8433 Sunset Boulevard
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Occupants

Sources

YearOccupants
1965CIRO'S
1973CIRO'S
1973SENNES FRANK JR
1973COMEDY STORE THE

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
8/24/1961"NAACP Wages Fight on Negro Waiter Bias"Los Angeles SentinelThe Citizens Committee to End Discrimination against Negro Waiters call for Black social, business, and religious organizations to writer letters to and telephone establishments that have denied permanent employment to black waiters. Three of those establishments are Frank Senne’s Ciro’s (8433 Sunset Boulevard), Frank Senne’s Moulin Rouge (6230 Sunset Boulevard), and the Beverly Hills Hotel (9641 Sunset Boulevard). This decision came after the Labor and Industry committee of the Los Angeles NAACP branch investigated and found the listed establishments had a practice of hiring Black waiters only when Black social clubs held functions.
5/6/1993"Con el creador de "Pepe Tortilla" [= With the Creator of "Pepe Tortilla"]"La OpiniónA discussion of stand-up comedy and its prevalence in other countries and cultures, using Latin night at The Comedy Store (8433 Sunset Boulevard) as an example.
6/15/1993"Dandole sabor y color a la comedia [= Giving Flavor and Color to Comedy]"La OpiniónFunny Ladies of Color, presented weekly at The Comedy Store (8433 Sunset Boulevard), is a space for women of diverse ethnicities to express themselves through comedy.
5/21/2004"Desi Standup Comedy A Success – And That's No Joke"India-WestIndia-West (the oldest Indian newspaper with the largest circulation in the western US) reports on the success of the performances of “Intense Comedy Night” held at The Comedy Store located at 8433 Sunset Boulevard for the first time. “Intense Comedy Night,” produced by New York-based Intense Management in partnership with internet portal Desiclub.com, was a standup comedy show from second-generation Indian Americans meant to “create a platform for Indian American comics to showcase their talents and help them go mainstream.”
11/12/2009"Time Warner Cable Partners with Stevie Wonder to Find the Next Music Star"Los Angeles SentinelAuditions took place across Los Angeles for the “LA Young Star Contest,” including at the Comedy Store (8433 Sunset). The contestants must be solo singers between the ages of 13 and 30 and the winner will receive a $50,000 promo campaign as well as the opportunity to perform with Stevie Wonder on stage.

Social and Cultural Resources

DateTypeResourceSource
1966Map"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
2021Article"Art Laboe's/Ciro's--club"Getty

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

8433 W SUNSET BLVD
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