Elmer G. Osterhoudt
Family
from
Los Angeles City Directories
These listings are from the Los Angeles California
city directories. The directories contain a listing of business
concerns and private citizens. They are not "phone books," but where possible they show the phone number. A reverse lookup of
Crockett Blvd in 1927 shows only one household on the block
where the Osterhoudt's lived had a phone. (It was at 8002 Crockett Blvd.) There are no entries
listed for the Osterhoudt's prior to 1916. There are no Osterhoudt entries listed where the year is
missing in the table below. There are no entries for "Alice Newman."
The directories do not show everyone who lived at the address. For
instance, in 1940 Melvin, Charles and Merlin all list
their address as 8019 ½ Crockett Blvd on their draft cards. Their phone number was
LA 9819. The name of the person referenced at that address is Alice
Newman. Not only don't they appear in the 1939 directory, there is no
entry whatsoever for 8019 Crockett Blvd in 1940.
Note: William and Wilbert are the same person - Elmer's father.
YEAR
NAMES
OCCUPATIONS
ADDRESSES
PHONE
r = residence h=
householder
1916-17
Osterhoudt, W A
Woodworker Jones
Sash & Door Co
Los Angeles
1920
Osterhoudt E G
Lab
(laborer)
Hammond Lumber Co
1922
Osterhoudt John E
Carpenter
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wm A (Alice E)
Carpenter
h 8011 Crockett Blvd
1923
Osterhoudt C Wilbert
Carpenter
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Elmer G
Wireless Operator
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
J Edward
Carpenter
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
WM
Carpenter
h 8011 Crockett Blvd
1924
Osterhoudt Cyril W
Lab
(laborer)
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Elmer G
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wm A
Cabinet Maker
h 8011 Crockett Blvd
1925
Osterhoudt, Cyril
Electrician
r 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wm A, (Alice E)
Carpenter
h 8011 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Elmer G
Manchester Radio Electric Shop
r 1522 Manchester Ave
1927
Osterhoudt Elmer G
Proprietor Man. Radio Elec Shop
r 1522 E. Manchester Ave
Osterhoudt Wilbert A
Carpenter
h 8019 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Cyril W
Lab
(laborer)
r 8019 Crockett Blvd
1929
Osterhoudt Wilbert (Alice)
Carpenter
h
8119a Crockett Blvd
(misprint?)
1930
Osterhoudt John E
r 8019 Crockett Blvd
Wilbert
and John Osterhoudt both passed away in 1930.
1931
Osterhoudt Cyril (Leona)
radio technician
h 8019 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wilbert A (Alice E)
wood turner
h 8019 Crockett Blvd
1932
Osterhoudt W A Mrs.
h 8011 Crockett Blvd
KI 3619
1932
Osterhoudt Alice E
Widow (W A)
h 8019 Crockett Blvd
KI 3619
Newman J C
r 8019 Crockett
KI 3619
Brannan Sam
(Isabelle)
salesman
h 8019½ Crockett
Blvd
1934
Osterhoudt C W
radio sets, sales,
supplies and service
7705 S. Central Ave
h 8610½
Compton Ave
1936
Osterhoudt Fred C
*
r 8019
½ Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wilda F
fruit worker
r 8019
½ Crockett Blvd
1937
Osterhoudt Cyril (Leona)
radio technician
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
1938
Osterhoudt Cyril (Leona)
radio technician
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
1939
Osterhoudt Chas F
*
gas station atdt
r 8019
½ Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Wilda
beauty operator
r 8019
½ Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Cyril W (Leona)
radio technician
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Fred
*
mechanic
r 9115 Compton
1940
Osterholtz Cyril
(Leona)
Radio Repr
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
1941
Osterhoudt Cyril W (Leona)
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
Osterhoudt Fred
*
r 8019
½ Crockett Blvd
1942
Osterhoudt Cyril W (Leona)
salesman
h 8006 Crockett Blvd
Cyril passed away in
1952.
1956
Osterhoudt C F
*
8019 Crockett Blvd
LU2-5760
Segura, David
and Guadalupe
8019¼ Crockett
Blvd
Martin, L F
8019½ Crockett
Blvd
1960
Osterhoudt C F
*
8019 Crockett Blvd
LU2-5760
Ferreira, Joseph
8019¼
Crockett Blvd
LU2-5706
* Charles Frederick
Osterhoudt
Some notes about the addresses: 8011 Crockett Blvd no
longer exists. In 1972 the house currently at 8013 Crockett Blvd was built
on two lots, lots 24 and 25. Lot 24 would have once been 8011 Crockett
Blvd
8019 Crockett Blvd was built in 1922, according to the property records. In 1928 it was enlarged to a
"multi-family residence" with the addition of a duplex. This is
reflected in the 8019 ½ address.
The addition was actually built in 1925 (see below). There appears to be
an apartment in the rear with the duplex in the front.
MAP
In 1930, 8019
½ was occupied by John and Mary
Rogers, and their son Rex. (Data from the 1930 Census)
The curb shows there are three addresses at
the Crockett Blvd property.
Interior of 8019 1/2 Crockett Boulevard
These pictures of 8019 ½ Crockett Blvd were found
at apartments dot com. Not surprising, the interior of the apartment has
been renovated and almost all the history has been eradicated. Judging
by the amount of paint on the bathroom door, and the molding around the
bathroom and closet doors, these are original doors installed by Wilbert
and John. The rest of the pictures on the site had no historical
value.
The Property Class is "Three units." The description is "Second level
unit with its own front porch." It was built in 1922. The duplex in the
front was built in 1928 and doesn't have an upper porch, these pictures
are of the
building in the back.
Wilbert and John Osterhoudt built 8019 ½
Crockett Blvd. in 1925. The date of 1925 is significant because on
February 6 of that year, Ada May Osterhoudt died of pneumonia as she was
being carried by her father from the old house to the new house. According
to Donna Olson (daughter of Wilda Osterhoudt) the original house at 8019
was a long narrow structure running from the front to the back of the
property. Her memory of it is that it resembled a trailer in its
dimensions. This building burnt down in the late 1960s or early '70s,
taking the life of it's occupant, a woman named Ethel.
This house at 8007 Crockett Blvd. resembles Donna's
description of the house at 8019. It's narrow and trailer-like, and
extends the length of the property. This house was built in 1924.
There must have been several homes like this on the block in the 1920s.