Castle Argyle Arms

In 1928, Dr. Alfred Guido Randolph "A. G." Castles^[2] demolished his personal estate, Sans Souci,^[3] on a three-acre plot^[2] at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Argyle Avenue in Hollywood.^[4] In its place, he conscripted San Francisco architect Leonard L. Jones to design and construct the Castle Argyle Arms.^[2][1] Castles died five years later, but the Castle Argyle remained.^[2] After many decades of regular use, the building "deteriorated into a drug den" before being "broken up into small apartments for low-income tenants."^[5]

As of 2020, the Castle Argyle still stands and is marketed as affordable senior living.^[6] Its "twin," the Hermoyne Apartments, also designed by Leonard L. Jones, likewise remains standing.^[1]