About

Triplex. 

Albert F. Harris, owner/ architect/ contractor

1930 Census:
4537 Ambrose Avenue (Value: $8,000): 1) Eugenie Venie, owner and head of household; 78 year old white female widow; born in New York; parents born in France; not working. (18th ED, page 10B, line 57).

4539 Ambrose Avenue (Rents for $40 per month): 1) Katherine McCarthy, renter and head of household; 40 year old single white female; born in Montana; father born in Michigan, mother in English Canada; secretary in a film studio. 2) Mary Rankin, mother; 72 year old white female widow; born in English Canada; parents born in English Canada; to US in 1860, a naturalized citizen; not working. (18th ED, page 10B, lines 58-59).

4539 1/2 Ambrose Avenue (Rents for $40 per month): 1) Agnes Finnegan, renter and head of household; 47 year old single white female; born in Pennsylvania; father born in New York, mother in Washington, D.C.; a social worker for LA County charities. 2) Teresa Finnegan, sister; 42 year old single white female; born in Pennsylvania; father born in New York, mother in Washington, D.C.; a saleswoman in a jewelry store. (18th ED, page 10B, lines 60-61).

1940 Census:
4537 Ambrose Avenue (Value $3,000): 1) Matthias Waters, head of household; white married male 65 years of age; born in Wisconsin; salesman, retail food products. 2) Ida Waters, wife; white married female 59 years of age; born in Wisconsin; not working. (ED 60-83; Page 8A; Lines 35-36).

4539 Ambrose Avenue (Rents for $28): 1) Kathryn McCarthy, head of household; white single female 44 years of age; born in Montana; clerical detail; motion picture studios; earns $1,440. 2) Mary Rankin, mother; white widow 71 years of age; born in Canada; not working. (ED 60-83; Page 8A; Lines 33-35). Full address: 4537-4539 W. Ambrose Avenue 90027