8440 Sunset Boulevard

Occupants
Sources
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Los Angeles Street Address Directory, July 1965, accessed via Los Angeles Public Library.
Pacific Bell, Los Angeles Street Address Telephone Directory, July 1973, accessed via Los Angeles Public Library.
Pacific Bell, Pacific Bell Street Address Telephone Directory, Los Angeles, July 1987, accessed via Los Angeles Public Library.
Year	Unit	Occupants
1965		BUILDING
1965	11	MORRISON M
1965	101	GOLDSTEIN LOUIS
1965	104	B-E PUBLICATIONS
1965	110	STORTI HENRY
1965	114	CLEMENTS P
1965	115	ALTSCHULER I
1965	116	ANDERSON E
1965	118	ADAMS W
1965	201	PAGE MARY E
1965	204	GREER N J JR
1965	207	TARLOW J
1965	210	STROME S R
1965	211	DRUCKER M
1965	212	BLOCK H J
1965	214	BERGER ROSS-STEINMAN
1965	216	LEVINSON H J
1965	217	NIXON J L
1965	218	METCALF L
1965	301	RUBANE H
1965	307	TANNEN H
1965	309	LEE H
1965	310	TURNER BEN
1965	316	BERGER I JACK
1965	317	PALADINO P
1965	404	GOLD S
1965	404	GOLD S
1965	406	GUETTEL E
1965	411	ENGELSON H J
1965	501	TAYLOR N
1965	506	LEANCE M
1965	508	WILSON A E
1965	514	WHITE W W JR
1965	516	MARLIN J
1965	601	JACOBSON S A
1965	615	HUNZA ENTERPRISES
1965	615	SULISTROWSKI ZYGMUNT
1965	616	GILBERT M
1965	618	MATTHEWS J
1965	709	GERSTEL H
1965	709	ROSE G
1965	714	KOUKOS D
1965	715	VON MORPURGO C
1965	715	VON MORPURGO H
1965	803	GOLD R
1965	806	HOUSMAN R W
1965	808	GERSTEL H
1965	809	JOSELOW I B
1965	812	VAIL G B
1965	814	BURTON J
1965	816	BRADLEY D L
1965	905	KAHN A
1965	906	ROSKIND H G
1965	914	YARBOROUGH P T
1965	1001	LOEB L A
1965	1004	YODICE J B
1965	1005	LYONS JERRY
1965	1009	AUSTERLITZ E H
1965	1108	SPERLING P
1965	1114	LAZARUS E
1965	1117	KITTINGER K C
1965	1203	SYLVESTER H C JR
1965	1209	STRATER M
1965	M7	HERSHKOWITZ I
1965	M10	MARY JANES MENS HAIR STYLING
1965	M14	CORNETT S
1965	M15	PHILLIPPES COFFEURS
1965		BRAEMER LESSER TOWRS
1965		SHAW G AGENCY
1965		SPORTS REPRSENTATIVE
1973	101	ROSNER MARCUS
1973	103	LUMSDEN ROBERT M
1973	112	NAPP J
1973	115	LUSKEY ROBERT JR
1973	201	WILLIAMS ROSE M
1973	203	DUNCAN DENISE
1973	205	GITLER RAYMOND
1973	207	MARTIN L M
1973	214	SNYDER GLADYS
1973	215	HERSHKOWITZ I
1973	216	MARTIN JOERN
1973	218	FLYNN PF
1973	302	JACKSON W M
1973	303	SOBEL STUART
1973	304	VANBENTHUYSEN ERIC
1973	306	SORANNO LEONARD
1973	314	ADAMS JERRY E
1973	315	MARZOLA EDW
1973	318	BRENT LINDA
1973	403	LANDAN D
1973	407	GORRIN STANFORD
1973	408	GOUGH ERNIE
1973	412	HANSEN RONALD G
1973	418	SCHWARTZ D L
1973	501	GOLD JERRY
1973	503	PEDERSEN KJELL
1973	504	RALEIGH SALLY
1973	508	BEERMAN DAVID M
1973	511	MENERTH EDW F JR
1973	514	HATHAWAY RICK
1973	515	GORDON A A
1973	601	DRETTLER MICHAEL
1973	603	BLUNT ALLYN JR
1973	604	VOL AND GERARD
1973	608	ROBB FRANK
1973	609	CAGLE JAS
1973	615	HUNZA ENTERPRISES
1973	615	SULISTROWSKI ZYGMUNT
1973	702	CASHEN ANN
1973	704	SALEM EDW
1973	705	BROOKS MARTIN E
1973	712	ALCARAZ MARIA LUISA
1973	714	NAPP S
1973	715	MONIRISSIMO
1973	718	SOREL PAUL
1973	801	GOLDSTEIN JULIA
1973	804	SABRE RICHARD
1973	806	FOX BERNARD
1973	808	BREAUX MARC
1973	814	CLAPP CJ JR
1973	816	KAY NATHAN
1973	903	LOVELACE ENTERPRISES
1973	909	JOANNA'S BOUTIQUE
1973	1003	WHITE JAS V
1973	1008	PETERS J
1973	1009	AUSTERLITZ EH
1973	1014	INTERCONTINENTAL RECORDS CORPORATION
1973	1015	CASEY E
1973	1104	BARBOUR WM T
1973	1111	APPEL CHAS
1973	1118	REIMUELLER ROSS
1973	1203	FORMAN LYNN
1973	1206	WILLIAMS W H
1973	1214	GUVAN HALDUN
1973	1215	MERRELL FRANK F
1973	A10	RODEBACK JOHN
1973	M11	SUNSET WEST PROPERTIES
1973	M12	ROSENWALD HELEN MRS
1973	M16	SHAW GLENN AGENCY
1973	M16	GLEN-MAC 1 INC
1973		SUNSET APARTMENTS
1973		MCCLENDON ERNESTINE ENTERPRISES INC
1973		INTERNATIONAL FILM ENTERPRISES
1987	208	WARGO DENNIS
1987	215	MARITN JOERN
1987	216	WARD CANDY
1987		BODY BALANCE BY BOUVIER
1987		MONDRIAN HOTEL
1987		TRAVELERS SQUARE INC
1987		GARRETT JON D

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.
Date	Title	Publication	Article
5/27/1984	"New Hotel to Serve as Artist's Giant Canvas"	Los Angeles Times	Israeli artist Jaacov Agam begins his monumental painting “Hommage a Mondrian” on the exterior of an old high-rise apartment building located at 8440 Sunset Boulevard. This building is also in the final stages of being converted into the new Hotel Le Mondrian. As a kinetic art artist, Agam’s aim with this work was to create “a building that will change as a person moves about. . . requir[ing] more than a perceptual participation, it requires physical participation, as well.”
11/5/1995	"Suite Dreams"	Los Angeles Times	Hotelier Ian Schrager plans to revive Le Mondrian hotel (8440 Sunset Boulevard). Though opening in 1984, the exterior has faded, and the interior has aged. Schrager plans to transform the old Sunset Strip legend into a “quintessential California hotel.” This revival is happening around the same time as an “in-progress renaissance of Sunset Strip,” with other new businesses and hotels opening up.
6/25/2003	"Más sabor cubano en LA [= More Cuban Flavor in LA]"	La Opinión	Asia de Cuba, located in the Mondrian Hotel (8440 Sunset), is one of the most trendy restaurants in Los Angeles.

Social and Cultural Resources
Date	Type	Resource	Source
2010	Blog	"The Sky Bar and Mondrian Hotel attracted plenty of famous actors and rockers"	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 Population		3,981	5,323	5,993	5,918	5,670	5,623
RACE	% White	99%	98%	92%	92%	88%	88%
	% Black	0.6%	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	% Total		25%	27%	21%	22%	24%
	% Noncitizen		7%		12%	9%	10%
	% Naturalized Citizen		18%		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
INCOME (show as inflation-adjusted 2022 $)	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%
JOBS	% 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 Rented	92%	94%	90%	69%	70%	66%

Tax Assessments
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Occupants

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.

Social and Cultural Resources

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).

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