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History:
The City Directories list the following residents: Romaine E. Watson, civil engineer G. W. Dickinson and Sons (1925), Ross and Fleta Grant, editor LA Times/secretary Building Owners and Managers Association (1929-1936), Lynne Lewis (1938), Arth and Mitabelle Gustafson, mechanic/studio worker (1939-1942).

1930 Census:
2121 N. Lyric Avenue (Value $6,500): 1) Ross Grant, renter and head of household; white married male 34 years of age; married at age 20; born in New York; parents born in New York; Secretary, Building Association. 2) Fleta V. Grant, wife; white married female 33 years of age; married at age 16; born in Texas; father born in Texas, mother in Kansas; not working. 3) Roballen Grant, son; white male 8 years of age; born in Texas; in school.

1940 Census:
2121 N. Lyric Avenue (Value $3,000): 1) Arthur A. Gustafson, owner and head of household; white married male 48 years of age; born in Illinois; Automobile mechanic; earns $1,750. 2) Mitabelle Gustafson, wife; white married female 47 years of age; born in Ohio; not working. 3) Betty Jane Gustafson, daughter; white single female 23 years of age; born in Ohio; not working.