Archive for January, 2013

Sustainable landscape project underway at L.A. High

Sustainable landscape project underway at L.A. High

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Students, faculty and alumni and an architect rolled up their sleeves recently to dig trenches and lay aluminum edging at a corner in front of Los Angeles High School. The effort was to collect water run off from sprinklers and storm water before it drains into the street and makes a muddy mess at a […]

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Wilshire crime decreases  for 10th year; partnerships credited

Wilshire crime decreases for 10th year; partnerships credited

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Despite a rise in burglaries in the area, crime is down five percent overall for the Los Angeles Police Department Wilshire Division for the 10th year in a row. Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer for the patrol division, said that robberies and auto thefts are each down more than 25 percent in the Hancock Park […]

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New energy ignites Park La Brea programs

New energy ignites Park La Brea programs

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Members heard of the successful plans to rebuild the Park La Brea Residents’ Assoc. at the group’s annual meeting in January. Bernie Clinch, president, said association membership is increasing. Other projects which have seen renewed interest include the Advocacy Action Forum. Fourteen cases involving issues with management last year were settled peacefully at the forum, […]

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Real Estate Sales January 2013

Real Estate Sales January 2013

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Real Estate Sales* Single family homes 227 S. Muirfield Rd. 444 S. Plymouth Blvd. 121 S. Hudson Ave 420 S. Rossmore Ave. 542 Lorraine Blvd. 605 S. Lucerne Blvd. 303 N. June St. 866 S. Tremaine Ave. 260 S. Plymouth Blvd. 200 S. Lucerne Blvd. 242 N. Lucerne Blvd. 111 S. Citrus Ave. 321 N. […]

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A look back at Hancock Park in the 1960s

A look back at Hancock Park in the 1960s

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

   This is the first in a series of remembrances during the Larchmont Chronicle’s 50-year celebration. When the Larchmont Chronicle began publication in 1963, Hancock Park was an enclave of 1100 homes in, what was termed, “a low-key area of Los Angeles.” Our newspaper’s first headline covered the possibility of a Beverly Hills freeway dissecting […]

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Longtime postal carrier retires

Longtime postal carrier retires

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

  Forrest Mizel won’t be bringing the mail to upper Larchmont Blvd. any more. The postman who has been on the boulevard for more than 30 years has retired. His familiar face won’t be seen in the 300 and 400 blocks of north Larchmont and Arden, Lucerne and Gower streets. He plans on traveling with […]

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