Tag: Windsor Square
Preservation update for Windsor Square: Hearing on May 6
In advance of updating the city’s guidelines for the Windsor Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ), the first of two open house sessions took place April 29 at Marlborough School. The second open house will be Mon., May 6, at 6 p.m., also at Marlborough School, 250 N. Rossmore Ave. Following the open house, 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 labor of love: Renovating a 1920s craftsman home
Designing your dream home is never easy or fast, but for one Windsor Square resident, the finish line is finally near. Christine Speer has been renovating her 1920s craftsman on Irving Boulevard since 2015, and now, with the last coat of paint dried and the windows covered, Speer tells the Chronicle that she is happy […]
Scottish Rite building to reopen this month as ‘Marciano Art Foundation’
Work is complete on the interiors of the adaptive reuse of the 1962 Scottish Rite Temple building in Windsor Square, and art is beginning to adorn the walls. Soon to reopen as the Marciano Art Foundation, the building will showcase works from the contemporary art collection of brothers Maurice and Paul Marciano. The works to […]
Windsor Square town hall held at Ebell
The Windsor Square Association’s annual meeting at The Ebell on Nov. 17 featured reports on public safety, land use, and emergency preparedness. Directors were elected for the coming year. Councilman David Ryu spoke, and Scott Appel of Marlborough School described a just-completed construction project. The annual Squeaky Wheel Award was presented by president Larry Guzin […]
Tudor home on Irving had nearly a score of owners
Most houses in our neighborhood have had a few owners since they were built in that ambitious age of the 1920s when Windsor Square, Hancock Park and environs came to be. Some houses have been handed down through families, and some have had a few more owners than others. The house that I lived in […]
