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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Believe it or not, there was even a Radium Apartments!
553 Stanford Av/GSV
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malumot CBG-- it was never a great neighborhood. In fact, the more you read about Los Angeles in its supposed heyday, the more you realize that robbery and all kinds of noir goings-on were common even in the best neighborhoods.
As for 553 Stanford Avenue... here's a little possible insolvency, kidnapping, and suicide:
July 23, 1916; Jan 28, 1935; Oct 2, 1943
And, apparently Stanford Avenue was once Ruth Avenue--from May 25, 1913, and Feb 28, 1914:
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latimes.com