Tag: Marlborough School
Houses razed on Arden for Marlborough pool and field
Demolition of five houses on Arden Blvd. north of Third St. was completed last month as Marlborough School begins the final phase of its growth and development project. Razing of the houses was part of the $24 million Arden Project to improve the private, all-girls school in Hancock Park. The expansion will add a new […]
Trailblazer Mary Caswell leaves legacy at Marlborough School
This October, Marlborough, the oldest independent girls’ school in Southern California, celebrates its 125th anniversary. Currently nestled right here in our own Hancock Park backyard, it took the vision of an orphaned, widowed woman to bring it to life. Mary Caswell was born in Paris, Me., in 1850, and was educated at private schools throughout […]
Dr. Neville Anderson’s dream to open practice on Larchmont Blvd. comes true
Neville Anderson’s lifelong dream—to open a pediatric practice on Larchmont Blvd.—will be realized when Larchmont Pediatrics opens on Wed., April 2. Anderson, 38, grew up on Lorraine Blvd.; her great- grandmother also grew up in Windsor Square as did her mother and maternal grandparents. As a child, she attended St. James’ Episcopal School. “I supposedly […]
A look back at Hancock Park in the 1960s
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 […]
