CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 27, 1997 | CLAIRE VITUCCI
Known by fans as one of the happiest couples in Hollywood, Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler made their home in Encino during their 11-year marriage. The couple built their $150,000, 15-room house in 1935 on Louise Avenue south of Ventura Boulevard. It was set on 12 acres planted with lemon and orange trees. Radio dials decorated the rim of a backyard pool and loudspeakers were installed overhead. There the Jolsons raised their adopted son, Al Jr., who would later change his name to Peter. Al Sr.