Larchmont Chronicle
vol. 54, no. 5
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MAY 2017
Quigg entities' bankruptcy homes for sale
IN THIS ISSUE
Hancock Park, Windsor Square By John Welborne Four local properties are now available to purchase as part of DESIGN FOR LIVING Sec. 2, p. 11-20
CLEANED EXTERIOR and new roof showcase the monumental statuary, mosaic artwork and artistic features originally part of the former Scottish Rite Temple on Wilshire Blvd.
Scottish Rite building to reopen this month as 'Marciano Art Foundation' EVERYONE WINS on Big Sunday.
Private museum will be open to the public with advance reservations 7
CAMPS & SCHOOLS, special section. 13-22
By John Welborne Work is complete on the interiors of the adaptive reuse of the 1962 Scottish Rite Temple building in Windsor Square, and art is beginning to adorn the walls.
Soon to reopen as the Marciano Art Foundation, the building will showcase works from the contemporary art collection of brothers Maurice and Paul Marciano. The works to be shown will be by well-
Windsor Square Association seeks to protect area trees Plan sought for future generations' enjoyment
OUTSIDE the box, and over the brook. Sec. 2, p. 15 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By Billy Taylor In the first week of March, Councilman David E. Ryu’s office contacted the president of the Windsor Square Association (WSA), Larry Guzin, regarding a request to remove a ficus tree at 639 N. Larchmont Blvd. Guzin and the WSA have been working with local stakeholders and the council office on Larchmont tree issues since January. In an email to Guzin, senior field deputy Nikki Ezhari explained to Guzin that the property in question was outside of the Larchmont Village Business Improvement District (BID) and that the business making the request (Café Gratitude) “is being held up waiting for us to get back to them so they can move forward with the removal of the tree. It is causing substantial damage to their business.” In response, Guzin urged the Councilman’s office to “please be patient” until he could consult with others. See Trees, p 29
established, mid-career and emerging artists, predominately from the 1990s to the present. Maurice and Paul and their two other brothers moved to Los Angeles in 1981 from the south of France. The four founded a small denim company that grew to become large and famous as GUESS?. The story of Maurice and Paul becoming involved with contemporary art and collecting is told on the website of their Foundation: marcianoartfoundation.org. See Marciano Art, p 3
Salute to grads!
FICUS in front of Café Gratitude, likely to be saved.
Our annual section honors local graduates in the June issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. Advertising deadline is Mon., May 15. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.
TYPICAL SIGN on local residential properties under redevelopment by Quigg Builders Inc. and related entities.
the fallout from a major “redevelop and flip” real estate enterprise that went into bankruptcy at the end of 2016. Two other local properties were released from the bankruptcy. A total of six Hancock Park See Quigg, Sec., 2, p 4
Candidates in runoff for 34th seat Ahn, Gomez to face off in Congressional race By Billy Taylor Two Democratic Party candidates are competing in a June 6 runoff election for the 34th Congressional District seat. Attorney Robert Lee Ahn will go up against state assemblyman Jimmy Gomez to fill the seat vacated by Xavier Becerra, who was named California’s attorney general by Gov. Jerry Brown in Dec. 2016. The two men were the top See Election, p 30
At Chevalier's Books: Jo Haldeman returns to Larchmont
CHEVALIER’S BOOKS had a big audience for reading and signing of former neighbor Jo Haldeman’s book on the decade encompassing her White House and subsequent years.
By John Welborne Returning to a neighborhood where she lived and worked, Joanne (Jo) Horton Haldeman captivated a large crowd at Chevalier’s Books at the end of last month, just days after the publication of her book, “In the Shadow of See Chevalier's, p 6
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