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Wilshire Motel

The last of the mom-and-pop motels on this area of Wilshire.

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1937

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12023 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90025

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Now surrounded by newer construction, this is the last of dozens of mom-and-pop motels that once dotted this stretch of Wilshire to the sea.

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Larry Underhill

Wilshire Motel, 2005.

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