Vintage postcards show L.A. neighborhoods that had restrictive housing covenants
Racist housing covenants kept Black people and others out of certain neighborhoods all around Southern California for many years.
A home made of reinforced concrete commanded the northwest corner of then-West Adams Street and Western Avenue on a vintage postcard mailed in 1912. Today, that corner is home to a retirement housing and assisted livingcomplex. Theda Bara, a silent screen star, rented this home briefly in 1918. (Patt Morrison / Los Angeles Times)
