House numbers archive#

Probate records can sometimes give you information about who inherited the house after the owner died.To find the date of death, search the California Death Index or Social Security Death Index at Ancestry Library Edition or. the Los Angeles Herald Examiner), but knowing the date of death in order to browse through them is best because most are not indexed. We have many newspapers on microfilm in Central Library’s History & Genealogy Department (e.g.

House numbers archive#

Los Angeles Sentinel Historical Archive 1934-2004 (good for African-American research)Īncestry Library Edition has a United States Obituary Collection you can access from any of our locations.Access Newspaper Archives (good for researching the San Fernando Valley).The Los Angeles Times Historical Database 1881-1990.The following digitized newspapers can by searched by keyword (name or street address) with a LAPL card at : When previous owners’ names have been obtained, try searching newspapers for death notices, obituaries or news stories.Sanborn Maps have limited San Fernando Valley coverage. The Sanborn Maps database (1867-1970) is available online at (under “Sanborn”) with a LAPL card. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps may show the original structure of the property and layout of the street.Access this database at any LAPL location then, in the keyword field, search for the address in quotes. Ancestry Library Edition has digitized California Voter Registrations (1900-1968).Selected Los Angeles city directories have been digitized and are available on the LAPL website. Los Angeles city directories may be able to show you who lived at the address between 1873-1942 these are typically organized alphabetically by surname, but digitized directories allow one to do “reverse” look-ups by address.The Central Library’s Business & Economics Department has microform copies of REDI from 1982-1991 and LUPAMS from 1991- Dec. The REDI (Real Estate Date Inc.) Real Estate Atlas of Los Angeles County and The Land Use Planning and Management Subsystem (LUPAMS) can provide historic ownership and descriptive information on properties within the City of Los Angeles.When researching, you will need to have the name of either the grantee or grantor-there is no look-up by address. To trace the ownership history of a property (from 1850 on), contact the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in-person, or for a fee by mail or online.You cannot obtain owner information by name via their website. number and address of the property you’re investigating). Find out who currently owns a property by emailing (be sure to include the Assessor’s I.D.Obtain original construction date and possibly the names of contractor, architect and original owner on the building permit obtained online or in-person at the City of L.A.And find even more info (zoning, etc.) for addresses within the CITY of Los Angeles, try ZIMAS.

number (AIN) at the online Los Angeles County Assessor Portal.

Get property description and Assessor's I.D.

While trying to find the history of a residence can be very difficult there are some things you can do at the Los Angeles Public library to start such a search.