Archive for April, 2018
Merchants and neighbors generate support for small playground in Village
Larchmont Village merchants and shoppers always welcome more parking for the street. It has been this way since the Los Angeles Railway Company’s Yellow Car trolley “3 Line” stopped running up the Boulevard from Third Street to Melrose Avenue in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The contemporary desire for additional parking notwithstanding, there usually […]
Mall food: farmer on site at Farmhouse, joys of gin and more
Does anyone not know the episode from the Independent Film Channel (IFC) series “Portlandia” where a dining couple, concerned about the provenance of a chicken dish, ask increasingly detailed questions of their waitress, revealing that “Colin” was a heritage breed raised on four acres at a local organic farm, and was fed only sheep’s milk, […]
Thoroughly modern and a bit of Art Deco at these complexes
Urban living has never been better with several choices in the offing on famed Wilshire Boulevard. Desmond at Wilshire offers an oasis in the bustling city. The new seven-story building has modern touches throughout yet evokes its Art Deco past. It is located behind the legendary 1929 Desmond’s Tower, at 5520 Wilshire. The 175 studio, […]
Historic tower to house only condos in new proposal
The CIM Group development at and around the former Farmers Insurance building will be entirely residential, according to the latest information learned by the Larchmont Chronicle. The biggest evolution in what CIM Group now proposes is for two floors of the historic former Farmers office space, that previously were planned to stay as offices, to […]
Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Sales Single-family homes 637 S. Lucerne Blvd. 333 S. Windsor Blvd. 455 S. Plymouth Blvd. 285 S. Muirfield Rd. 150 N. Van Ness Ave. 509 N. Las Palmas Ave. 309 N. Highland Ave. 541 N. Lucerne Blvd. 838 S. Mullen Ave. 422 N. Irving Blvd. 575 Lillian Way 3923 W. 9th St. 332 […]
LPGA Tournament comes to Wilshire Country Club
Wilshire Country Club opened its gates to the best players in women’s professional golf at the HUGEL-JTBC LA Open, April 19-22. During the four-day event, thousands of spectators descended on the venerable country club to watch players give Oscar-worthy performances in the shadow of the famed “Hollywood” sign. Fans unable to attend watched live coverage […]