8358 Sunset Boulevard
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Occupants

Sources

YearUnitOccupants
1965APARTMENT
1965401ROBINSON M C
1965404WINKLER D M
1965502CASEY A H
1965505MINSTER S M
1965507PANTAGES L A
1965508STERN E
1965702DIAMOND D
1965801AHARONS E
1965802VILLAUDY REGINA
1965903COOPER M E
19651003PRINCE HAIG M
19651102ANTKIES F
19651103STEVENS M J
19651104HELFT TEDD
19651201SIDNEY S J
19651500ALEXANDER G
19651500SUNSET TOWER
1973402PAOLINO JOS
1973408MILOSKOVICH VELINKA
1973507PANTAGES LLOYD A
1973508STERN ELSIE
1973803KUCHEL THOS H
1973804HIRSCHHORN CLIVE
1973903MACDONALD CHAS
19731101BLYE-BEARD PRODUCTIONS
19731103FARKAS ZS
19731104REICHER ANN
19731202SUNSET TOWER
19731402ESTES O'FERRELL
1987ST JAMES'S CLUB LOS ANGELES

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
8/25/1985"Club May Give Tower a New Life of Luxury"Los Angeles TimesA group of British investors seek to transform the vacant, Art Deco-styled, Sunset Tower apartment buildings located at 8358 Sunset Boulevard into a luxury hotel. Constructed in 1931, granted landmark status on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and still a “thriving apartment house” even in 1980, the investors wanted to restore Sunset Tower to its former glory. While some tenants and councilmen had concerns about hotel saturation in West Hollywood, proposals for renovations and restorations were underway.

Social and Cultural Resources

DateTypeResourceSource
1933Photos"Sunset Towers Apartments, notable as a prominent, Art Deco skyscraper on Sunset"Library of Congress
2010Blog"Sunset Towers--featured on album cover for Don Everly's album of the same name"Rock & Roll Roadmaps

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 7003
1970
Tract 7003
1980
Tract 7003
1990
Tract 7003
2000
Tract 7003
2010
Tract 7003
Total Population3,9815,3235,9935,9185,6705,623
RACE% White99%98%92%92%88%88%
% Black0.6%2%4%3%3%3%
% 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.3%3%4%6%7%10%
FOREIGN-BORNFirst reported in 1970% Total25%27%21%22%24%
% Noncitizen7%12%9%10%
% Naturalized Citizen18%10%13%14%
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.82%84%92%90%96%99%
% w/CollegeData for population 25 years and over.40%40%55%75%82%81%
% w/Bachelor's DegreeData for population 25 years and over. First reported in 1990.45%53%58%
INCOME
(show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $)
Average FamilyFirst reported in 1970.$15.5K$22.4K$58.3K$77.5K$84.7K
Median Family1970 uses tracts from 2010, but with 1970 data. First reported in 1970.$12K$22.6K$47.8K$60.5K$72.8K
JOBS% in Service IndustryData for population 16 years and over.6%6%8%8%10%17%
% 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 1970.14%15%22%14%19%
HOUSING% Living in Rented92%94%90%69%70%66%

Tax Assessments

8358 W SUNSET BLVD

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