Oh my god!

Modern building codes can’t even begin to comprehend the Los Angeles “Dingbat” apartment. Modern requirements say that “soft story” buildings are not safe in Earthquakes - yet some of these apartments still endure across Southern California.

How were they doing it 60 years ago? Where did these apartment blocks come from? What evidence remains of the methods used in construction?

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/iconic-la-apartments-dingbats-19898801.php