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he Morrison Hotel has been in Downtown for 102 years, but has been vacant since 2008. The building at 1246 S. Hope St. most recently served as low-income housing. Now, developer Hollywood International Regional Center plans to turn it into a traditional hotel. Under the proposed plan, the four-story building would hold 80 hotel rooms and an unspecified amount of ground-floor retail along with new amenities, according to public documents. Although the property sits empty, the conversion would be considered a loss of affordable housing, and thus the developer would have to either build off-site replacement housing, or pay a fee to create new housing; the amount has not been determined. The hotel gained fame when rock band The Doors shot the cover image of their album Morrison Hotel there. The news was first reported on the website Urbanize.la.

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he nine-story Merritt Building at Eighth Street and Broadway has sold for $24 million. The seller was a collection of international investors who had owned the property since the 1980s, according to Mike Condon Jr. of the firm Cushman and Wakefield, who represented the seller. The buyer has not been publicly identified, nor have plans for the nearly 56,000-square-foot structure been revealed.

Hulett C. Merritt, a wealthy industrialist, built the structure, notable for the columns that span five floors on its upper levels, in 1915.

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GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin There were plenty of places to grab a drink, sevEXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie eral quite fetching and fun. However, bar purveyors SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim were by and large concentrating on opening new STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton watering holes in communities such as Hollywood CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese S I N C E 19 7 2 and Silver Lake.

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L.A. Downtown News DowntownNews Still, for those who have worked or lived here for a while, the roster ofLaris new drinking spots can n Nov. 5, the Arts District becameEDITOR a more&hospitable EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue PUBLISHER:place Sue Laris The results have been more mixed at the Spring Street Park. The seem wonderfully stunning. thanks to the opening of a half-acre park.

The long-awaitspace that opened in 2013 is, at first glance, quite attractive, but GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn EastinNot too long ago a GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin lot of people raised their eyebrows at the concept ed facility provides much-needed green space in a commany people have reported feeling uncomfortable there. There EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie of spending a night out in Downtown. Today, it’s a munity that is becoming increasingly crowded with residents and has been some drug use and other unsavory activity. The grass EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim destination for people from across the region. congested by vehicles on the streets.

The team that made it hapwas quickly decimated by people who allowed their dogs to run all SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton pen, including the city Bureau of Engineering and the office of CONTRIBUTING The bars help in several ways.

Put together, the EDITOR: Kathryn Maese STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slaytonover the place and urinate freely. who helped secure fund- That issue may seem minor or silly, but it’s serious, and rules that 11 spaces account for hundreds of local The CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Tom Fassbender, Jeffjobs.

Favre, Greg Fischer, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar,CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese ing for the project, deserves immense credit. bars help activate the streets and the tax revenue dogs remain on-leash in the Arts District Emily Manthei S I NPark C Emust 19 7be 2 enforced, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Tom Fassbender, Jeff Favre, they generate pays for city services. Granted, bars and owners must refrain from letting pets do their business on the A half-acre is not huge, and the planners, architects and crews Greg Fischer, Emily Manthei ART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison Los Angeles Downtown News also mean the occasional drunkard who is loud grass. At the Spring Street Park, large patches of grass died, and that worked on the park did a very nice job of creating an attrac1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa upon leaving and annoys the neighbors, but you few visitors wanted to walk or lie on the greenery. That can’t haption that appeals to a variety of users. It has seating that will beckART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Leonard get that everywhere, and the majority of patrons pen here. There is a nearbyweb: ArtsDowntownNews.com District dog park. Hopefully pet on area residents, workers and customersASSISTANT of the nearby Urth Caffe ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa behave themselves. owners who head to the new park will behave in a manner that reand other businesses.

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Local Losers, Winners and More Losers of the Election The Trump Revolution Was the Big Thing, but It Wasn’t the Only Thing That Mattered

By Jon Regardie ednesday morning was even weirder and almost as confusing as Tuesday night.

As the returns rolled in on election eve and Hillary Clinton failed to secure Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other battleground states — including ones her campaign apparently

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Twelve hours later the situation had morphed from “What just happened?” to “How the heck did that happen?” All those who had predicted victory were engaged in self-reflection, seeking to understand how they had failed to understand the sentiment across much of the nation. Some sought to comfort themselves with expressions of, “But Hillary won the popular vote.” As they say in improv, “Yes, and…”

Nowhere are things stranger than Los Angeles, where local results that count as big wins appear minor in the wake of the Great Trump Revolution. Some of those will pay off over time, but in the initial aftermath there seems to be many more local losers than winners. Here’s a rundown.

LOSER: Anyone Who Thinks They Know Anything: Election prognosticators armed with computers, forecasting models and abaci were

nearly uniform with expectations of Clinton clinching, possibly by bedtime on the West Coast. The oft-cited FiveThirtyEight blog pointed toward a likely Hillary victory. The New York Times asserted an 85% probability that the former Secretary of State would win. Although the USC/Los Angeles Times Daybreak tracking poll consistently gave more credence to Trump than other polls, on Nov. 6 the Times released its final rundown, predicting that Clinton would grab 352 Electoral College votes and snatch states including Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio.

Only in hindsight do we realize that almost everyone was looking through blue-tinted glasses. In other words, just like William Goldman’s famous line about predicting what will work in the movie industry, nobody knows anything. Though, on election morning, I spoke with longtime L.A. writer/blogger and vote watcher Joseph Mailander, who told me Trump would win and would claim Florida and other key states, and that Pennsylvania was a toss-up.

I was skeptical, because I, too, know nothing.

LOSER: The Los Angeles 2024 Olympics Bid: In January 2017, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America (ouch). A few months later, the International Olympic Committee will select the site of the 2024 Summer Games.

Which is more likely: Will the pugnacious former host of “The Apprentice” turn on a charm offensive that convinces the international com-

munity that he’s a peach of a guy who’d be a warm host for the ultimate celebration of sports and peace? Or will his early moves as president seek to isolate and elevate the USA over other countries, and frighten off skittish IOC members? Right now backers of the Paris 2024 bid have to be much more confident than Mayor Eric Garcetti and his Olympics team.

WINNER: Eric Garcetti and the Measure M Posse: Garcetti went big pushing Measure M, the half-cent sales tax to fund unprecedented mass transit construction across Los Angeles County. The mayor, who is often criticized for being risk-averse, put key allies in strategic spots and was in campaign beast mode for the measure that needed the approval of two-thirds of voters. He was ably aided by figures including Metro CEO Phil Washington and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and when the polls closed, M passed with nearly 70%. The tax is estimated to generate $120 billion over 40 years and produce numerous new rail lines and other projects.

It’s a major score for Garcetti, and he’ll tell you all about it when he runs for higher office.

LOSER: Any California Project That Needs Federal Money: When U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra visited the L.A. Downtown News offices a few months ago, he described how difficult it is to get federal money for projects in California, as he said legislators feel that the Golden State already gets more than its fair share of stuff (not his exact wording). Now add in a state

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Mayor Eric Garcetti and Metro CEO Phil Washington secured a big Election Day win when voters passed the half-cent sales tax Measure M.

that is dominated by Democrats and that voted against Trump, and you have a recipe for Washington, D.C. declaring, “You’ll get nothing!” Republicans who control the purse strings and have the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives in their grips may be very stingy when to comes to sending any cash to Cali Democrats. Garcetti’s frequent lobbying trips to Washington will take on a whole new spin. Good thing that spiffy Downtown Federal Courthouse is already open.

LOSER: Los Angeles Housing Developers: City residents overwhelmingly passed Measure JJJ, with 64% of voters supporting the union-sponsored effort that will require developers of big residential projects that need zoning changes to include or fund a hefty affordable housing component, and pay union wages. Area developers were already kvetching that recent hikes in Quimby fees, which fund park creation, are boosting building costs. Now add another price hike. Developers say the increases will be passed on to Continued on page 8

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For Downtown Beer Fans, It’s ‘Brewtopia’ A Wave of New Downtown Microbreweries Changes the Drinking Landscape

John Rankin, a partner at Boomtown Brewery, another new arrival, initially looked to be in Hollywood, but chose the Central City. “The direction of Downtown over the past five years, but specifically the Arts District’s quality, was a huge draw,” he said.

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By Eddie Kim t’s disorienting to be submerged in the sports-bar chaos of the Arts District Brewing Company on a Saturday afternoon, enjoying an easy-drinking rye IPA as football highlights and shrieks of skee-ball glee ring out, and then transition to Iron Triangle Brewery.

Iron Triangle is just a few industrial blocks away, but it feels like another city. Coldplay wafts over the classy, vintage-look bar. A few young couples talk quietly. A tart Berliner Weisse, mixed with a shot of slick raspberry syrup, is the highlight of the lazy session.

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That’s just a hint of the variety at hand. In little more than a year, a swath of breweries has opened in Downtown. It has changed the drinking landscape of Los Angeles, positioning the Central City as a craft beer hub.

Think of it as an overnight sensation six years in the making, with more than a half-dozen locations now luring drinkers from Downtown and beyond.

Angel City Brewery was the first to settle in the Arts District, and served not only as a geographic pioneer, but helped shape city policy on permitting brewing operations. The compa-

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“In the early days, we’d be lucky to get even 50 people through the door,” said Keith Ely, marketing and events specialist for Angel City. “But we hit capacity on weekends now. I would estimate on weekend days we get 1,500 through the door, with numbers growing on weekdays. There’s a momentum here.”

Today, the roomy, hangar-like facility is a community gathering space, with kids and dogs rambling around. It is also just the tip of the business, as Angel City’s popular beers can be found on supermarket shelves and menus everywhere.

What’s most intriguing about the Downtown brewing array is the variety in both beer and venue. Take Mumford Brewing, which sits on a dusty side path off Second Street, next to burger bar the Escondite in the Toy District, though the area is affectionately dubbed “Skid Rowkyo.”

Unlike Angel City, there’s no gift shop or cornhole games here — just a short bar and rows of communal tables, where drinkers chat over flights of small-batch ales. Highlights include the juicy Bonita Bonita saison and the Buggin’ Out, a rich take on the lesser-known New England pale ale style.

Then there’s Boomtown Brewing, which began beer production last year and is nearing a

formal opening of its large taproom (though it has been hosting weekend gatherings). It sits off Vignes north of First Street. Partner John Rankin said he was drawn by all the activity in the Arts District.

“We had looked at a space in Hollywood, but when that fell through, the best choice was pretty clear. The direction of Downtown over the past five years, but specifically the Arts District’s quality, was a huge draw,” Rankin said.

“Comparing it to Brooklyn, the Arts District is the Williamsburg of Downtown. It has the highest concentration of cool stuff and the most neighborhood appeal.”

Iron Triangle owner Nathan Pacetti agrees, and the initial reaction has been so strong that he is planning to expand his footprint at the southern edge of the Arts District. A second phase is in the works, and would expand operations to a space next door, Pacetti said. He has also begun brainstorming a restaurant that would rise on a parking lot across the street. In the meantime, Iron Triangle comes alive with special events, with upcoming performers including the DJ The Gaslamp Killer.

It’s getting busy now, but when Pacetti found the site, he faced risks.

“I knew it was going to be a tough location. There was a tent city, graffiti, trash,” Pacetti said. “But I loved the aesthetic of the building and the potential of the neighborhood. I wanted to improve it. We want to be L.A.’s biggest brewery, and for it to happen in a very tight community.”

The action continues across the Los Angeles River. Just as the gallery scene has expanded to the fringe of Boyle Heights, so have the breweries. Dry River Brewing sits

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Established brands have taken note of the activity, and are settling into different parts of Downtown. San Diego-based beer brand Modern Times is bringing its funky lineup of classic and experimental beers to 830 S. Olive St., with the brewpub gunning to open by the end of the year. Ditto Karl Strauss, another notable San Diego craft brewery, which is opening a 9,000-square-foot taproom and restaurant this month at 600 Wilshire in the Financial District.

Perhaps the most prestigious newcomer is Mikkeller, which in January will open a large taproom in South Park, amid a nexus of new housing projects. Owner Chuck Stilphen found the site at Olympic Boulevard and Olive Street in 2014, after searching across the Central City.

Stilphen owns Bar Mikkeller in San Francisco, an extension of the lauded microbrewery Mikkeller, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mikkeller doesn’t operate a formal brewery, but instead collaborates on one-off beers or partners with existing facilities for its flagship brews. The 7,600-square-foot Downtown location will tout a cuttingedge, 62-tap system that can serve beer at three temperature levels.

“I wasn’t trying to ride a beer wave, but

The Downtown Brewery Rundown Nathan Pacetti, president and founder of Iron Triangle Brewery, fell in love with the Arts District in 2012 and opened the brewery this year.

The space has a classy, vintage-look bar and a relaxed atmosphere.

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as a San Francisco resident, Downtown looked like where all the cool buildings were, where there were new residents, new everything,” Stilphen said. “We did think about including a microbrewing operation, but instead decided to focus on a taproom and restaurant.”

This might not be the end. Highland Park Brewery is making plans to expand into Chinatown, although an opening date is uncertain. Local beer and real estate players also say that San Diego’s Stone, one of the most recognizable and dominant craft breweries in the country, has been eyeing Downtown for a new location.

Beer lovers and brewery owners alike are embracing the trend. New brands

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coming into Downtown means more competition, but Boomtown’s Rankin believes that a rising tide lifts all boats.

He added that the seven breweries in the Arts District and Boyle Heights have formed a guild, called DTLA Brewers Unite, for help and collaboration.

“You look at a place like Portland, which is a small city but has a different brewery on every corner. And they all do well,” Rankin said. “They’re different in scale, maybe not all of them distribute beers, but each finds a place in the neighborhood. I imagine that in the Arts District and Downtown.”

For now, the budding brew utopia is alive and well. eddie@downtownnews.com

Boomtown Brewery: Boomtown offers tastings every Thursday through Sunday, with a full-time taproom on the way.

At 700 Jackson St., (213) 617-8497 or boomtownbrew.com.

Angel City Brewery: The one that started the Arts District trend. Solid ales and lagers in a spacious venue.

At 216 S. Alameda St., (213) 622-1261 or angelcitybrewery.com.

Arts District Brewing Company: TVs, board games, skeeball and more give this brewery a lively vibe.

At 828 Traction Ave., (213) 817-5321 or 213dthospitality.com.

Mumford Brewing: A cozy neighborhood spot with an always-intriguing selection of beers.

At 416 Boyd St. or mumfordbrewing.com.

Iron Triangle Brewery: Soaring bow-truss ceilings and an elegant bar in a nondescript industrial building.

At 1581 Industrial St., (310) 424-1370 or irontrianglebrewing.com.

Dry River Brewing: Beer geeks, rejoice: Dry River is experimenting with cool yeasts, botanicals and fermentation techniques.

At 671 S. Anderson St., (213) 375-5235, dryriverbrewing.com.

Indie Brewing Company: Quaffable beers in a laid-back space make Indie a favorite with locals.

At 2301 E. Seventh St., (323) 354-4285 or indiebrewco.com.

Coming Soon Karl Strauss: San Diego’s first (and longest-running) microbrewery is readying an invasion of the Financial District.

Coming to 600 Wilshire Blvd. or karlstrauss.com.

Modern Times: The innovative San Diego brand will be brewing experimental varietals in South Park.

Coming to 830 S. Olive St. or moderntimesbeer.com.

Bar Mikkeller: A taproom from the lauded Copenhagenbased microbrewery, with 62 beers on draft.

Coming to 330 W. Olympic Blvd.

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ELECTION FALLOUT, 5 renters of market-rate homes. The issue is when the price of construction becomes more than developers think they can get in rent, and thus stop building.

RELATED WINNER: Neighborhood Integrity Initiative: This isn’t on the ballot until March 2017, but a big JJJ victory has to thrill backers of the effort that seeks to rein in projects that seek zoning changes with, among other thing, a two-year moratorium on such developments. This is the Armageddon scenario for local developers, who charge that the moratorium would exacerbate a Los Angeles housing shortage. The JJJ result puts added pressure on Garcetti and other leaders to work out a compromise before people head to the polls in four months. Yes, you have to vote again in four months.

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tive you heard on election night might have come from the recently appointed boss of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Measure RRR would have addressed certain shortcomings in the department’s governance, including making it easier to handle basic contracts and purchasing, and to hire employees without going through the city’s cumbersome civil service process. It was more Reform-Lite than actual Reform, but was still backed by most of the city power structure. However, voters knocked it down, as it generated just 48% approval. Why? Maybe people don’t trust anything having to do with the DWP. WINNER: People Seeking to Address Homelessness: Before election day, a big question was whether city residents who own property would tax themselves to help people who own almost nothing. They did that in huge numbers, with more than 76% approving Measure HHH; a two-thirds vote was required.

Garcetti and Downtown City Councilman José Huizar are among those who did the heavy lifting for the property bond assess-

ment that will raise $1.2 billion to house homeless individuals.

It will fund the creation of up to 10,000 permanent supportive housing units over a decade, and ideally will help reduce the tent encampments that have spread across the city.

WINNER: County Women: Hillary failed to crack the highest of glass ceilings, but in Los Angeles County, 80% of the Board of Supervisors is now female. Former L.A. City Council rep and Congresswoman Janice Hahn won the Fourth District seat once held by her dad, the late Kenneth Hahn, while Katherine Barger fended off a challenge to secure the Fifth District seat. They join Supes Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl, and in just a few years the 4-1 male majority has been flipped the other way, with RidleyThomas the only man on the board.

Now the bar is raised for the city of Los Angeles, where one woman and 16 men hold elected office. That can’t change fast enough. regardie@downtownnews.com

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A Rundown of Proposed Downtown Projects

By Nicholas Slayton he local real estate development scene is speeding along, with more than 100 projects either under construction or in the planning stage. In Development Watch, Los Angeles Downtown News runs down the latest proposals, from projects with a few units to mega-deals with a billion-dollar budget.

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A Jewel of a Project: Although the Historic Core and South Park have seen the vast majority of Downtown adaptive reuse projects, where old buildings are renovated and often become housing, the Jewelry District has largely been overlooked. Now, plans are afoot for a transformation of the Foreman and Clark Building. Vancouver-based developer Bonnis Properties is looking to upgrade the currently vacant structure at 701 S. Hill St. Plans call for turning the 1928 Art Deco edifice into 124 oneand two-bedroom units ranging from 470-1,075 square feet.

According to Kate Bartolo, a land-use consultant working with Bonnis, there would also be 8,527 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 727 square feet on the mezzanine. The site has been the subject of numerous reported developments in the past, including a hotel, though all faltered. Los Angelesbased OKB Architecture is handling current designs; plans call for keeping the stone lobby and adding a gym, lounges and a media room. No on-site parking is planned. The timeline and budget have not been revealed.

The Continuum of Development: Developer Continuum Partners is expanding into the eastern part Downtown Los Angeles, with plans for a five-story creative office complex near the Los Angeles River. The Denver-based developer recently filed plans with the city for the project at 640 S. Santa Fe Ave., just south of the Sixth Street Viaduct. The site currently holds a cold storage facility and warehouse that would be razed. The new structure would have 105,000 square feet of office space along with

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George Lucas is considering building his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park, near the Coliseum. A site in San Francisco is also being considered.

ground-floor retail and a restaurant. The lot is surrounded by industrial buildings, though it is a short walk from the restaurants and stores along Mateo and Seventh streets. The budget and timeline have not been revealed. The news was first reported on the website Urbanize.la.

Park-side Project: Developer S&R Partners is teaming up with Lincoln Properties to develop eight acres next to Los Angeles State Historic Park, where a $20 million renovation is scheduled to be complete in January. According to plans filed with the city, the project would create seven buildings ranging from five to 14 stories along a narrow strip of land between Broadway and the park, starting just above the Capitol Milling Building at 1231 N. Spring St. The site would hold a whopping 920 apartments, along with 21,406 square feet of commercial space and three levels of above-grade parking. S&R Partners, run by the Riboli family that owns the San Antonio Winery, tried to develop housing near the park more than a decade ago, with plans to create

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Chinatown Rising: Chinatown-based architecture firm Johnson Fain has been behind numerous Downtown projects, including the recently opened Blossom Plaza apartment complex at 900 N. Broadway. Next up on the firm’s roster is… its own headquarters. Johnson Fain last month filed plans with the city to build a seven-story residential project that would replace its home, a converted 1920s Chrysler dealership at 1201 N. Broadway. The new structure would hold 124 units, along with 8,691 square feet of commercial space. Johnson Fain partner Scott Johnson said that the residential activity happening in Chinatown makes this the right time to plan for the future. A budget for the project near the coming renovated Los Angeles State Historic Park has not been revealed, though Johnson said he expects construction to begin in 2018 or later. It has not been determined where the firm would relocate during construction, or whether the office would return to the site after the project is completed.

May the Force Be With Exposition Park: Mayor Eric Garcetti has long talked of his hope that George Lucas will build his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park. Recently, designs for the project were revealed, though there’s a caveat: Designs were also revealed for the rival location in San Francisco’s Treasure Island. The museum would hold items from Lucas’ personal collection, including paintings, photographs, digital artwork and, yes, Star Wars gear. In addition to gallery space, the roughly 312,000-square-foot complex would house offices, classrooms, a library, a theater, lecture halls and a restaurant.

Renderings from Beijing’s MAD architecture firm show a sleek, curving structure with green space both around the five-story museum and on top of parts of it. Lucas had planned to build the museum in Chicago, but that fell apart due to neighbor opposition. He has not announced when he will choose a home for the privately financed project. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Jeremy McBryde of Comfort L.A. thinks yams are a good side dish, but urges those in the kitchen not to get overwhelmed. “It’s Thanksgiving, people are cool,” he says.

“They’re not worrying too much about things being perfect.”

Expert Advice for Thanksgiving Making a Turkey? Cooking Sides? Selecting Wine?

We’ve Got Help

By Eddie Kim hen it comes to Thanksgiving dinner, almost everyone has to help. If you’re not going to a restaurant, then you’re probably either hosting (and cooking) or visiting a friend or family. In that case, you’re probably bringing a side dish, dessert or some wine.

Getting it right isn’t easy. That’s where a handful of Downtown experts come into play.

We spoke with a pair of chefs and a wine master who offered their guidance on how you can help make the meal perfect on Thursday, Nov. 24. Here, in their own words, is their advice.

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BIRD TALK (AND BEYOND) WITH WES WHITSELL Chef of Manuela

“Thanksgiving has always been huge in my family. My grandma always cooked the entire meal, and nobody ever helped — not that she wanted it. We always go over to my grandparents’ house, and she still does it today.

“We always have pheasant and duck that my dad and uncle kill and bring back. We’ll also have a ham. We only do turkey once in awhile.

“In any case, my tip is to keep the process as simple as possible, by making other dishes ahead of time. Casseroles are especially good for this reason, since you can just reheat them.

That way, you’re focusing on cooking the meat right before the meal.

“The best turkey is deep fried. If I’m having turkey, that’s the way I’m having it. One tip is to inject the turkey with a liquid that has salt and aromatics, because that brings flavor and moisture. Some people in the South do Dr. Pepper, but I would never do that.

“To be honest, I wouldn’t even do turkey for Thanksgiving. I’d rather do a rack of lamb, or a pork roast, or something that doesn’t take as much time. Duck is a great alternative and makes for a special occasion. You can find it more easily these days. The fattiness of roast duck and the flavor of the meat is excellent, and it’s not difficult to cook.

“The number one thing is the quality of your

Wes Whitsell is the chef of Maneula, the recently opened restaurant at the Arts District’s Hauser Wirth & Schimmel gallery.

When cooking turkey, he recommends injecting the bird with a liquid that has salt and aromatics, to enhance flavor and moisture.

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Santos Uy of the wine bar Mignon says you can find plenty of good wines for about $15 a bottle. He says some places offer a discount if you buy a case.

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produce and meat. It’s a time of year where you should splurge on quality if you can. Make sure you get to the farmers market in advance and early, so you get to pick from the best stuff.”

Manuela is at 907 E. Third St., (323) 849-0480 or manuela-la.com.

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“Thanksgiving has a lot of good memories for me. Friends and family, we would all come together. We would try and host in a different house every year. We would often cook the turkey, but people brought their own dishes: macaroni and cheese, candied yams, collard greens,

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“My favorite thing to eat was always my mother’s dressing. We ate the soul food dishes year-round, but dressing was a holiday thing.

Her version is basically cornbread, cut up and cooked with a little chicken stock and some vegetables. Celery is key, and you add onion, a touch of sage, green onions, maybe some bell peppers. I like to add dried cranberries, and you crack in a couple of eggs to hold the mixture together when you bake it. It’s simple but always comes out good.

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Bird Is the Word Not Interested in Cooking on Thanksgiving? Try These Downtown Options

By Nicholas Slayton he Halloween candy has been consumed.

It’s getting cold outside (well, cold for Los Angeles). An ice rink has popped up in Downtown. All of this can only mean one thing: It’s time for a Thanksgiving feast.

Almost everyone looks forward to gathering with friends and family and gorging on gravyslathered turkey, candied yams, stuffing and pumpkin pie. The downside is the slaving over a hot oven and the post-meal cleanup.

Fortunately, Downtown Los Angeles has you covered. On Thursday, Nov. 24, a number of local restaurants will do the cooking and cleaning for you. Or, if you prefer, you can pick up a bird and the trimmings and place it on your table. In the following pages we run down eight Thanksgiving meal options, one day-after feast and a way to get fit and help a charity.

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A New Chapter on Thanksgiving: The hip Ace Hotel’s ground-floor restaurant L.A. Chapter will be open on Thanksgiving and is serving its full menu of cocktails, steak frites, avocado toast and more. There will also be a Thanksgiving menu served from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Options includes a root vegetable panzanella for $11, a pressed turkey plate with red wine bordelaise for $25 and, for dessert, sweet potato pie ($9). Order a la carte or bundle everything together for $40.

At 927 S. Broadway, (213) 235-9660 or lachapter.com.

THANKSGIVING, 11 of the way in a pan with some butter, brown sugar, cut apples and a little bit of vanilla almond milk. The almond milk has a nice flavor and it’s not too heavy. The apples cook down into little bits of heaven.

“Don’t get overwhelmed. Remember, you’re in control, even when it doesn’t feel like it. People get a little caught up on running behind on time. It’s Thanksgiving, people are cool; they’re not worrying too much about things being perfect.

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French Twist: The Patina Restaurant Group has a long history of serving Thanksgiving dinner to Downtown Los Angeles crowds. This year is no different, and the lovely Café Pinot at the Central Library is serving a three-course prix fixe Thanksgiving feast from 2-8 p.m. The $59 meal features all of the classic dishes, but with

a French twist. The menu includes turkey with chestnut stuffing, butternut squash veloute with a cinnamon crème fraiche topping, and pumpkin pie with bourbon Chantilly cream on top. The price is $19 for kids 10 and under.

At 700 W. Fifth St., (213) 239-6500 or patinagroup.com/café-pinot.

vors. It’ll be great. If you burn something, salvage what’s still good and serve it in smaller portions as a starter or something.

It’s no big deal.”

Comfort L.A. is at 1110 E. Seventh St., (213) 537-0844 or comfortla.net.

“If you like cranberry sauce or are also eating lighter, more acidic dishes, you want a wine that mimics that puckery, light flavor.

A Riesling with good sugar and acidity is an easy choice. The classic is light red wines, such as Gamay from France’s Loire Valley or a Beaujolais, or a Cabernet Franc. Anything that’s a little more rounded, more fruit-forward, is going to go well with food.

“Something that’s a little different but really fun is cider, whether it’s a French example from Brittany or Normandy, or a funky Spanish cider from the northern Basque region.

Cider is so complementary to food, but especially Thanksgiving flavors. If you want a more unconventional choice, maybe to bring for a more involved wine drinker, a vin jaune is re-

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Hotel High Life: Another traditional Thanksgiving option in Downtown is the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, and this year the Financial District landmark is hosting a buffet brunch in its Crystal Ballroom. The options are vast, with an egg station, a waffle bar, salads, a seafood table and the traditional Thanksgiving choices. The meal is served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and the price is $62 (kids are half price while those 4 and under eat for free). The brunch includes mimosas and Bellinis, if you’re into that sort of thing.

At 506 S. Grand Ave., (213) 612-1695 or millenniumhotels.com.

Reinventing the Classics: Thanksgiving tradition calls for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. But this is the 21st century and Downtown Los Angeles, where reinvention is happening every day. Take Artisan House at Sixth and Main streets. The large restaurant is hosting a Thanksgiving brunch buffet from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The meal is $30 and skews toward the classics, but with some modern twists. For instance, look for turkey roulade with brioche bread stuffing, truffle mac and cheese and roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon confit. Naturally there are a variety of desserts, among them pecan pie and pumpkin treats. As with any decent brunch, bottomless mimosas ($10) are available.

At 600 S. Main St., (213) 622-6333 or artisanhouse.net.

Thanksgiving? Mais Oui!: They may not celebrate Thanksgiving in France, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a French spin on Thanksgiv-

ally cool. It’s made in a style similar to sherry, and it’s a little unusual.

“In my family, we each drink a bottle. But generally, you want to allot a half-bottle a person, and you’ll have some left over. Buy a case if you can. If you go to a place like Silverlake Wine, for instance, you’ll get a discount for buying a case.

“And buy mostly affordable wine, plus one or two expensive bottles for fun. The biggest thing is that you should go to your local knowledgeable wine shop. Look for bottles around $15. You can find anything and everything you want at that price range, including a lot of light, juicy, quaffable wines.”

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ing in Los Angeles. The Historic Core’s lovely Le Petit Paris is offering a three-course Thanksgiving menu from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Appetizer choices include poached eggs with sautéed mushrooms and burgundy escargot, while main course options are turkey medallions, roast salmon or a green vegetable risotto. For dessert, enjoy a pumpkin macaron or indulge in a chocolate and caramelized pecan tart. The meal is $55 and reservations are required.

At 418 S. Spring St., (213) 217-4445 or lepetitparisla.com.

Take-Out Options The Comfort of Home: Odds are, you’re no Wolfgang Puck in the kitchen. But that doesn’t mean you can’t serve food he’d be proud to prepare. The Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at L.A. Live is offering a take-out deal. Order a 14- to 16-pound turkey with a variety of sides, with options such as sourdough stuffing with celery and sage, and yams covered in a maple pecan butter. The meal is $400 and serves 10 people, but the restaurant is also offering everything a la carte. Delivery to locations within seven miles is an extra $25. The last day to order is Tuesday, Nov. 22.

At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 748-9700 or wolfgangpuck.com.

Fresh and Fast: The Ralph’s Fresh Fare on Ninth Street is offering a variety of easy, precooked meals. The supermarket has an express turkey dinner available for $49.99. That buys a 10- to 12-pound bird and mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans and gravy. A “deluxe” version runs $69.99 and adds rolls, cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie. If turkey isn’t your thing, Ralph’s has a sliced ham meal with similar sides

for $49.99 and a prime rib dinner for $69.99.

There are even gluten-free dinners. Everything is pre-cooked, so instead of spending all day watching the oven, just warm up the food, set the table and enjoy.

At 645 W. Ninth St., (213) 452-0840 or ralphs.com.

Need to exercise before eating that huge meal?

The annual Turkey Trot is back, with 5K and 10K fundraising runs starting at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving in front of City Hall. Proceeds benefit Skid Row’s Midnight Mission.

The Whole Meal: A little over a year ago, the Downtown Whole Foods opened, and with it came a bundle of to-go options for Thanksgiving. The Financial District supermarket is at it again this year, and has everything you need to prepare a traditional holiday dinner. Or, let them do the work: Whole Foods has meals for the holiday built around a 10- to 12-pound turkey. It comes with sides and serves eight; the price is $99.99. Advance reservations are recommended.

At 788 S. Grand Ave., (213) 873-4745 or wholefoodsmarket.com.

Something Different Round Two: The gorgeous Perch, on a rooftop overlooking Pershing Square, won’t be open on Thanksgiving. Still, it’s getting into the holiday spirit, and on Friday at noon will begin serving its weekend brunch. Dig into crab benedict and steak frites, or try the charcuterie and cheese plates. Drinks include mimosas, Bellinis and Bloody Marys, as well as a $25 sangria pitcher.

There will also be live music from noon-3 p.m. from the band Strangers on a Saturday Night.

At 448 S. Hill St., (213) 802-1770 or perchla.com.

the holiday it is offering a special turkey pâté.

Chef Gavin Mills said the turkey and cranberry pâté, with sage and cornbread on the side, is meant to replicate the taste of an after-Thanksgiving sandwich prepared from leftovers. Diners can always choose to complement the meal with one of Miro’s many whiskey offerings.

At 888 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 988-8880 or mirorestaurant.com.

The Sandwich Feel: Like Perch, the Financial District’s Mediterranean-inspired Miro will be closed on Thanksgiving day, but the week of

Work Up an Appetite: Admit it: You are going to eat way too much on Thanksgiving. So why not sweat a bit beforehand? The annual Tur-

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key Trot is back, bringing 5K and 10K runs to Downtown at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving day. More than 5,000 people are expected to turn out for the fundraiser where the start and finish line are at City Hall. Registration fees vary by age and what race you enter, but range from $20$60 (on Nov. 19, the prices increase slightly).

This is a charitable event and all proceeds benefit Skid Row’s Midnight Mission. After the race, there will a festival with music, fruit from Whole Foods and java from Groundwork Coffee.

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courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels, photo by Thomas Muller

The new MOCA Grand Avenue exhibit R.H. Quaytman, Morning: Chapter 30 presents a series of paintings by the New York-based artist. The works are a mixture of minimal representation and stylized abstraction.

Museum Offers Shows by R.H. Quaytman and Mickalene Thomas

By Kirk Silsbee s an institutional policy, MOCA has made an ongoing commitment to acquire work by and exhibit women artists. Its recently opened pair of shows lives up to that credo. In opening remarks at a press walk-through, MOCA Assistant Curator Rebecca Matalon stated that women are under siege, drowning in a nationwide wave of misogyny. That won’t surprise anyone who followed Clinton v. Trump.

Women’s advocacy groups have railed for decades about male domination in the art world, so MOCA’s exhibits might strike a blow for equality. Then again, they might also ghettoize their subjects, casting them as hyphenate artists.

R.H. Quaytman and Mickalene Thomas, two artists with wholly different thematic and aesthetic concerns, nonetheless share a common allegiance to inquiry.

Quaytman, who was born in 1961, is a New York-based artist whose father was the minor abstractionist painter Harvey Quaytman; her mother was poet Susan Howe. She came of age at a time when painting had been pronounced officially dead, as it has several times since the early ’60s. Since she chose painting, Quaytman had to figure out how it could speak for her in an era when the art world wasn’t much interested in the medium.

R.H. Quaytman, Morning: Chapter 30, organized by MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson, is the latest installment of a massive serial work that was begun in 2001 and has been mounted at 29 other institutions. She paints site specifically for each show and on the in-

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stallment plan: Every offering extends the output of the previous exhibition in some way, and portends the next group of paintings.

Quaytman paints on wood, and that process includes the edges of her boards. She sees each series as a chapter in an actual book. Quaytman spoke at the preview of how the pieces are carefully warehoused on racks like pages in a book, down to the detail of edges corresponding to its predecessor and its successor.

Not surprisingly, the works are arranged quite specifically at MOCA. Her images are a mixture of minimal representation and stylized abstraction. With thoughtful viewing, subliminal narratives take shape. Her 37-panel centerpiece, stoically titled “RHQ 01-RHQ-37,” is a quietly commanding landscape that changes as the viewer moves around the room. Within the static air-andground format, colors, textures and surface sheens go through myriad subtle adjustments and transformations. Cleverly placed photographic “ghost” images amount to Easter eggs hidden in the study.

A Room With Some Views Thomas, born in 1971, also lives in New York.

She works primarily in staged photo portraits and collages. Her overarching theme is the defining and redefining of black femininity.

Any African-American artist who works in collage will inevitably be compared to Romare Bearden (1911-1988), the great observational connector of images who carried the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance throughout most of the 20th century. Where Bearden’s collages imparted a sense of narrative and ongoing action, Thomas’ portraits and scenes

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In Mickalene Thomas—Do I Look Like a Lady?, the artist assembles video snippet of African-American female entertainment icons, including singers and comedians.

impart editorial comment, feeling and mood.

She shares a love of pattern and bold color relationships with Bearden, but that’s about where the similarity ends.

Mickalene Thomas—Do I Look Like a Lady? is a one-room collage or, more accurately, a human-scale installation with video screens and hung portraits. She’s taken a sizeable space and turned it into a large, comfy living room.

Stuffed chairs with busy fabric patterns sit on a patchwork of carpet, panels and flooring. Near each seat are stacks of books, all by celebrated black women authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.

Photo-process collages on polished metal (all dated 2016) stud the room. Model Naomi Sims, actress Pam Grier, singer Diana Ross and others are somewhat elegant in the way they touch on the Art Deco style. Their fragmented components and eccentric shapes, however, imply turmoil and complexity.

Grab a seat and get settled; it’s okay to touch in this exhibit. But why pick up a book when giant TV screens are directing loud, colorful film fragments at you like continual shotgun blasts to the eyes and ears?

Whitney Huston lip-syncs on a video on one side as naughty soul songstress Millie

Jackson conducts a live orchestra and choir in a song whose refrain is “[expletive] you!”

Moms Mably cleverly riffs on old men and Nina Simone sings a heartfelt ballad lyric. The young Josephine Baker jumps around in her banana skirt, thrilling Europe in the 1930s.

Acerbic comics Wanda Sykes and MoNique spit out monologue snippets that would have made Redd Foxx blush, while blaxploitation icon Grier and the captivating Eartha Kitt easily command attention.

Okay, we get it: The multiplicity, accomplishment and array of black female performing talent is legion. Only an idiot would contest it.

America nearly elected its first woman president and the female electorate will undoubtedly continue to play a pivotal role in the future.

Whether a pair of surveys that take the temperature of two mid-level artists in mid-career moves the needle on a broader scale is an open question.

R.H. Quaytman: Morning: Chapter 30 and Mickalene Thomas: Do I Look Like a Lady? run through Feb. 6, 2017, at MOCA Grand Avenue, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca. org. Open Mon. and Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs.

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Keeping Up With Doria Deighton Jones Doria Deighton Jones, an influential player in early Los Angeles, developed the Doria Apartments in 1903.

The building is at Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue.

Looking Back at an Early Player in a Growing Los Angeles

By Greg Fischer ery few people in Los Angeles today know the name Doria Deighton Jones.

However, she was an important figure when the city was in its infancy.

Born in Scotland in 1824, she moved to San Francisco and then to Los Angeles. While in San Francisco, she married a Polish-born Jewish grocer, John J. Jones.

After moving to Los Angeles, the Jones family lived in an adobe home facing what today is the plaza at the top of Olvera Street, and what at the time was a central part of the young city. The home’s prior occupant was Gov. John G. Downey. The old adobe home faced south onto the plaza and stood directly across from the home of Judge Agustin Olvera. It was diagonally opposite the Francisco Avila adobe, which still stands today and is the oldest building in the city.

In an effort to straighten out the jagged street pattern in the neighborhood, two streets running north from the plaza were combined into one; the result was that the old Downey/ Jones adobe house was demolished. A new building, which still stands, was constructed in 1894. It is known as the Simpson-Jones building, as the Jones’ youngest child, Constance Doria Deighton Jones Simpson, was born on the site. Today, La Luz del Dia restaurant occu-

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pies part of the structure.

There were two older Jones children. One was Mark G. Jones, the head of Merchants Bank and Trust Company and the first president of Inglewood Park Cemetery. The beautiful cemetery has an elegant, classical outdoor shrine to Mark Jones on top of the hill near the chapel.

The other child was Caroline Adelaide Jones, who married and became Mrs. James B. Lankershim. She spent most of her adult life in Paris, returning to Los Angeles to live during World War I, but moving back to France at the conclusion of the war.

There was a commercial structure titled the Jones Block, in which the family had its offices.

This building was at 175 N. Spring St., which today is where City Hall stands. In the past, Spring Street turned north of First Street and ran diagonally to meet Main Street, much as it does south of Eighth Street, where it runs at an angle to Main at Ninth Street. The office building is long gone, probably demolished when Spring was straightened to run parallel to Main north of First. This allowed the assembly of the property on which City Hall was constructed in the 1920s.

When her husband died in 1876, Doria Jones continued to live in the adobe house on the plaza, later moving to South Hill Street between Ninth and Tenth streets. This home was in the upscale residential neighborhood south

photo by Gary Leonard

of Seventh Street, about a block from the home of her daughter and son-in-law, the aforementioned Lankershims. Then as now, South Park was an upscale neighborhood, though the single-family homes of Jones’ era have today been replaced by apartments and condominiums in luxurious high-rises.

The Joneses also acquired a 53-acre property in the Westlake area, just west of Figueroa Street. It was an irregularly shaped parcel bounded by Pico Boulevard, Alvarado Street, Rouland Street (today’s Venice Boulevard) and a diagonal line connecting Rouland to Pico. Doria Jones developed the property in the early 1900s, turning it into a series of housing tracts.

The jewel in the development was the Alvarado Terrace Tract at Pico Boulevard and Alvarado

Street. The area contains many fine homes that are great treasures today; some have been designated as historical monuments.

There is a Mission Revival-style apartment building at Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue with the words “The Doria Apartments” appearing in a block format above the roofline in a parapet. The building was named for and built

by Doria Deighton Jones in 1903. It was declared a City Historical Cultural Monument on May 5, 1989.

Doria Deighton Jones lived a long life. She died in 1908 in Los Angeles and was buried in the Jones hilltop section at Inglewood Park Cemetery.

Greg Fischer is a Downtown resident and amateur historian.

EVENTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Tim Wu at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Not only did Wu coin the phrase “net neutrality,” so too did he just drop a similarly prescient and perfectly worded book called “The Attention Merchants.” Of further interest, his evening with Madeleine Brand features images from “They Live” to sell the dystopic angle of perspective manipulation.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Enrique Norten at SCI-Arc SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: The man is a worldwide force in architecture. We are but local paper pushers. What qualifies us to speak on the dimensions and merit of tonight’s lecture?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 The Idea of Storytelling at the Geffen Contemporary 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org 7 p.m.: Musician Devendra Banhart builds of off Doug Aitken’s “Electric Earth” exhibit to fracture and weave sound.

Jack Whitten at Hauser Writh & Schimmel 901 E. Third St., (213) 943-1620 or hauserwirthschimmel.com.

7 p.m.: Whitten has a seal of approval from the National Endowment for the Arts, so that’s worth something.

Lawrence Levy at Live Talks Business Forum Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa St. or business.livetalksla.org.

7:45 a.m.: Levy dishes on his time with Steve Jobs at Pixar in his latest book about the workings of the animation titan. He’ll talk it at this breakfast event.

Matt Simon at the Natural History Museum Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3466 or nhm.org.

6 p.m.: The Wired writer joins science writer Alie Ward to discuss his forthcoming work of emblematic non-fiction, “The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar.”

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Alexandra Monir at the Last Bookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

7 p.m.: There’s a murder mystery afoot as YA author Monir discusses her book “The Girl in the Picture.”

Family Weekend Workshops The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave., (213) 232-6200 or thebroad.org.

Nov. 19-20, 11 a.m.: Wholesome bilingual activities do not include an at-home how-to lesson on duplicating Damien Hirst’s feats of taxidermy.

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The ‘Don’t Miss’ List

By Dan Johnson | calendar@downtownnews.com

Eight-Legged Creatures, An Irish Play and Movies With Live Scores Are All in Downtown This Week

1 “Enclosed habitats” is the key phrase when it comes to the Natural History Museum’s brand spanking new Spider Pavilion. The expansive collection of arachno-friendly environments are home to dozens of varieties of eight-legged web weavers of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. Hence the copious and carefully maintained glass that hermetically seals the spiders from the guests (and vice-versa) while providing a perfectly transparent vista into the not-always-obvious habits and happenings. Now through Dec. 11, you can take in the splendor of the Spider Pavilion with daily excursions between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Advance reservations are recommended. At 900 Exposition Blvd, (213) 763-3466 or nhm.org.

In the world of cross-creative pollination, the “live scored” film experience is the new it thing. Case in point: The Los Angeles Philharmonic this week pairs its orchestra with a trio of classic movies at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. On Thursday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m., the late celluloid hunk James Dean graces the silver screen in Rebel Without A Cause as Scott Dunn conducts. On Friday, wannabe stevedore and future renegade colonel Marlon Brando laments the contention he gave up in On the Waterfront, with David Newman conducting. On Sunday at 2 p.m., Bogey tells Sam to play it again in Casablanca, with Newman returning for conducting duties. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.org.

Begging apologies from the thespian titans who have tread stages across the globe, we are at a loss to describe playwright Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane at the Mark Taper Forum. This being Los Angeles, we’ll put it in film terms: The Irish fellow who penned In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths (which filmed at Downtown’s Perch) has a fine dark comedy starring Aisling O’Sullivan that opens Wednesday, Nov. 16, and runs through Dec. 18. Marie Mullen is also in the cast for a story of a lonely woman who gets a chance at love… and has to deal with her domineering mother.

Curtains are Tuesday (a preview) through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

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Anti-art has arrived at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel. What does that mean? Dada, as in the early 20th century movement focused on challenging accepted representational values in visual art. Now through Jan. 8, 2017, Schwitters Miro Arp brings the work of three big-time Dada artists to the Arts District for a free exhibition. Though Kurt Schwitters, Hans Arp and Joan Miro are long deceased, the trio coalesces posthumously in a potent group show. Hauser Wirth & Schimmel is open Wednesday-Sunday. At 901 E. Third St., (213) 943-1620 or hauserwirthschimmel.com.

photo courtesy of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel

Au Lac/Café Fedora 710 W. First St., (213) 617-2533 or aulac.com.

Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Sidney Jacobs.

Belasco 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or belascous.com.

Nov. 16: VA’s finest MC, Pusha T. Nov. 18: The new and hip trend is choosing a musical pseudonym that is absolutely indistinguishable from a thousand other uses. Thanks Crush.

Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Nov. 14: Zephyr Avalon Quintet.

Nov. 15: Natalie Cressman and Mike Bono.

Nov. 16: Kathleen Grace Band.

Nov. 17: Gurrola-Fuller-Hamilton.

Nov. 18: Omar Sosa Trio.

Nov. 19: Koonse-Roitstein-Otes-LaBarbera.

Nov. 20: Silverman-Mintzer-Erskine.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

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Leave the Dora the Explorer T-shirts and “Yo Gabba Gabba!” swag at home, as REDCAT’s two-day Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation is not your basic kiddie fare. Saturday, Nov. 19, finds a 75-minute program of 16 mm prints and video animation rattling cages at 5 p.m., with a special tribute to the work of artist Martin Arnold. On Sunday, the 1979 animated feature Habfurdo screens at 5 p.m., to be followed at 8 p.m. with a further 75 minutes of shorts. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Send information and possible Don’t Miss List submissions to calendar@downtownnews.com.

November 14, 2016 Nov. 14: Alina Bea invites Tolliver for night two of her residency.

Nov. 15: Halcyon semi-psych muser Steady Holiday benefited greatly from Downtown-adjacent analog producer Gus Seyffert’s gifted hand.

Nov. 16: If you like band bios that double as tomes, feel free to check out Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons.

Nov. 17: Enjoy between Rig1’s somewhat scattered and janky MC stylings for $5 tonight.

Nov. 18: Sister duo Good Graeff is the finest musical group to ever emerge from a high school battle of the bands.

Nov. 19: Risk! L.A. is a storytelling podcast and not a night spent partying at the Sheen house.

Nov. 20: Leah Paul delivers on jazz promises.

Caña 714 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 745-7090 or 213dthospitality.com.

Nov. 15: Sitara Son. Nov. 16: Los Ordianos.

Nov. 17: Cuba Rumba.

Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

Nov. 14: The Jazzaholics are making amends for unapologetic reed and string abuse.

Nov. 15: Pedal Steel Party will be better attended than your birthday.

Nov. 16: The Sheriffs of Schroedingham rode into town on a harmonica horse.

Nov. 17: Bad in Bed with a little food for thought.

Nov. 18: The Gabe Rosen Trio joins King Corduroy.

Nov. 20: Ben Bostick, resident honkytonk expert.

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

Nov. 18: Arty.

Nov. 19: Robin Schulz.

Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Nov. 14: Mexico City crossover rock brother/sister act Jesse & Joy are always searching for more descriptors.

Nov. 15: Kenny Aronoff has played on more classic rock tracks than he cares to admit.

Nov. 16: You know what’s a great way to ruin tonight’s Evening with Graham Nash?

Bring up David Crosby.

Nov. 17: The spotlight will be on Allessia Cara tonight as she struggles to account for her lack of a last name.

Las Perlas 107 E. Sixth St., (213) 988-8355 or 213dthospitality.com.

Nov. 14: Los 440s.

Nov. 15: Joey De Leon.

Nov. 16: La Victoria.

Nov. 17: Spaghetti Cumbia.

Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.: With a name like Lapsley, the singer-songwriter could only be from the UK. Microsoft Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or microsofttheeatre.com.

Nov. 20, 5 p.m.: Quick show of hands: Whose favorite artist is actually represented in the American Music Awards?

Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com.

Nov. 14: Hallow Point Vigils and Slogan.

Nov. 16: Elkhead.

Nov. 17: Maid of Ace. Nov. 18: Folks & Company, Katie Chappell & The Groomsman and Ack Rabbit Jade.

Nov. 19: Crazy Squeeze, Savoir Faire and Scott Rankie & The Postitions.

The Novo 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or thenovodtla.com.

Nov. 14: Cogent, top-flight hip-hop from Rae Sremmurd and Lil Yachty.

Nov. 15: Dan + Shay are killing the country music charts.

Nov. 17: Maria Bamford is here to make you laugh.

Nov. 17, 11 p.m.: If you’re looking for an affordable trip to “Savageville,” Hopsin has you covered.

Nov. 18: Danish maiden M0.

Nov. 20: Not only is Dru Hill back, but so is Sisqo. Thong song!

The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

Nov. 17: Sun Kil Moon includes one of America’s most polarizing rockers, Mark Kozelek.

Nov. 18: Not only is Red Bull Sound Select pushing DEJ LOAF, so too does the artist sound like a dish at Zinc.

Nov. 19: You haven’t seen female-fronted metal like Epica since the days of Arch Enemy.

Nov. 20: Rittz hails from suburban Atlanta.

Resident 428 S. Hewitt St. or (323) 316-5311 or residentdtla.com.

Nov. 14: Golden Suits.

Nov. 15: Freddy Spacer.

Nov. 17: White Lung.

Nov. 18: Feminist Friday.

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Lease example for a new 2016 Prius two liftback, model #2016 Models 1223. Security deposit waived. Plus tax and license. Individual dealer prices vary. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excess wear and tear, and pays $0.15 per mile for all mileage over 12,000 miles per year. Lessee to pay $ 199 a month for 36 months with $ 1999 drive-off, dealer fees included. Payment may vary depending on model, equipment choice, and final transaction price. Lease cash, if advertised, is only valid in combination with lease program through TFS. Must be leased from new car dealer stock by 10-03-2016. Offers cannot be combined. See your Toyota Dealer for Details. ToyotaCare covers normal factory scheduled service. Plan is 2 years or 25K miles, whichever comes first. The new vehicle cannot be part of a rental or commercial fleet, or a livery/taxi vehicle. See participating Toyota dealer for plan details. Valid only in the continental U.S. and Alaska. Roadside Assistance does not include parts and fluids. Lease cash (bonus cash) valid in combination with program through Toyota Financial Services (TFS). See dealer for details. On Approved Credit exp.11/30/16.

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$19,888 2015 Nissan Pathfinder ......................

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$12,995 2014 MINI Cooper Clubman ................. $13,995 Orange/Black, Auto, 2 Dr Wagon. UC2298R/492882 2015 Nissan 370Z ................................... $29,995 1 Owner, Auto, Pwr Wind, Pwr Dr, Tilt, Cruise. F17617-1/444292 2016 Kia Forte .........................................

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299

$

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$21,989 2014 Mercedes GLK ............................... $31,981 Certified, Blk/Blk, Auto, Prem Pkg 1. 9454C/311297 2015 Mercedes E350 ..............................

Certified, Auto, Prem Pkg 1, Sport Pkg, Park Assist. 9524C/091408 $42,989 AUDI OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 2013 Mercedes C250 Sedan .................

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2 Available, Model #17016: C161353/309891 C161344/310260 Close end lease payment plus tax for 24 months on above average approved credit. Payment net of $10,825 Lease Cash Rebate and $2,000 Customer bonus cash Rebate and $800 WR Leaf Bonus Cash. $1999 cash or trade equity plus tax, license and registration fees due at lease signing. No security deposit. 12,000 miles per year, 36K total miles with 15 cents per mile thereafter. Subject to availability and charges for excess wear and tear. Not all lessees may qualify. Offer Expires 11/30/16.

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$29,895 2013 Audi S4 Quattro ............................. $30,895 Navi Plus, Adap Susp. DA080663/ZA11328 2013Audi S5 Quattro .............................. $34,895 Navi Plus, Lo Mi, & More. DA072991/ZA11334 PORSCHE OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 2015 Audi TT Quattro .............................

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NEW ’17 PORSCHE MACAN

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498

$

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1 at this price. Down payment excludes tax, dmv fees, $995 Bank Acquisition fee, first payment and document fees. Rates based on approved Tier 1 credit through Porsche Financial Services.

$43,898 2015 Macan S ..........................................

Grey/Grey, CPO Loaded, Exc. Cond., 18k Miles. P16848-2/FLB71796 $52,898 2016 Cayman ...........................................

Mahogany/Beige, CPO, 1 Owner, PDK, 4k Mi., P16851-1/GK170364 $55,898 2011 Panamera 4 ....................................

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Nov. 20: The Orwells.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Nov. 14: Bluegrass band The Salty Suites sounds a bit like a room at a cheap motel.

Nov. 15: The Makers waited two and a half hours in line to vote for this world?

Nov. 16: Rick Taub’s Midnight Blues Review has existed Downtown in one form or another for approximately six times longer than you’ve had your lease in that Historic Core building.

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Nov. 17: The Racket Squad pages Phillip Marlowe.

Nov. 19: Calumette, or peace pipe, is a gypsy jazz band.

Nov. 20: Further gypsy jazz from Los 440s.

The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

Nov. 19: Young People, The Centimeters, Amps For Christ, The Sharp Ease, W.A.C.O. and Devon Williams at The Smell Family Reunion.

Teragram Ballroom 1234 W. Seventh St. or teragramballroom.com.

Nov. 18: Four-year SoCal sound veterans Bad Suns make a

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Nov. 19: Is the London-based rock outfit The Boxer Rebellion an instance of cultural appropriation just on name alone?

Nov. 20: Crunchy grime rock is Red Fang’s specialty.

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Nov. 11, 8 p.m.: The art-aspiring chroniclers at Artillery Magazine present an irreverent collection of moving images known as The Grossmalerman Show.

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The newspaper and its web and other operations take up only a small fraction of the overall space. Other portions of the building are vacant, are rented by different businesses or are used for TV, film and commercial shoots.

A cadre of local real estate experts think that the future is bright for the strategically located complex between the Police Administration Building and the new Federal Courthouse, and across the street from a coming park. The overall Downtown renaissance, they believe, provides numerous opportunities for investment and improvement, particularly for a notable piece of real estate.

Times Mirror Square sits amidst a collection of government buildings, but Steven Marcussen, executive director at Cushman and Wakefield, said more and more businesses are willing to come Downtown.

“If Warner Music can move to the Ford Factory Building in the Arts District, then the L.A. Times can expect the moon,” Marcussen said. “It’s a fantastic property. It’s got the best location, plus tremendous amenities for users big and small.”

Mark Tarczynski, executive vice president at the real estate firm Colliers, expects that Onni Group will convert the main building into office space, while he believes the other buildings could be knocked down to make way for a set of high-rises.

Not that the work will be easy. Tarczynski noted that the Art Deco main building is mostly closed off, with a limited number of windows. That goes counter to the prevailing trend in creative office and live/work projects.

Tarczynski said that residential is a possible play. Indeed, some observers expect a mix of uses. CBRE Vice Chairman Todd Doney said that while the complex was on the market, many potential buyers were looking at a mixed-use future.

“Most of them thought that although that area is getting nicer, there’s not enough amenities without adding on-site amenities. So many were going to include retail space, restaurants or fitness centers,” he said.

Another challenge is that the previous owner spent significant money on improving the infrastructure and code compliance, according to Carl Muhlstein, regional director with Jones Lang LaSalle. He said the property could become a mixed-use destination, but right now it is ready to be leased as office space.

“It’s too set up and the floor plates are too unusual to be converted to lofts,” Muhlstein said. “Plus, I’m sure some parts are historic… so there would have to be some consideration there.”

A Growing Neighborhood The Civic Center is not a development hot spot like the Arts District or South Park, but it is seeing change, with Marcussen pointing to increased interest from developers and businesses.

That occurs as some attention-grabbing projects have opened. The $350 million Federal Courthouse debuted last month. The coming First and Broadway Park will feel to many like an extension of the 12-acre Grand Park, which has become a community gathering point thanks to a steady slate of events.

Additionally, a Metro station is being built at Second Street and Broadway as part of the Regional Connector project.

“It’s in a better location now than it was 50 years ago,” Marcussen said of Times Mirror Square.

Other projects are also in the works. In September, Tribune Media Co. filed plans with the city to turn a parking lot at 232 W. Second St., just south of Times Mirror Square, into a 30-story tower with 107 condominium and more than 500,000 square feet of office space in the same building.

Marcussen said that the historic nature and location of Times Mirror Square makes it an attractive property that will speed up neighborhood growth.

Tarczynski also pointed out that a lot of activity is happening in nearby communities such as Little Tokyo and the Historic Core. Although most development so far has spread south and east of these neighborhoods, fewer available plots could lead to action in the north.

Indeed, Onni is versed in action. In addition to Level Furnished Living, the Vancouver-based developer is working on a 49-story residential tower at 825 S. Hill St., plus a pair of high-rises at 1212 S. Flower St. The former is under construction, while the latter is awaiting permits. Opening dates for the projects have not been revealed.

Those housing towers will generate a lot of attention. But for many people, eyes will be squarely on the Civic Center. nicholas@downtownnews.com