Tag: larchmont
Retail building on Larchmont sold
A retail building on the corner of Larchmont Boulevard and Melrose Avenue recently was sold to real estate investment and development company MCAP Partners for $6.3 million. The building was home to several long-time Larchmont businesses, including Ampersand Boutique, Artworks Studios and Floret Floral Design. According to MCAP Partners Executive Vice President Alexander Massachi, the […]
Local family-owned company celebrates 75 years in business
In 1944, anticipating a housing boom when World War II would end, Roy Shewfelt opened the doors to the Wilshire Escrow Company. Today, Roy’s descendants preside over the business, which is now the oldest operating independent escrow company in Los Angeles. In an interview last month at the company’s headquarters, located at 4270 Wilshire Blvd., […]
A fateful trip to the airport and ‘goodbye’ waves resulted in 66 (and counting) years of marriage
It was post-World War II Los Angeles. Two recent college graduates, one returned from war service in the Navy, had known each other slightly growing up. One had grown up in Windsor Square, the other in Hancock Park. But they had been three years apart in age, and they really didn’t socialize. Both families — […]
Romance and flowers win the day in Washington, D.C.
Kathleen and Robert Barnes met on a rainy winter evening in Washington, D.C., where Kathleen was attending the University of Maryland and Robert was working on Capitol Hill as a press secretary. At the time, Kathleen was going out with Robert’s best friend from grade school, but when Robert met her that evening he knew […]
Should a child’s haircut cost less or more?
When getting a haircut, I’ve been known to fall asleep in the barber chair. Of course, dental hygienists have told me that I have fallen asleep in their chairs as well. But one thing I can assure you, or various barbers can assure you, it’s usually a lot easier to cut an adult’s head of […]
‘Valentine’s’ delivered in person
Surprise your loved one with a Singing Valentine delivered by members of the barbershop quartet, the Santa Monica Oceanaires. Members include locals Bill Boeck and Pierre Debbaudt, and Patrick Kellogg—a longtime former Larchmont resident. They sing two old-fashioned love songs and deliver a heart-shaped balloon with a personalized card. Orders are being accepted through Sun., […]
