Larchmont Chroni cle
vol. 54, no. 12
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DEIR released for LACMA over-Wilshire gallery design
IN THIS ISSUe
Front yards the subject of Garden Club’s new study n Guidelines in booklet debuted at Ebell
n Deadline to comment is December 15
HOLIDAYS on Larchmont. 11 - 22
PINK'S (Hot Dogs) historic square?
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By Suzan Filipek Comments on traffic, parking and other issues stemming from a proposed new museum building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will be accepted through Fri., Dec. 15. The public review process is for a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). Neighbors heard an overview last month of the $650-million project designed to sweep across Wilshire Blvd. by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. “I’m sure there’s going to be too much traffic. That’s just the way it is,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president of the Miracle Mile Residential Association, after a cursory look at See LACMA, p 5
NEW BOOK from our Homeboy.
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FRESH TREES readying for delivery from Oregon to Larchmont, in time for the holidays. Local lot is open.
Rotary Christmas tree lot returns to Larchmont Blvd. n Wreaths, garlands and more are also available Fresh-cut evergreens are back and for sale in the neighborhood, thanks to the Wilshire Rotary Club tree lot at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Customers will find noble, silvertip, Fraser, Nordmann and Douglas firs, according to Wendy Clifford, who says the trees are delivered fresh each
week from a farm in Oregon. In its 11th year on Larchmont Blvd., the tree lot has been a holiday favorite for families in the community. Proceeds from sales benefit Wilshire Rotary Foundation in support of local community service projects. In previous See Rotary Christmas, p 3
Cathedral Chapel of St. Vibiana is here to stay n 90th gala is Dec. 16
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By Suzan Filipek Although it has been here for 90 years, Cathedral Chapel of St. Vibiana, on busy La Brea Ave., is easy to miss. “To those who don’t know we’re here… when they find out, it’s, ‘Wow!,’” beamed Dolly Tidalgo, a member of the pastoral liturgy and environment committees. The small, welcoming church offers a refuge in the heart of the bustling city. “It’s so central… to the buses and the Metro… [coming] in the next few years,” added the longtime Miracle Mile parishioner. See Cathedral Chapel, p 4
Health & Beauty
The annual Health, Fitness & Beauty section is in the January 2018 issue. Advertising deadline is Mon., Dec. 11. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323-4622241, ext. 11.
DeceMber 2017
FICUS TREES are popular on the Blvd. but problematic.
Study results in Boulevard ficus tree recommendations
By John Welborne Front yards are a significant part of the ambiance of the single-family residential neighborhoods in and around Hancock Park. As explained at a mid-November presentation held at The Ebell and led by architect John Kaliski, there is a public realm that exists between the front façades of houses on opposite sides of a street. The realm consists of the two front yards, two sidewalks, two parkways and the street in the middle. Two-year effort The importance of this open-space feature of local neighborhoods was emphasized in the panel discussion following Kaliski’s introduction of the 40-page booklet he co-wrote, “Your Next Front Yard,” the product of a twoyear effort of the local Hancock Park Garden Club. On the panel to review the issues highlighted by Kaliski (who also teaches urban design at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs) were: co-author of the booklet and landscape architect and architect Takako Tajima (who teaches at the USC School of Architecture); Kitty Connolly, executive director, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants; Carol Bornstein, director of the Nature Gardens at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles See Front yards, p 3
n Windsor Square Assoc. position presented at town hall annual meeting; sent to other stakeholders Trees, trees, trees. That subject was a big part of this year’s annual “Town Hall” meeting of the Windsor Square Association (WSA). Held at The Ebell on Nov. 16, about 50 residents and others heard an update on the association’s activities during the year. This year’s primary agenda item was the presentation of the WSA’s conclusions about
the trees on Larchmont Boulevard. As stated in the preamble to a one-page statement distributed at the meeting, “No Larchmont Boulevard ficus tree should be removed unless it is dead, diseased or dangerous.” “Your Next Front Yard” Councilmember David Ryu was present to discuss some of See WSA on trees, p 5
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