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Sources for The Dingbat Was a Parking Rule With a Front Door

Published Jul 11, 2026

Sources Used

  1. Hayworth Avenue Dingbats

    Los Angeles Conservancy / secondary / preservation organization

    Hayworth Avenue cluster dates, rarity, building type description, postwar causes, soft-story parking, lot coverage, and character-defining ornament.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

  2. HPOZ Newsletter, January 2019: From Modest Duplex to Luxury High Rise

    City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources / 2019-01 / primary civic context

    Dingbat as a prolific postwar multifamily type, relationship to demand, maximum units on small lots, parking requirements, applied decoration, and demolition pressure from parking and seismic regulations.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

  3. Dingbat 2.0: The Iconic Los Angeles Apartment

    Santa Monica Conservancy / secondary / preservation organization

    Broader interpretation of the dingbat as a misunderstood Los Angeles apartment type that created unusual urban density.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

Image Sources

  1. Example of a dingbat apartment facade in West Hollywood, photographed June 12, 2009.

    Barmysot / 2009-06-12 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Permission contact: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Barmysot

    Original file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Dingbat_dingdong.jpg