Tag: Brookside
A busy month of June: Brookside, parks, gardens and more
About 40 friends and neighbors dragged blankets, pillows, picnic fixings and even their pets to Brookside’s annual Family Movie Night in the Park, June 11, sponsored by the Brookside Homeowners Association. This year’s feature, Disney’s “Encanto,” was chosen through online polling among several offerings. Perched on a grassy corner of Memorial Library Park, families cooked […]
Torch will be passed to a new director at Plymouth preschool
Sondi Toll Sepenuk has been named the new director of much-loved Plymouth School. When the Brookside resident takes the reins in September, she will be the third director in the preschool’s 52-year history. “I’m thrilled and honored to be taking over. Plymouth is such an important part of my family life and many families in […]
Brookside and the varied, winding paths to preservation
Last month, we began a report on the possible creation of additional historic districts in the Greater Wilshire area — [“Room to Grow?: Preserving not-yet-designated historic districts”]. Let us begin our exploration of the undesignated historic districts of Greater Wilshire with a closer look at what SurveyLA refers to as the Wilshire Crest – Mullen […]
Room to Grow?: Preserving not-yet-designated historic districts
I was having lunch with my friend, James Dastoli, who has newly moved with his family into a historic house located in the Wilton Place National Historic District. We had originally met through a group which was looking to set up an historic district in Los Feliz. James was successfully shepherding an historic district in […]
Design Review Board approves former Farmerstower project, other new Brookside residences
Once again, the property comprising the former Farmers Insurance headquarters and its parking lots adjoining Brookside across from Hancock Park was on the agenda of the Park Mile Design Review Board (PMDRB). This time, on May 5, the staffs of the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and a multitude of other city departments seemingly […]
Locals to be feted by LANTL July 15
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) will honor Julie and Winston Stromberg, of Brookside, at its annual Garden Party on July 15 at 6 p.m. The Strombergs have devoted much time aiding LANLT in its mission of creating more green space in underserved areas. The event will take place over Zoom and feature a […]
