I stumbled across this photo in going through the LAPD scrapbooks at the city archives. This is Rodger Young Village, built for returning veterans due to the acute housing shortage in Los Angeles. This site is now occupied by the Autry museum.
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Recently saw “Miss Grant Takes Richmond” [1949] on cable. This comedy revolves around the acute postwar housing shortage, and how Lucille Ball and Bill Holden make it worse, before making it better. PS Those look like really lousy Quonset huts.
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During World War II and after, the University of Arizona erected Quonset huts on the old polo field and later on they became “housing” for married students, called Polo Village. I’m sure they were all torn down years ago. I still see Quonset huts in the L.A. area, but not terribly often.
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they really were not as bad as the pic shows. I was there for three months in 1946 visiting my parents.
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I remember a young lady (Lynn Lytle) that lived to huts away. She took my brother Bill and me horse back riding and entertained us while we vacationed in Rodger Young village the summer of 1946.
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Thanks for sharing!
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My family lived there when I was 3 – 4 years old. Hard to believe but I have explicit, clear memories of that place. Granted, they are those of a child from an idyllic, fairly carefree time. My first of two sisters was born there, we experienced an earthquake, I saw my first snake, I remember going to the public plunge, Travel Town – as I type this more recollections are being triggered. Some not so great memories are now coming back to me, but still I think of it as generally a wonderful period and place to be a kid.
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I spent my first couple of years at Roger Young Village after I was born in Glendale, California. My parents then bought a Veterans house in North Hollywood for $2,500. And wondered if they could afford the $25.00 house payments.
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I remember at the age of four my first day moving into our hut. I wanted to help but was told to stay out of the way and that would be help enough. Nothing but good memories of the village and the people who made it a great place to live.
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Thanks for sharing!
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my name is brandy hanna i lived in rodger young village from 1947 to 1952 with my father john hanna, my mother marjory and brothers jeffrey and joe, and sister kevin our address was 1169. my dad was just back from the south pacific. my older brother jeff and i played all over the park. my dad worked at the village market. i loved growing up there.
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My family-mom, dad, jerry, timmy my two brothers and I lived in the village from about 1946 to about 1952. I remember we lived a great life between the old zoo and travel town. We would go into the hills and as children lived the adventure. Roger Young Village was the best place to start life.
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The village life brings back great times in my life. We lived in the village until the summer of 1952. Being able to walk to the zoo, which was never closed . The archery range, hiking in the hills etc.
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We lived at 1213 Roger Young Village from 1946 (I was 5 and my brother was 7) until my father died in a motorcycle accident in 1950 and we returned to our birthplace, and grandparents home, in Bell, CA. It was a great place to live and full of children to pal around with. My brother and I took advantage of the ready access to Griffith Park for hikes and visits to the old zoo. The center of entertainment for kids was Rainbow Field, located at the end of the sidewalk that ran down the center of our quonset hut complex. It was used for all sporting activities and holiday events. The school was nearby and shopping was available at the shopping center which featured a Costco like market (food and sundry items were displayed in opened shipping boxes), a pharmacy, a barber shop and a theater. I can still remember the great snowfall in 1949 and walking to the shopping center through the thin covering of snow while bundled up against the cold.
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Hi Gary you still out there!!! I lived at 1212!!!
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I thought the snowfall was 1948 but it could easily have been early winter 1949. What fun! I am enjoying reading the postings. I remember the movie theater and the polio scare. Those memories are lumped together because my mom would no longer let us go to the movies on Saturday for fear we’d contract polio. The doctor made a house call or two. There was a dentist and I hated going there. Lots of kids to play with and my parents made friends they kept for life. Our house number was 547 I think. (I should remember because it was painted on the back of my red wagon.) When my parents were able to do so, they bought a little bungalow in Burbank…the only house they ever owned.
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I was just a baby living at Roger Young Village probably about 1950-52 but I remember going to the zoo. I have some pictures of my parent’s house with me in it. My parents always talk a lot about the village it was the best time of their lives.
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I lived in the Roger Young Village from 1950 to 1952 with my 3 Sisters and a brother, don’t have a address and don’t remember it either. I do have several picture’s and today I have enjoyed reading all about it. I was four when we moved all of us kids had chicken pops. We were told that we had to move because it was sold and they were going to build Dodger Stadium there, can’t seem to find anything about that yet. My Mom was always talking about the place, she was a really good singer and made a few records while living in Hollywood growing up. Her Mom started “Bruce’s Merry Maker’s” that was my Mom’s maiden name. They would take new talent and sing on Military Bases for the USO during the War in 1942 to 1944. She stopped doing it to be a Mother and she was a good one to all six of us kids. There is only us kids left now but we had so many memories of our family’s on both sides and lots of picture’s. Just wanted to share. Jeannie
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My father, George Papkin, MD and my mother’s brother, Maxwell Kassel, MD were the family physicians in Roger Young Village from 1946 to 1953 (approx.). After my dad died in 1996, the Autry Museum was pleased to take his original medical office furniture. It probably exists somewhere in their basement. I just have fond memories of lots of other little kids, a peaceful neighborhood feeling. Those were the days family practitioners did everything including delivering babies, setting bones, removing tonsils and on & on.
Janet Papkin
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Dear Janet Papkin
I happened upon your entry while looking through Rodger Young Village sites. Dr. Papkin was my doctor when I was a kid. My grandmother, mother and her siblings all lived in the Village. The Village was also my first home after I was born in 1952. My grandmother and mother really though a lot about Dr. Papkin, and I went to him for immunizations and the sort. Just thought I would drop you a line to let you know your father was an important part of my family life while living in the Village and for some years after.
Mike Matsumoto
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Janet I found your name while doing research on the Case Study House your folks lived in in 1948. Could you tell me how long they lived in the house, was looking for ownership change. Great that this beautiful home is still standing in pretty original condition. you can reach me at cfw61@yahoo.com. I found an article about your dad trying to save a little boy in the neighborhood when he became buried in a hole. unfortunately the little boy didn’t survive, but your dad tried. Thanks for any information!
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This is Jeannie Smith Madian name is Lusk, I lived there from 1948 to 1952 when my Dad John and Mother Doris, had to move with my 3 Sisters and a brother all under the age of 7, when we had to move. So not sure if it was my Dad who tried to save a boy, because it was never talked about. I have pix’s of us moving from there and a few pixs outside. I don’t remember it but my Mom told me a lot about Roger Young Village, my Dad was in the Navy at the time. Not sure I could help you but it fun meeting someone that lived there. Our Parents are gone now and just lost my Little Sister December 10. Thanks for writing, Jeannie Lusk Smith
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I went to see Dr. Papkin for years and years. I’d forgotten he was our doctor in RYV. We continued to go to him after we moved from the village and lived in Burbank. One of the doctors made a house call in RYV when my younger sister was sick. I can still picture it.
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My name is Violet Staley and my family lived in Rodger Young village when I was born. I’m trying to learn more about it. Who was Rodger Young? My birthday is March 13, 1953. The rest of the family has passed…..I can be reached at violetstaley@gmail.com We live in Maryland and are a retired military family. God bless you!
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My name is Ben Talley. I lived in Rodger Young Village from 1946 to 1950. I lived with my father Ed, my mother Winn and sister Leslie in No. 1141. Brandy Hannah and I probably played together, as she says above, all over the park. My first big memory was scooping snow in a bucket from in front of our hut to make a snowman (1949). loved growing up there.
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I lived in Rodger Young Village from 1946-1952. My dad was in the navy. We lived in hut 1169. My dads name was John Patrick Hanna. I’m Brandy
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That’s cool my Dad John Howard Lusk was also in the Navy at that time and I lived there from 1948 when I was born to 1952 when we moved to Covina, CA. there were 5 of us the oldest was my brother he was 5. My Mom Doris Lusk had her hands full we were not very far apart in age. I don’t remember living there but have a lot of pictures. Jeannie Lusk Smith now.
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Hi John & Brandy. Are you still out there? I have only one photo from 1947 of me and my sister, Leslie, in front of a hut.
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1946 my family lived there…1212 was our number… how can I find the people that lived around you?? Paulnel was a boy I remember his moms name was Irene…
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My parents, brother and I lived in Roger Young Village when I was about 2 or 3-years-old after World War II, when housing was scarce. My Dad was either in or just out of the Navy. I remember how friendly everyone was. Also, I had a memorable 1st encounter with another little girl & we somehow got into a tiff about something & one of us ended up hitting the other over the head, which received a blow in kind & we both ended up crying for our Mothers. I also remember being punished for saying a “bad word”, but they wouldn’t tell me what it was, so I never learned what not to say anymore. I got lost one time, but a kind neighbor lady informed my Mother & so I survived. It was a time of great energy & optimism as the war was finally over.
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My name is John Brandy Hanna, I was born in 1944. We moved into Rodger Young Village in 1946, our address was 1169. We left in 1952. My father was in the South Pacific in WW2 his name was John (Truck) Hanna, my mother’s name was Marjory.
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Hello, my name is Kim Tosch (neé Kerger). I was born at home in unit 846 in November 1953. We were one of the last families to leave sometime around June 1954. My parents, Richard and Jean Kerger moved to RYV sometime in 1949 with my two older brothers Jay and Rick. Their third son, Craig, was also born in RYV (at home) in 1950. I obviously have no memories of my time in RYV, but my mother shared many wonderful stories and I have a few photos. I was wondering if there is somewhere to share these photos?
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My name is Barb Yamadera Cabot. I lived in Roger Young Village from approximately 1948-1950. I found this article when i googled Roger Young Village and incredibly saw a photograph of myself (on the tricycle) and my brother standing next to me (he is the boy second from left). I remember going to ride on the little train at Griffith park. My family had moved from Texas and we lived in the Quonset hut until we moved to East Los Angeles where my parents bought a house. We didn’t have a t.v. and it was really big new when someone near us got a television and they set it up and everyone in the neighborhood would go over and watch t.v. for a little while. It was really something. Here is the link to the website from the Los Angeles Public Library where my brother and I are photographed. http://photofriends.org/the-small-town-in-a-big-city-life-at-rodger-young-village/
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My dad and mom, Rauly and Dora Garces, lived in the village at unit 26. I was born there in 1949 as well as my older Tony ( born in 1947). My older brother Ron was born in Santa Barbara. We lived there till 1950 or 51 and moved to Norwalk. Would like to share memories with anyone from that time.
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Daniel, I was born in 1952 and my first home was a Quonset Hut in the Rodger Young Village. My grandmother, mother, her two sisters and brother all migrated from Boston in 1947 and ended up in the Village. For a long while I maintained a Facebook Page for the Village including comments from former residents and many photos. I was forced to take the page down after it somehow got corrupted. In any event, I have spent many hours talking to former residents and have even been able to reunite some long lost friends. Nice to talk to another former resident. My mother’s maiden name was Barrett. By the way, my mother, her sister and her brother all married Rodger Young Residents so we are truly a Rodger Young Family
Regards
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Hi Daniel I also was born there 1946 we lived at 1212 email randjane48@gmail.com. Send pictures
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I can’t believe I came upon this site. Recently been thinking of Roger Young Village. When others have talked about Dr. Papkin couldn’t believe it. He delivered my sister and I and are family always loved Dr.Papkin. My dad was an ulphostery and I’m sure he did some work for the family. My dad bought me my first car and it was Janet Papkins Ford Falcon. Wish I still had that car had great memories in that car. We were the Pastor family. My brother was Anthony .
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My wife Denise Singleton lived there from birth Jan 1947 and always remembers it fondly though it was only for just under 4 yrs. I looked the village up just for her memories, pictures you’ve posted have blessed her.
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Barbara Whelchel Talbot at 1178. Tons of kids to play with at the “trees”. The Webbs were one of the first to have a TV. I was friends with their son Phillip and we always watched TV at their house. I remember Beany and Cecil. Tons of kids, our own Theater, elementary school, a bakery, and lots of little . Yes, Santa did come down in a helicopter every year. As a kid, it was a wonderful place. Can’t imagine mom and dads living in such cramped spaces and some with several children. I had a sister Eileen, and brother Sandy (Clell Wilber Whelchel Jr). I too remember the polio outbreak. A real scary time for us all. If you remember any of us, my email is bltvan@hotmail.com. Would love to hear from you.
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I remember my mother speaking of a Cecil I believe he taught me how to walk it would be great to see a picture. Jane Martin McWilliams randjane48@gmail.com
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Yes, I remember all the neighborhood kids. Beanie and Cecil was my favorite TV show. (My dad’s nickname for me was Beanie.) TV watching was done at Sandy’s house until we finally got a TV of our own. Lifelong friends were made and kept long after mom and dad bought their “forever” home in Burbank. Dr. Papkin made a housecall or two. We kids visited the theater every Saturday until the polio outbreak; then mom would not let us go. Such a mixture of different families…from different parts of the country….in every occupation. The common denominator was housing scarcity after WWII.
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My brother Bill and I visited our father Oliver Highman in the village for summer vacation in 1946 when I was 13 and Bill was 11 y.o. Many good memories. Great neighbors.
Don Highman
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Hi, my name is Kim Tosch (née Kerger). I was born in one of the quonset houses in November 1953. We were one of the last families to leave in 1954. My parents’ names were Richard and Jean Kerger. My three older brothers and parents lived there beginning around 1948. My mother loved living there. I have a photo of a children’s birthday party, but I don’t know how to post it! Any suggestions?
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