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Duplex. Includes 1971 N. Commonwealth Avenue

Permit for single-family residence.

1930 census:
1969 N. Commonwealth Avenue: (Rents for $45 per month): 1) Fred B. Cole, renter and head of household; 35 year old white married male; married at age 27; born in California; father born in Michigan, mother in Ohio; proprietor of a typewriter establishment. 2) Anna Cole, wife; 29 year old white married female; married at age 21; born in South Dakota; father born in Yugoslavia, mother in Czechoslovakia; not working.

1940 Census:
1971 Commonwealth Avenue (Rents for $32): 1) Francis M. Waechter, head of household; white single male 33 years of age; born in California; mechanic, retail typewriters; earns $950. 2) James R. Duckworth, partner; white single male 32 years of age; born in Alabama; social worker, public welfare relief agency; earns $1,440.