You are promoting what has become an outdated view of West Adams. While not what it once was--Los Angeles does evolve from here to there and back again--the district is gentrifying rapidly, especially with the incredible pressure on house prices due to lack of inventory. Check out some recent sales.
The house in the top picture was built at 21 Berkeley Square; the house in the GSV is not the same one though it was built by the same man:
http://www.berkeleysquarelosangeles....fairchild.html