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Wow, there is just so much going on in Hollywood this month that I don’t know what to write about first!

Oh yes, I actually do -- it’s time for the new and improved version of the Annual Hollywood Scavenger Hunt! Improved, you ask? Yes, because this year, we’ve brought it down to just one fun-filled day, Sat., Dec. 14th, and added some exciting new elements, like a... well, I’m not going to tell you, you have to go to our registration page, hollywoodscavengerhunt.com, to find out.

What I will tell you is that there are actually a bunch of events going on that day all over town, and the Scavenger Hunt may bring you around to many of them as part of the fun. And if you're planning to participate hold onto this issue (page 12 will come in handy).

But back to our pages. In this month’s Hollywood History column, one of our favorite guest writers, Clive Taylor, shares his knowledge of the early architecture and architects of Hollywood, the ones who made our city so beautiful.

Talk about making the city beautiful, take a look at what two local residents did with a leaky fountain at the Art & Culture Center/Hollywood!

Maybe it will give you some ideas that you can take home. Shows you what a little paint, some plants and a good dose of creativity can do!

In this issue, along with the usual mix of city news, county updates, a report from the Hollywood Gardens West Civic Association, and a little bragging about our fabulous high school (and younger) students, we divert from our typical ever-cheery focus to delve into a subject that’s a little more serious -- the growing problem of addiction -- and the innovative solution designed and implemented to combat the problem -- by a group of guys from Hollywood.

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Recovery Unplugged Provides Hope and Healing for People Affected by Addiction Using the Power of Music

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ike so many great ideas, Recovery Unplugged, and its sister non-profit organization, the Face The Music Foundation, came into being out of a conversation about a problem.

One of the many things that make this particular conversation special, at least to you and us, is that this meeting of the minds took place right here in Florida’s Hollywood.

The problem, which we hear about constantly, is the rise of addiction among not just kids and illegal drugs, but also working adults, and seniors, with alcohol

and prescription drugs too. And what’s worse, the existing methods for treating these addictions are just not working very well. Only ten percent of people completing traditional rehab programs are able to stay clean and sober.

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tion to cycle in and out of rehab several times throughout their recovery process.

Enter Recovery Unplugged, with a new approach using the power of music as a catalyst for positive and long-lasting change. And now, with its sister/partner non-profit, the Face The Music Foundation, what it’s out to do is to transform the entire addiction treatment industry, with a new, three-pronged, approach: treatment and relapse prevention for those afflicted, working with kids to prevent the problem before it starts, and reducing the stigma associated with addiction.

Recovery Unplugged was an idea, says Paul Pellinger, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder, born out of frustration.

After more than 20 years working in the recovery area, as a court liaison helping to put criminals with drug-related offenses into rehab rather than prison, and as a consultant helping open drug rehab centers, he was frustrated with the low success rates the rehabs were experiencing. He knew that there had to be a better way to get to the source of the issues causing addiction, and help the people suffering from it.

A Crazy Idea “There are,” Pellinger said, “some universal truths. One is that everyone loves music. It communicates to the soul. In all my years in the recovery and treatment industry, one thing I’ve never heard anyone say is ‘I hate music’.

“So I had this idea to combine music and music therapy with different kinds of tried-and-true addiction treatment programs to create positive and longlasting change. We could use music to help clients maintain what they learn, actually sending them home from treatment with musical prescriptions specifically designed for them, aimed at their hearts, not their heads, to engage them to have more long-lasting effects.”

Addiction & Crime “Those dependent on illicit substances are responsible for a disproportionate number of crimes,” he stated.

“Marshall will back me up on this. This is why he dedicated his life to this.”

In the courts, Pellinger had worked closely for many years with Marshall Geissler, a local criminal attorney who was also frustrated with the system.

Geissler was instrumental in the forma-

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CONT. FROM PAGE 5 tion of the Broward County Drug Court in the late ‘80s. And Geissler did indeed agree.

“As a criminal attorney with 32 years in this field,” he said, “I can tell you that it goes beyond the 80/20 rule.

I would say that 95% of the people I represent are with me because of drugs or alcohol. And the vast majority of my clients are good people who just made some bad choices.”

Geissler was intrigued by Pellinger’s ideas, and introduced him to a client of his, Hollywood businessman Andrew Sossin. For Sossin, the problem of addiction hit closer to home.

“Quite frankly,” said Sossin, “there were people in my family with drug and alcohol abuse problems, including my mother-in-law, and I was getting tired of paying for rehab programs that didn't work.”

So the three got to talking, and in 2013, Recovery Unplugged was born.

Early on, Recovery Unplugged hooked into the natural connection with the music world and tapped well-known award-winning singer-songwriter Richie Supa of Aerosmith fame as the Director of Creative Recovery.

“It’s important to know, there’s a lot of science behind what we’re doing; this is not a gimmick,” explained Pellinger.

“This is not something where you go home and listen to a song and that will combat addiction. We have medical professionals and licensed clinicians implementing proven techniques to reach the root problem, and using music to connect with the brain’s hardwired reward system.”

“Music will always find its way in: there’s no defense against it,” said Richie Supa.

And the bottom line is, it’s working. The Recovery Unplugged system is producing statistics unheard of in the rehab community.

Where the norm is a staggering 90% failure rate, “Ours is four times better,” said Pellinger. “Now, that’s still 60% relapsing, but I choose to look at it as that many more thousands of lives we’re saving. And, we have a 95% approval rating from clients, and the number of clients who leave us ‘against medical advice’ before their scheduled treatment is complete is less than ten percent -- that’s over five times better than the average -- which directly correlates to better outcomes.”

The Addict Next Door Only about three percent of addicts are the classic “skid row alcoholics”, according to Pellinger.

“The other 97% are people like us, they have jobs, are functioning, don't necessarily have track marks and a red nose and a brown paper bag; every single one of us has been directly or indirectly affected by addiction,” he averred.

Sossin agrees.

“There have been two deaths in the last 24 months, right here in the religious community in Hollywood where I grew up,” Sossin noted. “Here we have an eclectic pool of people from different cultures, a wide range of populations. I would say that where we live is a microcosm of the country, because we have such diversity, and we have all kinds of people having these issues. I know, because I am approached almost on a weekly basis, right here in Hollywood, by people of all ages. Last week I met someone who was 21, and a grandmother who was 66.

“That's why we’re here. And we’re just getting started. ” Addressing the Stigma of Addiction Along with curing the problem of addiction, both Recovery Unplugged and its partner, the Face The Music Foundation, are working to transform the stigma of the disease. It helps, said Pellinger, that the CDC recently reclassified addiction as a brain disease. And it also helps that so many of the famous people who made the drug culture so alluring are now on the sober bandwagon, making it hip to be straight.

“I was clear from the beginning, maybe more so than my partners, that the idea of using music to help cure addiction was a cool idea and it was going to work,” said Pellinger. “But even I had no idea that we would attract so many famous and legendary musicians who are now a part of what we do such as Dion, from Dion and the Belmonts, Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, Richie Supa who I already mentioned, rocker Candlebox, rappers Flo Rida and Ty Dolla $ign, Liberty DeVitto, who is the drummer from the Billy Joel Band, Morris Day from Morris Day and the Time... the bottom line is that as far as the stigma, these people are ‘out there’ that they’re in recovery, so we are using them as influencers to change the stigma, and to help people see that addiction is a serious disease.”

Time to Face the Music Wanting to help as many people as possible and never turn anyone away for lack of funds, the trio founded the Face The Music Foundation, the fund-raising and awareness-building partner of the organization.

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“We have medical professionals and licensed clinicians implementing proven techniques to reach the root problem, and using music to connect with the brain’s hardwired reward system.”

- Paul Pellinger, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder, Recovery Unplugged Recovery Unplugged, says Pellinger, was also born out of frustration. Too many addicts were still ending up dead or in jail before they could get help because they didn’t have money or insurance.

“Not my clients,” quipped Geissler.

“So we came up with another cockamamie idea,” said Pellinger. “What if we created our own 501(c)(3)? We already had a brilliant, Grammy award-winning songwriter on the board!”

“We could put on events, (like the one we did recently at the Circle in Hollywood, added Sossin), where the goal would be to raise awareness, solicit sponsors, build community partnerships and raise money for scholarships.”

In 2014, they started the Face the Music Foundation and began to build a schedule of music and outreach events and community programs.

The search for a new executive director for the foundation in 2018 brought the trio together with Hollywood musician, team-building and non-profit pro Jeff Jacob. Sossin and Jacob had been communicating via email and phone about Jacob joining the organization when they found themselves seated together at a Jewish holiday dinner. It was, as they say, Besheret (fate).

“I believe that everything I’ve done personally and professionally up to this point has led me to be with these guys now,” said Jacob, “helping to solve this problem, and like Andrew said before, we’re just getting started.”

While the primary goal of Recovery Unplugged is to help people get and stay sober, the leadership team of the two organizations are clear that their work doesn’t stop there.

This cutting-edge treatment is now available in five locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Lake Worth, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas and Northern Virginia, with new facilities slated to open in the near future.

More importantly, Jacob believes, is to work within the communities they serve, to prevent addictions before they start.

Face the Music runs a program called Get In Tune, established with grant money from the Broward County Sheriff’s Department. Get in Tune is a prevention and awareness program which uses music to help underserved adolescents ages 12 -18 cope with situations such as bullying, abuse, divorce, and addiction.

“We are fortunate to partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward county and are in our second year, based on the success of the first year. The kids love us and we are overwhelmed to be able to help as many children as we possibly can,” says the Foundation’s website.

Another program, called Grace Notes, works with recovering musicians to bring music to underserved populations such as senior and special needs residences.

“Putting people into service and keeping them busy and purposeful helps them stay clean and sober,” said Jacob.

“We have now gotten requests to expand these programs into other organizations besides the Boys and Girls Clubs, and into other cities, and we should have some funding coming in to do so,” he said proudly. “In fact, at this moment we are preparing to launch programs in every major city in Tennessee in 2020.”

Keeping the Faith People have asked if Recovery Unplugged and Face The Music are faithbased organizations.

Not in the traditional sense, said Jacob.

“But we do have faith; Faith that music can do amazing things.”

After seven years of beating the odds and increasing successes, it looks like Recovery Unplugged is indeed doing that.

“Recovery Unplugged shows that music can be magic,” said supporter Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. “It can be a healing experience.”

To give help, get help or learn more, visit recoveryunplugged.com or facethemusic.org or contact Jeff Jacob at JeffJ@facethemusic.org.

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LIONS CLUB RIBBON-CUTTING RECYCLED BENCH & TREE PLANTING 9-11 a.m., Lions Park, 3003 Hollywood Blvd.

Lions Club members collected 500 lbs. of plastic with help from the community and fellow clubs.

Celebrate the accomplishment with a ribbon cutting and tree planting.

Afterward, stay to delitter Lions Park and Stan Goldman Park.

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CANDY CANE PARADE 7-9 p.m., Hollywood Beach, 300 Connecticut St.

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The parade begins at 7 p.m. on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk at Scott Street and then heads south to Harrison Street. Free bleacher seating will be available.

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CHRISTMAS NEAR THE BEACH 4-9 p.m., ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle

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Volunteers meet to collect litter and cigarette butts from the beach.

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HOLIDAY JAZZ CONCERT 2 p.m., Anne Kolb Nature Center 751 Sheridan St.

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DOWNTOWN ARTWALK 5-10 p.m., Harrison Street area

HOLLYWOOD RUNS FOR HAITI 5K RUN/WALK/ KIDS DASH & VIRTUAL RUN 7:30 a.m., 3601 N. Ocean Drive

Contribute to a great cause at this family-friendly event. The Kids’ Dash fun run lets kids 8 and under participate in a 175-yard dash to the finish line. Virtual Run provides an opportunity to support the cause online. Register by Jan. 1 for $30.

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u Artists Draw Their Studios: Artists Draw Their Studios is on display until Jan. 5. Appreciate the relationships artists have with their own workplaces. u The Allure of Unfathomable

Industry: Rafael Vargas Bernard: Vargas Bernard uses digital art and new media to explore functional and non-functional systems – including power structures, economic systems and generative systems – and society’s relationship with these entities.

u COMEDY & SHOWS December 6: George Lopez December 8: Tony Bennett December 9: John Mulaney & Pete Davidson December 13: Bret Michaels December 14: Criss Angel December 15: Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida January 10: Billy Joel January 18: Trevor Noah

u Dimensions: Dimensions showcases the work of local artists Tatiana Cast, Julio Green and Tristina Dietz. The exhibition is part of the “Arts in Public Places” program of Broward County.

In this show, Cast presents an expressive dance of flowers, horses and hummingbirds created using unique imagery and re-purposed elements. Dietz’s abstracts and Asian Fusion graffiti exude energy. Green’s works focus on the urban aesthetic, transforming industrial parts into wall art. On display through Jan. 13.

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Members of the Impact Church of South Florida at the Community Enhancement Collaboration (CEC) Thanksgiving food distribution event.

Hollywood Commissioner Caryl Shuham at the CEC Thanksgiving food distribution event.

Nadine McCrea founder of the CEC at the Thanksgiving food distribution event at Washington Park on Nov. 16. She said that about 60,000 pounds of food were given away.

Commissioner Linda Sherwood at the CEC Thanksgiving Distribution event.

Chai Coopman sings at the Honor Our Veterans event by the Hollywood Hills Civic Association.

Jackson Thrasher, a top debate student at Apollo Middle School and Shawn Aycock, the principal of Apollo Middle School. Aycock was recognized as the best principal for debate programs in Broward County. The program at Apollo Middle School has about 150 students and is continuing to grow.

Ruben Hyppolite plays linebacker for McArthur High School. He is one of the best football players in Broward County and will leave for the University of Maryland in December to begin participation on the football team there.

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Michael Santomaso an Army Veteran who served during the Korean War at the Honor Our Veterans event.

Cary Solomon, an Air Force veteran and Jesse Shamon, an Army veteran enjoy the Honor Our Veterans event by the Hollywood Hills Civic Association.

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One of the requirements to be selected in Broward County was having the support of the municipality where the project would be located through “Local Government Area of Opportunity” funding in the form of either a loan or grant.

Housing Trust Group asked the City Commission to support their project with a loan of $783,250 repayable with 3% interest over 30 years.

The Commission approved the request in 6-0 vote with Commissioner Hernandez choosing not to vote because he owns property adjacent to the site. If Housing Trust Group is not awarded the tax credits, then the City will not provide the loan for the project.

If the project is selected for federal tax credit funding, it will still have to go through the City’s development review process which includes both the Planning and Development Board and the City Commission for site plan approval.

The LIHTC was enacted as part of the 1986 Tax Reform Act, and has been modified numerous times. Since mid-1990s, the LIHTC program has supported the construction or rehabilitation of about 110,000 affordable rental units each year or about 2 million units overall.

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The developer, Housing Trust Groups, wants to build 110 apartments on the approximately 2 acre parcel to provide affordable housing for people 62 years of age or older using the federal low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program.

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Local Couple Donate and Create Cheerful Container Garden at Art and Culture Center/Hollywood

BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT robin@hollywoodgazette.com

The Art and Culture Center/Hollywood had a problem. The fountain in the back patio had a leak under the floor, and the cost to figure out where it was leaking and get it fixed was just out of the budget. What’s a not-for-profit Art and Culture Center to do?

The area where the fountain is had been painted in 2012 with a beautiful mural by local artist Jose Alvarez. But still, the space was not being utilized to its fullest capacity. And now there was Ridge and Sherry Lyn Crewss with this leak.

Joy Satterlee So the staff at the Center reached And what a job the Crewsses did! out to Ridge and Sherry Crewss, who are Ridge, a full-time landscape artist and longtime members and supporters and lawn care specialist, and Sherry Lyn, his also the owners of Ridge’s Landscapwife and business partner and owner ing & Lawn Service Inc., to get a quote of Interiors by Sherry Lyn, really got and some ideas to turn the fountain creative. into some kind of a planter, said Leo “They contracted Ridge to put Sarmiento, Communications and Partsome landscaping in,” said Sherry Lyn. nerships Director.

“But when I saw the mural, I said we “Well, not only were they more than willing to help, they actually built had to take it one step further, we had to create a whimsical garden to brings us this beautiful container garden, and that mural to life. they donated everything!” Sarmiento “I envisioned something lively told the Gazette. “So I thought it would and fun, using the colors in the be a nice thing, to let the community mural. So if you look closely, you’ll know the story of two of our members see there are fun little things hidden who decided to step up and create this all around — fairies and mushrooms wonderful garden for us at no cost to the Center. A community business and and ants and a lizard, butterflies and resident helping out a local non-profit!” flowers. There are lots of little hid-

den surprises.”

While many of the items were purchased expressly for the garden, some were reclaimed and repurposed, such as the the driftwood which came from Hollywood Beach, and the shiny red bicycle, rescued from a Hollywood neighbor’s trash, which Ridge sanded and painted for use in the colorful container garden.

Local couple donate new garden space to art & culture center/hollywood The couple used a variety of native and other plants, including bromeliads, orchids, air plants, and cactus painted with organic velvet-textured paints that don’t hurt the plants, plus four different types of rocks painted to look like sea glass.

The Crewsses are long-time residents (almost natives!) of Hollywood, and have four children and eight grandchildren.

We could say more, but in this case, it’s best to let the garden speak for itself. And next time you’re downtown, be sure to stop by the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood and take a moment

to relax and admire, and take your own inspiration from, the beautiful new garden that Sherry Lyn and Ridge Crewss built.

“It was really so very generous of them,” added Joy A. Satterlee, Executive Director of the Art and Culture Center/ Hollywood. “It is really beyond what we expected.

“It’s such happy place. It superseded my dreams.”

The Art and Culture Center/ Hollywood is located at 1650 Harrison Street. For information call 954 921 3274 or visit www.artandculturecenter. org.

Marine Safety Chief Recommends Fewer Restrictions for Stand-Up Paddle Boarders During a recent meeting, Bruce Wilkie, Marine Safety Chief for Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety gave a presentation on recommended changes for stand up paddle boarding at Hollywood Beach.

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Young Circle Redesign Project Progresses

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Approximately 50,000 drivers a day traverse Young Circle encountering congestion, confusion and frequent accidents. To meet the demands of an increasing population, the Circle may go from having seven stop lights to none with five roundabouts and two-way traffic by 2025.

The cost of the redevelopment is projected to be as much as $20 million upon completion as preliminary analysis of the redesign continues.

The new plans propose two-way traffic with the outer lanes going counter-clockwise and the inner lanes going clockwise.

Some residents are opposed to the redesign. Hollywood resident and activist Patricia Antrican responds to criticism by encouraging involvement. “I have been involved since this concept was introduced,” she said. “Every time they show the conceptual ideas they evolved, always adapting to input. The only way to effect change is to get in-

volved with your local government.”

Hollywood has invested $300,000 for expertise in roadway design, traffic engineering, visioning and oversight by Marlin Engineering and Toole Design. And the Commission recently approved an additional $500,000 to optimize plans needed

to meet approval by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Vice Mayor Traci Callari is strongly in favor of the project and changes.

Commissioner Peter Hernandez said, “I can tell you residents feel it is difficult to traverse the Circle. I’ve

spoken to people who are skeptical and don’t want it. I think the Circle doesn’t work. I would like to see changes and a proposal that works,” he said.

Commissioner Caryl Shuham said she believes that a workable plan will ultimately be developed.

Mayor Josh Levy added, “I think what’s been presented is not going to be the most feasible solution. I look forward to a practical and achievable solution.”

Challenges of improving walkability, connectivity, accessibility, aesthetics, safety and operational aspects are being addressed in the redesign. “The end product will be a concept design, which will include better circulation around the circle, a two-way separated bike lane, and a pedestrian realm which creates a sense of place,” according to the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency.

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BY ROBIN KERR DRULARD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT robin@hollywoodgazette.com

After attending a half dozen or so civic association meetings around Hollywood, this write was starting to feel like they were all more alike than different.

But immediately upon entering the room for the Hollywood Gardens West Civic Association meeting, she could feel the difference. Of all the associations, this one, which covers only the area from 56th Avenue to US Route 441/State Road 7, and from Hollywood Blvd. to Taft Street, has perhaps the most of a small town feeling.

“For a long time, the area didn’t even really have a name,” said Idelma Quintana, the founder and president.

Idelma Quintana “The property appraiser called it Hollywood Beach Gardens, the Hollywood Police Department called it Roseland, many people just referred to it as the 441 corridor. Then we started the the Civic Association in 2012, and we gave it a name!”

But the area, although small, has not one but two commissioners, Richard Blattner and Linda Sherwood, and Quintana and her husband, Robert Hayden, an acupuncturist and businessman in the local Johnson Street Business District, treat their area like any big city.

On a table lays a series of laminated sheets, showing the association’s Mission, Vision and Strategies. Residents of the area since 2002, Quintana and Hayden started a neighborhood Business Owners Association a year after starting the Civic Association, upon moving their business closer to home. Recently, the business association worked closely with the city through the installation of new sewer, water and drainage lines on Johnson Street. Although disruptive to the business district for way longer than anticipated, the changes opened the area for additional types of businesses, most notably restaurants. Thankfully, they say, business there is almost back to normal, and expected to thrive.

Quintana is well-suited for her position with the association, perhaps a bit because her day job is as the Chief of Staff to Broward County Commissioner (and last year’s Broward County Mayor)

Beam Furr. But more so, probably, because she really really cares about the place she calls home.

The neighborhood, she said, is probably about 40% renters, but, she pointed out, the renters are very often people who care about the neighborhood and even belong to and attend meetings of the association.

The agenda is written in both English and Spanish, to accommodate the resident base, and Quintana is happy to provide translation where necessary.

So, onto business.

First, as with many meetings, are the announcements. Then, like in all the associations, we heard first from Hollywood Police Dept. officer NTL Yaz Martinez, and then from the code enforcement officer, in this case, Katia Silva.

Officer Martinez did not, like many of the other police officers, give statistics from month to Code Officer month. Instead, Katia Silva he talked about year to year, and explained the different categories of crimes, and then he gave the good news — crime is down this year in all categories Officer Yaz Martinez in the association’s general area, except for burglary, which he said is up 10% this year to date.

But upon probing, he explained that it was actually up only two incidents, from 20 to 22, which everyone agreed is not bad at all.

He talked about car break-ins, mentioned “crimes of opportunity”, and reminded people, once again: Lock your cars. Don’t leave valuables on the seats.

He discussed, with Commissioner Blattner adding his kudos, how new technology and talent in the HPD has made our force more effective in finding and arresting criminals, and recovering stolen property, than ever before.

In answer to a question from the audience, he mentioned that he did not see a decrease in crime in the neighborhood now that the kids are back at school. It appears that there are well-behaved kids in this area.

“You should mention that in the article,” said Quintana.

It was not a typical, dry listing of crime statistics, but like we said before, this was just not a typical meeting.

Officer Silva, although not the regular code officer in the area, was standing in tonight for Ernst St. Jour, and said that St. Jour writes over 100 violations a week.

Her message from him: “If you see a problem, don’t hesitate; call us, any time.

That’s why we’re here.”

After a discussion of some local code compliance issues — graffiti (already!) on new street poles on 441, trash and bulk pick-up, and the city’s new contract with WastePro — next up were the two commissioners, Linda Sherwood and Richard Blattner.

Sherwood started with an apology — the water bills, due out a few days later, she said, would be a little higher than before.

“I’m glad she’s first,” quipped Blattner.

“For five years,” said Sherwood, “we’ve had no rate increases. This is the first time since then, and it won’t be that bad,” she promised.

Sherwood announced that the city has a new Public Utilities Director, a new Public Works Director, and a Director of a new department, called Construction Management, which will oversee the projects of the GO Bond, the Penny Tax, and the ILA money. In addition, she revealed that the city has been awarded money to provide grants to local businesses for external improvements. What a great thing to go along with the improvements on 441 and Johnson Streets!

Quintana then talked of several other neighborhood improvement programs that give money to homeowners for other residential upgrades, some of which could be available to qualified residents in the area.

“How do people find out about these things? Who do we call?” asked the attendees.

“Come to the meetings, bring your neighbors,” replied Quintana, who almost single-handedly works to keep everyone in the loop.

Dick Blattner then took the floor, proudly reporting that the HPD had recently been accredited as a Class One department, the highest level of accreditation that a police department can achieve in the state of Florida.

“It’s an arduous process, and it’s a big deal,” he said.

“Congratulations to the HPD,” we say.

Blattner reported in on a large construction project on 56th Avenue, and discussed a proposed test project

where the city would purchase and rehab a local multi-unit property that already has liens on it, and then either sell it or even better, rent it and develop a ‘model block’.

“We are very excited to make this kind of an impact in the community,” he said. He will report back on the progress of the project.

At the end of the meeting, the discussion returned to getting the word out about the info on all the things available to residents of the community.

“Come to the meetings, and find out that you might be eligible to get money,” reiterated Quintana.

“We only know what’s really going on when you tell us,” said Sherwood.

And echoing what her colleague Commissioner Traci Callari said at another recent Civic Association meeting, “Be the squeaky wheel!”

The group discussed their excitement that all the work on 441 is finally drawing to a close. Road construction is finishing and pedestrian seating and lighting fixCommissioner Linda tures are being Sherwood installed. New businesses besides car dealerships and pawn shops will hopefully soon be coming to the neighborhood.

At the next meeting of the Association, the landscaping plan for 441 will be a topic of discussion. It is expected that the project, which will start in January, will take a year to be completed, said Quintana, and it will include the neighborhood’s first park.

Quintana says she loves the neighborhood for many reasons, but mostly, because when she wakes up in the morning, despite being so close to 441, she sees trees and hears birds, and it’s mostly pretty quiet.

“Those of us who have been here for a while have helped guide what happened, because face it, if the people don’t speak up, it’s going to happen anyway without us,” she said.

And after almost 20 years, and raising a teenage son here, the founder of the association has this to say: “The neighborhood is changing.

And it’s changing for the better.”

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The Architects and architecture of Hollywood, Joseph Young’s Dream citY

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n around 1920, Joseph Wesley Young began buying up land in South Florida. The area was described as a low-lying prairie, with a salt water marsh border and a thin strip of beachfront along a barrier island to the east.

The only inhabitants in the area at that time were a few Danish farmers to the north, in the town called, not surprisingly, Dania, and some in the unincorporated area to the south, known as Hollandale after Luther Holland, a The Hollywood Beach Hotel Swedish immigrant who was farming the pleasing and interesting architecture. area now known as Hallandale.

To achieve this goal, Young hired the After acquiring one square mile of architectural firm of Rubush & Hunter to land, Young began to build a “Dream draw up specific architectural guidelines City” modeled after the City Beautiand designs. ful movement that was popular at the Rubush & Hunter was already maktime. The City Beautiful movement, ing its mark in South Florida, doing work per Encyclopedia Britannica, was an for Carl Fisher in Miami Beach. Some American urban-planning movement of their early buildings are still standing led by architects, landscape architects, today. and reformers that flourished between In Hollywood, all new builders and the 1890s and the 1920s. The idea of orresidents had to adhere to their design ganized comprehensive urban planning guidelines. J.W. insisted that all new arose in the United States from the City buildings be one of three styles: Adobe, Beautiful movement, which claimed that Craftsman Bungalow, or the most popudesign could not be separated from social lar, Spanish Mission Revival. issues and should encourage civic pride and engagement. Its influence was most prominent in major cities such as Cleveland, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Like Coral Gables and Miami Springs, Hollywood is unique in that it is one of the few ‘20s boom-time cities that were planned cities. Many other cities at that time grew up around agriculture and industry. Most were created out of a hodgepodge of different developers buying tracts here and there, all doing their own things individually. If you have ever The glass cube dance floor at the County Club driven around Miami Springs or Coral Gables, you can see how early planning “Hollywood is being created with the and layout has affected the attractiveness idea of making it the most beautiful city of these places, especially as they continin America,” said a Hollywood Reporter ued to grow. article in December 1922. “Homes are Young started a publishing company to be artistic and harmonious with the to advertise his city, Hollywood By-thesurroundings,” Sea, all over the country. He purchased Where have you gone, Joseph Wesley a bus fleet to transport potential new Young? Our city turns its misguided eyes residents to the area and showcase his to you! new developments. He even created a It’s interesting to note that most peoboat works and a trip along the Miami ple identify Hollywood’s historic archiRiver, ferrying passengers from the larger tecture as Spanish Mediterranean, when Miami metro area, up the present-day it is in fact Spanish Mission. Young was Intracoastal Waterway, to show visitors from California, and he was influenced the exciting, newly emerging, City of by the Mission Revival movement there.

Hollywood.

He brought this style to Hollywood, along One of the most important aspects with its iconic name. of J.W.’s dream city plan was to have (Side Note: the name Hollywood was

not associated with being a movie capital at that time. It was just a suburb in the county of Los Angeles, and while there were some studios in the Hollywood area, there were many in Long Beach as well. Originally, our city was known as “Hollywood By-the-Sea” to differentiate it from Hollywood, California, which is not near the ocean.

If any city official happens to be reading this article, would you please introduce a bill to revisit our historic moniker, and go back to our Hollywood By-the-Sea name?)

But back to the architecture. Some features of Mission style architecture include off center towers, sloping parapet roofs, and the use of bells and bell towers on buildings, along with decorative rooftop urns. Joe Young’s original home, a Rubush & Hunter design built in 1924 at 1055 Hollywood Blvd., is a perfect example of this style. Luckily, it is in nearoriginal condition, with all the exterior ornamentation still intact, including the Mission bell on the east side of the house.

One of the grandest Mission Revival, Rubush & Hunter, buildings still standing in Hollywood is the Hollywood Beach Hotel at the foot of Hollywood Blvd. at the Broadwalk. Unfortunately, and sadly, this jewel has been stripped of all of its original exterior ornamentation. These embellishments included seven large mission bells in the parapet roof, off center towers and massive spiral columns, and four gigantic statues perched on the corners of the rooftop tower.

If you look at that same tower today, you can still see the flat platforms where these statues once stood. Why and when they were removed is a sad mystery to me.

The tower has been converted into a penthouse and now has a small window on the front. Totally out of place and scale. The open pergola on the roof has been completely removed.

When this hotel was completed in 1926, it was the largest poured concrete hotel in Florida. The concrete was shipped over from Belgium, since a railroad embargo had caused a shortage of materials here, and the hotel was built in three months — it was called the 90 day wonder! (Obviously, there were no permitting issues in 1926!)

The interior of the hotel was just as spectacular as the outside, with hand painted, exposed wood beams, which

are still present, although hidden under beautiful white square drop ceiling tiles that were installed to accommodate A/C ducts and other modern equipment. The dining room had many beautiful ornamental features which made it one of the most elegant and formal dining options for tourists and residents alike in Hollywood and the surrounding areas.

People often wonder about the fate of this historic and wonderful edifice. The truth is, many of these features could easily be brought back to the structure, but unfortunately, this property has a very complicated ownership structure, and is currently in a terrible state of limbo with no movement or plans for rehabilitation in the foreseeable future.

The Hollywood Beach Hotel was very similar in style and grandeur to the Biltmore in Coral Gables and the Breakers in Palm Beach. Unfortunately, our Grand Hotel sits in a perpetual state of decay while the Breakers in Palm Beach and the Biltmore in Coral Gables have celebrated and readapted their historic hotels and are reaping the benefits of treasuring their past by preserving and using these important buildings.

And I doubt there is one single resident of these cities that is saying, “Gee, we really should have torn these old hotels down”.

Other Rubush & Hunter buildings still standing in Hollywood include The Casablanca Hotel on 20th and Polk, originally a dormitory for Young Company employees; it soon became a hotel and now serves as an assisted living facility.

Hollywood State Bank Building Hollywood’s very first building on the NE corner of Hollywood Blvd. and 21 Ave., built in 1922, which was originally a bus garage for Young’s sales fleet. It became a shopping arcade and today it serves the community with shops and

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The Kagey mansion on Harrison Street which was a private home, a funeral home, and now serves as the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood. This fine home was constructed for Joe Young’s top salesman, and has all the hallmarks of the Rubush & Hunter style.

Rubush & Hunter’s last commission for Young was the original Hollywood Bank building built in 1926- 27 at 2001 Hollywood Blvd. Joe Young wanted a more imposing and formal appearance for the bank, to signify the strength of the institution and of the city that it was going to serve.

Breaking with the Spanish Mission style, this building looks more like Greek Revival with its eight gigantic round Corinthian columns and its imposing height, standing taller than any other structure downtown. Between the columns were arched windows with hand-painted, wood spindle frames. A large concrete medallion hung on the front of the building above the columns.

Gables. Hampton, who trained under and worked for Adison Mizner in Palm Beach, was tapped by Young to design the clubhouse for the Hollywood Beach Country Club. The building originally sat at 17th Avenue and Polk St. on the South East corner of the golf course. This location made sense due to the proximity of this site to the downtown area. It was easily accessible by visitors and residents living downtown.

This most notable structure was second only to the Hollywood Beach Hotel as an important landmark for the new City of Hollywood. In 1924, almost 1000 people showed up for the grand opening, coming from as far away as Palm Beach and Miami.

Featuring the prominent off set tower, it had two large wings extending from the center away from a central courtyard. The center courtyard had a glass block dance floor with colored illuminated lights underneath and a retractable roof for dancing under the stars.

Unfortunately, when this incredible structure was demolished, it was decided to place the new clubhouse in the middle of the course, accessible only via Johnson street. Today, with that clubhouse just recently demolished, the city is wisely placing the new country club building back in its original location, where once again it will be connected to downtown and the new hotels and apartments being built today.

The Great Southern Hotel listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places with an intact historic business district. The Great Southern contributes to this important designation, and there is some question if the near total demolition of the building will affect this unique designation.

After the 1926 hurricane and subsequent market crash of ‘29, Young’s strict standards were no longer adhered to. The few remaining buildings left from the “Young” era attract people to our city and remind us that this is an old place, that this place has a past, that this place was here before a lot of other places sprang up.

Old urban cores are being gentrified and retrofitted all over the country. The reasons are simple. Architecture and scale.

We are unique and we are lucky to have these buildings still standing here.

Will we learn from the past or we will

continue down a path of destruction for our few remaining, most important historical buildings left in the city?

It is my wish that the city and developers finally wake up, clear the money from their eyes and see what’s left, and realize that these buildings are priceless pieces of our past, and that their future is important for future generations to enjoy. They tell the story of our city.

Without them we are just another piece of land with no past.

One of J.W. Young’s most enduring historical legacies is the architecture he chose for our city. He specifically chose the Spanish Mission Revival look for Hollywood, and it was a good choice that lends itself well to our subtropical climate. The architecture he chose sets the tone and feeling when you drive around the city and downtown. You’re able to witness his dream in real time, not in a museum with storyboards of buildings that were once gracing our wide city streets and boulevards.

As we approach our centennial, just a few short years away, I hope we can celebrate and be proud of these reminders of a man with a dream for a new city that was to be like no other in Florida.

It is my hope that we can protect and cherish these historical treasures for future generations to enjoy.

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The Hollywood Beach County Club Clubhouse Today the columns are still present, although buried beneath a plainer frontage in a historic façade renovation performed in the ‘90s.

Through numerous name changes, hurricanes and even the great depression, it was one of the few banks that never closed. Up until very recently, this was the longest continually-running bank site in Broward County.

Now, however, the future of this Rubush & Hunter building is uncertain. Early application plans were recently submitted for new development on this site which did not include this building. The Hollywood Historical Society and many residents of the City of Hollywood are alarmed that this important historical building could be considered for demolition, and negotiations are still underway for the development’s approval.

While Rubush & Hunter made their mark on Hollywood, Young also enlisted Martin Luther Hampton, another wellknown talent in south Florida who was doing work for George Merrick in Coral

The Hollywood Beach Bathing Casino Other significant early buildings designed by Hampton included the Hollywood Beach Bathing Casino, also long gone and the current site of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, and the Great Southern Hotel downtown.

The Casino was an incredible structure which included three saltwater pools fed by an underground line from the ocean through which the water was continually recycled.

Many large events were held at this venue; it was the center of all activity on the Broadwalk.

The Great Southern was Joe Young’s second hotel and is still standing, longvacant, in its near original condition, but soon most of this structure will disappear under a new building slated to rise from the center. Only the north east and west part of the west façade will be saved.

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