The Ojai Apartments is an historic

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apartment building at 1929 N. Whitley Ave., at the intersection of Whitley with Padre Terrace, in

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History

The Ojai Apartments were designed by Frank H. Webster, architect of the historic landmark Villa Bonita, and built by the Cooper Construction Company in 1928. It features five stories facing Padre Terrace and four stories facing its northern end at Emmet Terrace.https://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/InitialRpts/DIR-2017-1073.pdf It has terracotta roof tiles and a rooftop neon sign. The complex was designated a

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in May 2006. In 2017, the Ojai was used as the residence of the fictional

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's ''

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''. The use of the building is thought to be a

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on Tommy Wiseau's infamous ''

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'' character's habit of greeting other characters with a perfunctory "Oh, hi."

References

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