Archive for November, 2012
Investors purchase Hancock Park landmark El Royale for almost $30 million
It was eight years ago that Farad Eshaghpour first stepped inside the El Royale. Today he owns it. The Santa Monica-based real estate attorney and his partner, Kamran Hakin, a New York City landlord, paid close to $30 million to the estate of Martha Scott for the 12-story landmark building. El Royale, 450 N. Rossmore […]
Not much has changed since Plymouth School opened 40 years ago
Penny Cox is one of the five founders of Plymouth School, which recently celebrated its 40th year of getting pre-schoolers ready for kindergarten. “Everyone else retired 20 years ago,” said Cox with a laugh. Plymouth was housed in the Wilshire Methodist Church at Wilshire and Plymouth boulevards when it opened in 1972. It later moved […]
Good Samaritan debuts new ambassador, Thai official at Ebell, party at Los Altos
Chairman of Good Samaritan Hospital’s board of trustees Charles T. Munger invited fellow trustees, donors and supporters to the California Club for a gourmet, four-course meal Oct, 10. The evening, dedicated to the midtown mainstay began with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as the dapper Charles Witt, Jr. tickled the ivories. “Choosing to give to this […]
Renovation dedication marks Cathedral Chapel Church’s 85th year
Eighty-five years from the day it was founded, Cathedral Chapel of St. Vibiana marked its 85th anniversary with a dedication of its recently renovated church at 923 S. La Brea Ave. The updated space includes a new altar and baptismal font, upgraded lighting and electrical systems and new flooring. At the Rite of Dedication, Archbishop […]
Nine O’Clock Players to stage ‘Peter and Wendy’ through Dec. 2, 2012
The tale of Peter Pan will be told and sung by the Nine O’Clock Players Theatre for Children at performances that run through Sun., Dec. 2 at the Assistance League of Southern California, 1367 N. St. Andrews Pl. “Peter and Wendy” is a retelling by Carol Weiss of J.M. Barrie’s classic “Peter Pan.” It tells […]
Festival celebrates work of architect Julia Morgan
Learn about California’s first female architect during the statewide Julia Morgan 2012 Festival, organized by the Landmarks California Committee, which continues through Fri., Nov. 16. Morgan’s special connection to the YWCA, for whom she designed more than 30 buildings, will be discussed on Sun., Nov. 11 at the Harbor Area YWCA, a 1918 Craftsman building […]
