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Photos: Changing times at the Villa Carlotta

Fuller's grand piano is virtually all that's left in a public space of the apartment building.

Fuller’s grand piano is virtually all that’s left in a public space of the apartment building.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Villa Carlotta is a 1920s Hollywood apartment building whose Juliet balconies and wrought-iron grilles conjure the romance of old Italy and Spain. The new owners say they want to open a luxury boutique hotel catering to “a new creative class” in search of an authentic Hollywood experience.

Old-school elegance

Fuller shows off his party-table setting and his collection of fine furnishings and decor in his apartment.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hollywood history

Sam Fuller, 83, has been a Villa Carlotta tenant for almost 40 years.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Star treatment

The Villa Carlotta mailboxes feature an ornate addition.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Personal touch

Fuller looks over the molding around his door; he took it from a picture frame.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

About to change

The Villa Carlotta apartment building.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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