About

History:

Actor Pat O’Brien resided here in 1935.

Architect Simeon Charles Lee was prominent in Los Angeles. Among Lee’s most important commissions were the Max Factor Building in Hollywood (1931), multiple Fox and other movie palaces, and the Louis B. Mayer building in Hollywood (1928).

S. Charles Lee, architect.

1930 Census:
2026 North Serrano Avenue: (Value: $25,000): 1) Joseph Goldsmith, owner and head of household; 62 year old white married male; married at age 31; born in Maryland; parents born in Germany; not working. 2) Etta Goldsmith, wife; 49 year old white married female; married at age 18; born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois; not working. 3) Lucy Birdsong, servant; 25 year old single white female; born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri; a servant in a private family.

1940 Census:
2026 Serrano Avenue (rents for $110): 1) Arland E. Stockburger, head of household; white married male 61 years of age; born in Arkansas; deputy mayor of LA City; earns over $5,000. 2) Ollie Stockburger, wife; white married female 52 years of age; born in Oklahoma; not working. 3) Arland Stockburger, Jr., son; white single male 21 years of age; born in Oklahoma; in school. 4) Wanda Stockburger, daughter; white single female 19 years of age; born in Arkansas; in school.