Archive for November, 2018

Prado, after 28 years, closes on Blvd.; Vive Le Parisien!

Prado, after 28 years, closes on Blvd.; Vive Le Parisien!

| November 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Larchmont tenant activity is like the tides — some go out and some come in. Lately there are changes taking place near Beverly Boulevard and First Street. Plus, there was a good holiday party at the southern end last month! See the story about new men’s clothier, Buck Mason, on p. 25. Prado on its […]

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Wilshire Temple Pavilion —  a beacon to the future and to wellness

Wilshire Temple Pavilion — a beacon to the future and to wellness

| November 29, 2018 | 1 Comment

Wilshire Boulevard Temple broke ground on the Audrey Irmas Pavilion last month — a cultural and religious space with a community center on wellness and “purposeful” aging. When completed in 2020, the 55,000-square foot Pavilion will stand along, or more correctly lean towards, Harvard and Wilshire boulevards just east of the Temple, located at 3663 […]

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City library near Sunset Blvd. to be ‘bridge’ housing for women

City library near Sunset Blvd. to be ‘bridge’ housing for women

| November 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

One year after a November 2017 announcement by Councilman David Ryu and the City of Los Angeles, ground was broken (more accurately, ankle-deep debris was cleaned off the floors) to remodel a former public library building into a facility that will provide 30 beds and services for women experiencing homelessness. The “bridge housing” project on […]

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Award-winning Mansfield readies for its move-in date

Award-winning Mansfield readies for its move-in date

| November 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Pre-leasing is underway at The Mansfield at Miracle Mile, a mixed-use development with 138 apartments above ground-floor retail at 5100 Wilshire Blvd. Prices range from $2,450 for studios to $12,500 for three-bedroom lofts; units will be available by mid-December. “There are more than 70 different floor plans and square footages,” said Adrienne Kaady, The Mansfield […]

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Real Estate Sales

Real Estate Sales

| November 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Real Estate Sales Single-family homes 631 S. Arden Blvd. 458 N. June St. 340 S. Lucerne Blvd. 211 N. Van Ness Ave. 358 N. Van Ness Ave. 570 Lillian Way 752 N. June St. 385 N. Wilton Pl. 401 N. Mansfield Ave. 512 S. Van Ness Ave. 939 S. Highland Ave. 645 S. Citrus Ave. […]

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New book on Mother Road: ‘66 on 66: A Photographer’s Journey’

New book on Mother Road: ‘66 on 66: A Photographer’s Journey’

| November 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Terry Moore first rolled down the Mother Road, Route 66, in the back seat of a 1953 green Studebaker; he was nine years old. His family was on the move in the summer of 1953 from Minnesota to Claremont, Calif.; he still recalls the startling sight, in Cucamonga, of eucalyptus wind breaks on the side […]

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