The Windsor Apartments

2010 | BEST HISTORIC HOME (1927)

The Windsor Apartments, anchoring the corner of Seventh and Catalina streets with its stately Tudor style, opened in 1927. Owner Samuel Rabinowich operated the hotel/residence within spitting distance of the grand Ambassador Hotel, at a time when the neighborhoods surrounding Wilshire Boulevard were among L.A.’s classiest addresses. An outdoor garden restaurant called the Windsor Inn opened at the same time, but it wasn’t until entrepreneur Ben Dimsdale launched the Windsor... More »