6507 Sunset Boulevard
6515
| Year | Occupants |
|---|---|
| 1965 | RED VELVET CLUB |
| 1973 | SOUL'D OUT |
| 1987 | LINGERIE CLUB |
| Date | Title | Publication | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22/1965 | "NAACP Set To Honor Sidney Poitier" | Los Angeles Sentinel | The NAACP honors important members of the Black film community at the Freedom Fund Cocktail Party, including Sidney Poitier, Ralph Nelson, and Charles Guggenheim. The reception will take place at the Red Velvet (6507 Sunset) and donations can be made at the Lil Cumber Agency (6515 Sunset). |
| 5/20/1965 | "For My People Benefits Rights" | Los Angeles Sentinel | The Red Velvet Supper Club (6507 Sunset) will host an NAACP benefit performance in support of the Freedom Fund. The show is entitled “For My People” and will feature many young talented Hollywood actors. |
| 12/15/1984 | "Vibraciones [= Vibrations]" | La Opinión | Husker Du, Saccharine Trust, and S.W.A perform at Club Lingerie (6507 Sunset Boulevard). |
| Date | Type | Resource | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Map | "Sites featured in the "Freak Out! Hot Spots" map included in early versions of the 1966 Mothers of Invention/Frank Zappa album "Freak Out!"" | Frank Zappa Newspaper |
| 2017 | Map | "Significant sites of "musical memories" on Sunset Boulevard" | Los Angeles Times |
| 1960 Tract 1907 | 1970 Tract 1907 | 1980 Tract 1907 | 1990 Tract 1907 | 2000 Tract 1907 | 2010 Tract 1907 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,400 | 2,521 | 3,260 | 3,755 | 3,269 | 3,379 | |
| RACE | % White | 98% | 94% | 74% | 68% | 54% | 58% |
| % Black | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | |
| % 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. | 4% | 18% | 46% | 66% | 49% | 34% | |
| FOREIGN-BORNFirst reported in 1970 | % Total | 14% | 49% | 61% | 52% | 39% | |
| % Noncitizen | 9% | 53% | 39% | 20% | |||
| % Naturalized Citizen | 6% | 7% | 13% | 20% | |||
| 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% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 68% | 86% |
| % w/CollegeData for population 25 years and over. | 25% | 32% | 35% | 33% | 52% | 71% | |
| % w/Bachelor's DegreeData for population 25 years and over. First reported in 1990. | 12% | 25% | 44% | ||||
| INCOME (show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $) | Average FamilyFirst reported in 1970. | $6.6K | $10K | $21.9K | $31.8K | $56.2K | |
| Median Family1970 uses tracts from 2010, but with 1970 data. First reported in 1970. | $5.7K | $10.6K | $16.4K | $23.7K | $46.5K | ||
| JOBS | % in Service IndustryData for population 16 years and over. | 15% | 17% | 31% | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| % 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. | 12% | 24% | 18% | 23% | 23% | ||
| HOUSING | % Living in Rented | 90% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| 6507 W SUNSET BLVD |
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Welcome to Sunset Over Sunset, a project that explores the histories of Los Angeles's iconic Sunset Boulevard through the photographs of artist Ed Ruscha. Find out About the project's goals and contexts. Navigate across space and time on the Panorama. Click locations on the address band (e.g. 9155) to learn more about each property. Double click on individual photos to zoom in and examine each image in detail. And discover narrative Stories that knit together the photographs to reveal Sunset through broader historical themes.