6000 Sunset Boulevard
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Occupants

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YearUnitOccupants
1965BUILDING
1965110WESTERN RECORDERS
1965200GUEST RANCH RES CNTR
1965202REL-FI DUPLICTING CO
1965203MEDALLION TV ENRPRS
1965204PLAYSTAR PRODUCTIONS
1965209HOLLYWOOD CALLBOARD
1965219FOX ASSOCS RECORDS
1965UNITED RECORDING CORP
1965UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC
1965UNITED RECODING
197329SCHAEFER J A TONY
1973200GUEST RANCH RESERVATION CENTER
1973201ATTACHE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO
1973201UNIVERSAL TALENT MANAGEMENT
1973202REL-FI DUPLICATING CO
1973204SLIM BARNARD ENTERPRISES
1973209HOLLYWOOD CALL BOARD
1973209TUNE-GARD MUSIC RESEARCH
1973209TRAVEL-WORLD PRODUCTIONS
1973209TIVOLI PRODUCTIONS
1973209SPACE ADVERTISING AGENCY INC
1973209GLOBAL ARTISTS PICTURES LTD
1973209ELLIOTT AGENCY THE
1973209FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD
1973209INTERNATL TELE-NEWS SERVICE
1973UNITED RECORDING CORP
1973SAVINGS RENT A CAR
1973UNITED BUSINESS FORMS
1973SUNSET WORLD TRAVEL
1973AA ABBEY CARPET & FURNITURE CLEANING CO
1973WESTERN RECORDERS INC
1973AMERICAN VETERAN
1973HOLLYWOOD FLOOR CO
1973PAC MINERAL INDUSTRIES
1973YOUNG MARL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
1973CURTIS INDUSTRIES INC
1973MARY ARNOLD COSMETICS
1973HILEX SOUND STAGE
19877CREATIVE SOURCE RECORDING STUDIO
1987201CLASSIC COURIERS INC
1987204IN THE DARK PRODUCTIONS
1987207B & B CALIF DISTRIBUTORS
1987LEVINSON DINNER
1987MORGAN LAND
1987AJAX SECURITY SERVICE

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
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1970
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1980
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1990
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2000
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2010
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Total Population5,0826,5037,8154,8914,6213,960
RACE% White98%92%61%70%38%47%
% Black0.1%2%4%3%3%6%
% 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.5%20%39%59%65%60%
FOREIGN-BORNFirst reported in 1970% Total32%62%68%67%51%
% Noncitizen18%60%48%39%
% Naturalized Citizen13%8%18%13%
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.72%75%67%47%50%66%
% w/CollegeData for population 25 years and over.26%26%30%28%26%47%
% w/Bachelor's DegreeData for population 25 years and over. First reported in 1990.9%9%23%
INCOME
(show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $)
Average FamilyFirst reported in 1970.$9K$12.5K$22.2K$25.6K$46.3K
Median Family1970 uses tracts from 2010, but with 1970 data. First reported in 1970.$11.3K$19.6K$20.4K$34.5K
JOBS% in Service IndustryData for population 16 years and over.7%13%17%23%37%37%
% 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 1970.10%14%21%19%21%
HOUSING% Living in Rented87%92%92%93%93%91%

Tax Assessments

6000 W SUNSET BLVD

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This address is discussed in the story The Open Secret of Sex Work on Sunset Boulevard.
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