del Río House is a Streamline Moderne house in Los Angeles, California, and a filming location for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Built in 1929, it was designed by Douglas Honnold.

Location: Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States

Verified facts

• Located in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0833, SRC-0834, SRC-3104, SRC-8857
• Designed by Douglas Honnold
  confidence 95/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0833, SRC-0835, SRC-0836, SRC-7633, SRC-8857
• Built in 1929
  confidence 95/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0833, SRC-0836, SRC-3104, SRC-7633, SRC-8857
• Architectural style: Streamline Moderne
  confidence 70/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0835, SRC-0834, SRC-7633
• Historic designation: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
  confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0835, SRC-0837, SRC-0836, SRC-8857
• Appeared in To Live and Die in L.A. (movie, 1985)
  confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0835, SRC-0838, SRC-8858, SRC-9714

Evidence & sources

• SRC-0833 — Dolores del Río House — Wikipedia (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0834 — Restoring a streamline modern masterpiece, the Cedric Gibbons/Delores del Rio house — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0835 — Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The Gibbons-Del Rio House: Like Stepping Into a Dream (Los Angeles Daily Mirror) (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0836 — Delores Del Rio House — Pacific Palisades Historical Society (Tier 3, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0837 — Dolores del Río House Historical Marker — The Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org) (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0838 — To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Movie Filming Locations — The 80s Movies Rewind (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3104 — Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington Libraries — Del Rio, Delores House #2, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7633 — Architectural Digest – Cedric Gibbons Crafts a California Home That Evokes Hollywood Glamour (Tier 2, editorial; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8857 — City of Los Angeles, Office of Historic Resources / SurveyLA — Brentwood-Pacific Palisades Community Plan Area, Individual Resources Report (11/26/13) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8858 — Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Are Buried / Where the Movies Were Filmed — To Live & Die In L.A. Filming Locations (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9714 — It's Filmed There — To Live And Die In L.A. (Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles) (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)

How we verify

Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.