This building is on the NW corner of Estrella and 23rd Street, just across from the north entrance to Chester Place.
It was built in 1912; the building permit is dated December 26, 1911, with the architect F. A. Noyes, Jr. Here's the
BP listed in the December 31, 1911,
Los Angeles Times:
ProQuest via LAPL
September 22, 1912,
Los Angeles Times:
ProQuest via LAPL
The Chester Place Apartments is called the Chester Arms in the descriptions of the following undated LAPL photos.
The 23rd Street entrance is on the left:
00026768 at LAPL
This is the entrance on Estrella:
00026769 at LAPL
Here's the living room of one of the units. The electrical outlets seem to be up on the wall, judging from the lamp cords:
00026766 at LAPL
This shows a dining room at the Chester Place Apartments (LAPL has two other interior shots, 00026764 and 00026765,
but I thought these were the best two). I hope whoever lived here liked wicker furniture:
00026767 at LAPL
Estrella entrance, August 2016:
GSV
These attractive tiles don't appear to be in the vintage photo:
August 2016 GSV
The 23rd Street entrance also had its portico removed:
August 2016 GSV
The blurry words are
The and
rather:
August 2016 GSV