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             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
The curb shows there are three addresses at the Crockett Blvd site.
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. That entryway to the kitchen is probably the same one the Osterhoudt's walked through. 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." Built in 1922. Since the duplex in the front was built in 1928 and doesn't have an upper porch, this is the building in the back. Wilbert and John were carpenters. 8019 ½ appeared after the Osterhoudt's moved to 8019 because Wilbert built it in 1925. According to Donna Olson (daughter of Wilda Osterhoudt, Elmer's half-sister) the original house 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. The date of 1925 is significant because that was the year Ada May Osterhoudt died of pneumonia, as she was being carried by her father from the old house to the new house.
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