he had grew up in lawndale. he had a hard condition that he knew about. he always knew that his health was fragile and he might not live a long life. he become an attorney and tried to protect his famy. these properties were going to be the thing that would enable his family to svive if something were to happen to him. if he were to have to work less hours, anything, you know, they were his investment for his future. and he invested in the neighbor that he knew and where he lived. so that even though he was working all day, he could come in the evening and walk a few blocks and look in on his property. he had these properties. and all i knew growing up i heard these stories that there were the buildings. and i knew there was some pain around the buildings. i knew we didn't have them. but at some point they had been sold. and i knew they had en sold for not much or almost nothin was the family story, and i knew my relatives were upset about it. they felt my father had gambled his family futures on some buildings. and when he died and the buildings were wor