This Julius Shulman photoset of the Aldama Apartments has both color and black & white pictures. Where they overlap, I've used the color image. We're looking at
"Job 3681: Allyn E. Morris, Aldama Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1964".
These kids must be in their late 50s now - I wonder if they know that these images still exist.
Some of the side details, and a hint at the view from the apartments.
I sometimes tweak the colors of the images I post, but I've left these exactly as they were!
The interiors are still quite striking in black & white.
The black & white version of this image has someone standing by the unusual triangular hole.
Here's the baby's room.
And finally, the bathroom.
All from
Getty Research Institute
The Aldama Apartments are still standing at 5030-5036 Aldama Street in Highland Park. It looks like the original steps have been replaced, and the center flight has been straightened. The property websites give a build date of 1961. For anyone who's interested, there are some recent interior pictures in an article at
la.curbed.com.
GSV