I know modern-day apartment buildings are probably more efficient and everything works better, but they can’t hold a candle to the atmosphere to the apartment buildings of yesteryear. This are the Los Altos apartments which stand on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and S. Bronson Ave, which puts it near the Wilshire Country Club. Look at those windows on the corner and those south-facing Juliet balconies. The Los Altos opened in 1925 and so was only a year old when this photo was taken. In fact, it was so new that as we can see, Bronson Ave was being paved.

This is how the Los Altos looked in January 2024. It’s still in very good condition, and I bet the residents on the south side of the building appreciate those shade trees.