Archive for October, 2013
“Sunset Boulevard” screening at Paramount Studios hosted by Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society
Paramount Studios will screen “Sunset Boulevard” on Wed., Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with a special appearance by Gloria Swanson’s granddaughter Brooke Anderson. Swanson stars in the 1950 movie along with William Holden. The movie was filmed at a house at Wilshire Blvd. and Crenshaw Ave. that was later razed by the Getty Oil Co. […]
Book tells story of Los Angeles streetlights
Long-time resident, Eddy S. Feldman lived to age 93, and among his contributions was a book titled “The Art of Street Lighting in Los Angeles.” It was written in 1972 and published by Dawson’s Book Shop. Only 87 pages, it is now a collector’s item. He was inspired to chronicle the history of street lighting […]
Petting zoo, crafts at Wilshire Rotary Club Fall pumpkin patch
Pick out your Halloween pumpkins and support Wilshire Rotary Club at a Pumpkin Patch at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. on Sat., Oct. 12 to Wed., Oct. 30. Hours are 3 p.m. to dark on weekdays and 10 a.m. until dark on weekends. Supplies will be provided on Sat., Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. for kids […]
Variety of services, only one coffee shop on Larchmont 50 years ago
TIME Magazine referred to Hancock Park as “a rundown section of Los Angeles” in an article about Muirfield Road resident Dan Blocker. The article appeared just a few years after we started the Chronicle. It was hardly a rundown neighborhood, but it certainly was unassuming. The social gathering place was either Safeway or Jurgensen’s. Perino’s […]
MMRA celebrates its 30th with a town-hall meeting
Transportation, development and a new MMRA YouTube Channel will be on the agenda of the Miracle Mile Residential Association’s 30th annual meeting. The town-hall style event will be on Sat., Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Residents will have a chance to voice their concerns […]
Local youngsters carry on tradition that began in Middle Ages
According to Wikipedia, the practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays dates back to the Middle Ages. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (Nov. 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on […]
