In 1925, realtors Constantine Francis Peter (1881-1961) and John H. Dunn Jr. (see Everett Drive) purchased 148 acres from Marshall Atwood and set up the Atwood Addition tract. De Wolfe Road takes the maiden name of Peter’s wife Minnie (1880-1955). Although records vary, Minnie Lynn DeWolfe was born in Wisconsin and married C.F. Peter, a first generation German American from St. Paul, MN, in 1909. After some time in Edmonton, Canada, the Peters came to SoCal in 1923 – but it’s not clear if they actually lived in Newhall or simply told newspapers that they did in order to boost sales of the Atwood Addition. (They eventually wound up in Culver City.) The couple had one son, Ralph (1915-1959), a bit player in movies and TV who performed under the name Ralph Peters. Indeed, somehow the surname “Peter” became “Peters” for the family as a whole. Minnie’s obituary claimed that she acted as well, although I found no credits for her. She may have been an extra.
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