Benedict Canyon's lush green hillsides, winding tree-lined roads, and charming homes, create an 'otherwordliness' that takes you "far away" from the concrete jungle of Los Angeles!

The Canyon is a gorgeous ravine in the Hollywood Hills that drops in a north to south direction from its high point at the crestline of the Santa Monica Mountains on Mulholland Drive, and ends near the junction of Sunset Boulevard - where the famous Beverly Hills Hotel is located. Parallel and to the east of the Canyon are its two sisters, Franklin and Coldwater Canyons. Rainwater percolating over the ancient strata of all three canyons emerges at their lowest altitude as the springs feeding Franklin's Lake and Creek. A cross-section of the land reveals granite, of volcanic origin, layered between worn river rocks and ocean bottom mud.

Benedict Canyon was a part of Rancho de las Aguas ("Ranch of the Waters"), which also included present-day Beverly Hills. It was named by Edson A, Benedict, a storekeeper and native of Boonville, Missouri, who took a homestead in the Canyon in 1868. With help from his wife and sons, E. A. Benedict built an apiary that was so bountiful that in one year, they were reported to have made a single shipment of 45,000 pounds of honey from Santa Monica Pier! One of Mr. Benedict's sons, Pierce E. Benedict, later went on to be elected to the city of Beverly Hills Board of Trustees at the time of its incorporation.