Smile Now Cry Later; Mother's Moments

Paul J. Botello, 1995

Address: 200 block of E. Leroy
Where on the site: DWP Building
Status: Still up, per the city list
Credit as the city lists it: Botello Paul J.

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Source: City of Los Angeles open data, loaded October 2026.