1706 Sunset Boulevard
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Occupants

Sources

YearUnitOccupants
1965APARTMENT
1965DECKER I H
1965200STEWART CORA E
1965201BREDY E H
1965204PLUME N M
1965205BARRON G
1965209PETERSON ESSIE L
1965210KOZIK M
1965214KOOKEN BRUCE
1965217BELLESIS A D
1965219HANLEY R W
1965221BROWN D W
1965222JUNKEN ISABEL
1965301SPEIDEL AGNES
1965303LONEGREN ROY
1965304ROSE BLANCHE
1965307DUNCAN G A
1965308MOORE HAZEL B
1965309SITTER L
1965312SEARS L
1965314VEZERIAN F
1965317POIROT ANGELINE
1965318DENTZER D L
1965319CAMPBELL J
1965320DOUMAS H A
1965321STAUDER FRANCES
1965323DAKE W E
1973201ROSS EMMA I MRS
1973211VASQUEZ JESSIE
1973212BERRIOS CATALINA
1973217SANCHEZ JOSE
1973221BARBER RUSSELL
1973302SCHONBORN JOHN
1973308MOORE HAZEL B
1973309ORDAZ GUADALUPE
1973312ZIMERI ELMER A
1973315MCGILL CHAS V
1973322AMIAL T
1973{1/2}R & M INCOME TAX SERVICE
1987GORZO GEORGE A
1987201HAMAR MILAN
1987207NAVARRO LUIS
1987210MOORE HELENA
1987215SZULC ZBIGNIEW
1987219HURTADO ARMANDO
1987222ROUVIAN WALTER
1987300VILLAGOMEZ PATRICIA
1987304ZUBEL JACEK
1987307ROJAS ANTONIO
1987308MOORE HAZEL B
1987309ORDAZ GUADALUPE
1987312SOELTAN SIEMA SABENA
1987322POSMYK ZBIGNIEW
1987323KROUPA JAROSLAV
1987{1/2}DIAZ RAFAEL J
1987{1/4}TOP DISCOUNT

Newspaper Articles

SourcesLos Angeles Times and Los Angeles Sentinel, accessed via ProQuest Historical Newspapers; Ethnic Newswatch and GenderWatch, accessed via ProQuest; La Opinión, accessed via Google News.

DateTitlePublicationArticle
8/12/1982"Multiples denuncias por incuria de propietario de un edificio [= Multiple Complaints for Negligence Against the Owner of a Building]"La OpiniónTenants protest against poor living conditions ignored by landlord and city authorities at 1706 Sunset Boulevard.

Census

SourcesU.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1960-2010, accessed via Social Explorer and IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS).

1960
Tract 1975
1970
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1980
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1990
Tract 1975
2000
Tract 1975
2010
Tract 1975
Total Population3,7644,6624,8765,7115,2633,889
RACE% White96%87%43%12%41%60%
% Black1%0.4%0.6%1%2%0.7%
% Spanish / Hispanic1960 displays persons with Puerto Rican or Spanish surnames. 1970 and 1980 display persons with Spanish origin or descent. 1990 and onwards display Hispanic and Latino persons.29%52%64%63%70%73%
FOREIGN-BORNFirst reported in 1970% Total44%56%63%57%49%
% Noncitizen33%48%41%31%
% Naturalized Citizen10%15%16%18%
EDUCATION% w/High SchoolData for population 25 years and over. Before 1990, data display persons who attended high school. Data for 1990 and onwards display persons who have graduated with a high school diploma.58%66%56%43%47%62%
% w/CollegeData for population 25 years and over.21%26%26%26%29%44%
% w/Bachelor's DegreeData for population 25 years and over. First reported in 1990.11%15%30%
INCOME
(show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $)
Average FamilyFirst reported in 1970.$7.9K$14K$26.6K$59.3K$58.7K
Median Family1970 uses tracts from 2010, but with 1970 data. First reported in 1970.$7.1K$12.2K$22.3K$28.2K$40K
JOBS% in Service IndustryData for population 16 years and over.13%13%19%15%22%26%
% in Personal Service & Entertainment IndustryData for population 16 years and over. “Personal Service” refers to workers in hotels, motels, laundering, cleaning, beauty & barber shops, dressmaking, shoe repair, and temporary parking services. Before 2000, restaurants and food service were not included in the data. In 2000 and 2010, they were included. First reported in 1970.5%7%9%12%22%
HOUSING% Living in Rented81%82%82%85%83%86%

Search Building Records

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  2. Enter 1706 W Sunset Blvd, using exactly that text, including the direction and the abbreviated "Blvd".
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