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1067 Hayworth Street in 2008. The Salter family lived there until around 1945.
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We came to California after I graduated high school. For a while, we lived in a house on South Burnside Avenue, with my mother and Bubbie Levine, whose husband had died. This was in the Fairfax district. Part of the time, however, my mother stayed at Loma Linda Hospital, where she was being treated for her terrible arthritis. My mother was already in a wheelchair when she came to California.
Next, we all lived in a large duplex at 1067 Hayworth, in Los Angeles. We lived there for years, until about 1945. The rent was $55 a month and it seemed like everyone lived there: my mother, Glad, Uncle Sol, Harold, his wife, Dotty, baby Elaine, my wife, Janet, and me.
Because my mother had been evicted from our house in Brighton Beach, she never wanted to own property again. Finally, though, the duplex was for sale. I was just a kid but was smart enough to know it was a fantastic buy at $9,000. Still, my mother wouldn’t buy it.
Then, in 1945, after we were evicted from the duplex, we did buy a house, at 6309 Colgate Avenue, near Fairfax and Third. Each of Lena’s five children was to contribute $1,000 toward the purchase of the house. Janet and I had $1100 in the bank, and were grateful we were able to help my mother. All of us gave our share, except for Art. Both my mother and Glady lived there for the rest of their lives. My nephew, Elliott, bought the Colgate house and has enjoyed it for many years. We are pleased it is still in the Salter family.