In the early 1920s four Ratteree Brothers-Judge Earnest Ratteree, Dr. Ira Ratteree, James Ratteree and Allan Ratteree-bought a walnut grove now known as Brentwood Glen. They came from the south, spending most of their time in
Arkansas and
South Carolina before arriving in Los Angeles. The Ratterees divided their land into five parcels, referred to as the Ratteree Tract, and filed for subdivision in the mid-1920s. They named all the streets as they stand today, but they did not market the property until after the onset of the
Great Depression. The streets and sidewalks were poured in 1927. In 1932, Harold and Helen Ives built the first house at 11344 Albata Street. It is still the original structure. The majority of the houses were constructed between 1935 and 1942. One of the original
pepper trees was still in front of 11346 Montana Ave up until its removal in 2011. A residents' meeting on May 20, 1957, chose the name
Brentwood Glen. In the same year, a half-mile
frontage road which bore the name
Sepulveda Boulevard on the west side of the
San Diego Freeway between Ovada Place and Waterford Street was renamed
Brentwood Glen. The southbound on-ramp and sound wall were created in 1975 and 1976. After a bus accident in 1994, the Waterford off-ramp was closed. The on-ramp was later closed as well. Today, Brentwood Glen is home to 560 dwellings consisting mostly of single family homes, with some duplexes, triplexes, and multiple-unit apartments. ==Education==