LC Real Estate 06 2019

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Scottish Rite Temple is among winners at WS-HPHS.

TREADING AHEAD

Neighborhood to hold its 40th annual block party this month.

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Construction moves foward with restaurants, microbrewery at former tire company.

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A California water story: Filoli on San Francisco Peninsula

Oh, they knew how to build houses and gardens, those titans of California’s own gilded ages. They provided excellent employment for the archi-

tects, artists, and garden designers of their time, and to this end benefitted those of us more than a century later who like to look at what mon-

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Paula Panich ey, and the presence of water, have wrought. (I particularly like to dream in those big kitchens and laundries, and in shady summer houses tucked into gardens, but then I have read too many late 19th-century novels.)

Abundant water made these flourishing estates possible.

Henry Huntington, for example, commissioned architects Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey to design his 1911 house in San Marino, the site of which is still fed by the Raymond Basin aquifer. (He hoped to live there in marital bliss with his uncle’s widow, Arabella.

Turned out she didn’t like Southern California much.)

The house is now the Huntington Art Gallery.

So I traveled northward with Doug, my willing companionexplorer of any place where century-old wisteria might be in bloom, to visit the house and gardens of Filoli, in Woodside, in San Mateo County, on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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We were joined by Doug’s cousin, Gale, and together we experienced the beauty of spring in the gardens of Filoli.

(Yes, it is a made-up word.)

Laguna Creek, a perennial stream, flows through Filoli and into the Crystal Springs Reservoir.

In 1917, William Bourne II, mining, gas, and water czar, moved with his family into the (modified) Georgian-Revival house designed by the wellconnected San Francisco ar-

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Another architect, Arthur Brown, Jr., garden designer Bruce Porter, artist Ernest Peixotto, and the formidable San Francisco horticulturalist and garden designer Isabella (Bella) Worn dipped their capable and creative hands into the estate’s magic mix. The gardens at Filoli were built and expanded between 1917 and 1929.

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The H.W. O’Melveny house was the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society (WS-HPHS) venue for a talk

by David Silverman May 19.

Advertised as “An Afternoon on Architecture,” WS-HPHS president Richard Battaglia and his committee arranged for Silverman of LA House Histories to describe for members and guests the story of pioneer lawyer H.W. O’Melveny’s house, moved from the Westlake neighborhood to Windsor Square in 1930. Hosts for the afternoon were the property’s

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Coming next for the society, Eleanor Schrader, an awardwinning educator, author and historical design consultant, will speak on the evolution of Mediterranean design at the 43rd annual meeting of the WS-HPHS at Bill and Karla Ahmanson’s home in Hancock Park Sun., June 23 at 3 p.m.

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(Continued from page 3) cultural and education awards.

One of the structures receiving a historical / cultural award is the former Scottish Rite Temple, now the home of the Marciano Foundation Museum on Wilshire. The other is a home on Fuller Avenue designed by Paul R. Williams.

In addition, an education award is being presented to Rebecca Hutchinson, Lind-

sey Sterman and Heather Boylston, founders of Larchmont Charter School.

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ing the program. Tickets are $45 for members; $50 for nonmembers. For reservations, go to wshphs.com.

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the event is Thurs., June 13.

Reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; dinner is at 7:15 p.m.

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Think about SB 50 consequences as we mourn lost gems

“They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” That lyric of Joni Mitchell’s has been an anthem for preservation and the environment since she wrote it decades ago.

It speaks to loss and dislocation, of “progress” and the need to slow down and think about consequences.

A few weeks ago, I had the

need to explain just such a parking lot, to a group from Atlas Obscura in search of history on an outing in Hollywood. The group was visiting the new Hollywood Heritage Preservation Resource Center on Hollywood Boulevard to view the display “Hollywood in Miniature” and to hear the origin story of Hollywood. The

corner of Cahuenga and Hollywood boulevards is at the center of the Wilcox ranch, named “Hollywood” by its owner. As a part of her effort to create a distinctive and cultured suburb outside of Los Angeles, Daeida Wilcox offered property to a French émigré named Paul De Longpre, a painter famous for his realistic floral paintings. DeLongpre built a fabulous Moorish Revival residence on three lots north of the Boulevard, which became a community showcase and Hollywood’s first tourist attraction. This was pre-movies, of course.

In 1910, a little-known director named D.W. Griffith did film a silent short film there, and the world of movies and Hollywood began to collide. DeLongpre passed away in 1911 before he could witness the rapid change brought to the community by the film industry. By the 1920s, most of the large houses, which fronted on Hollywood Boulevard, were replaced by commercial structures. The DeLongpre home was demolished in 1927, the same year that the Warners Theatre was built and a large bank catering to the industry was erected across the street. The De Longpre complex and its

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Christy McAvoy famous gardens had lasted barely 25 years. It has been a parking lot far longer.

“I wish I’d seen it.” “Why didn’t they try to save it?” were among the comments the day of the Atlas Obscura visit. There was, of course, no formal preservation activity in 1920s Los Angeles. It was another very “progressive” era centered on growth, much like today. We now revere 1920s architecture for the story it tells about the city. And we should. But occasionally we need to mourn the gems lost to waves of development.

It’s been both a joyous and a disconcerting month.

Preservationists celebrated the awesome transformation of the Spruce Goose Hangar into Google offices; the much anticipated renovation of the Old Mint in San Francisco into a museum and education center for California history; and the arrival of Netflix into the renovated Musicians’ Union building on Vine Street. How-

ever, fire claimed a 1907 cottage on a street adjacent to DeLongpre’s home. This has endangered the oldest remaining district of turn-of-the-century residences in Hollywood, located just around the corner from the 1903 Janes House, the oldest surviving residence on Hollywood Boulevard listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The owner of the 1907 cottage neglected to secure the property while awaiting entitlements for yet another multi-story apartment complex. He may be rewarded for this “demolition by neglect” by not having to do any environmental review to look at alternatives that might have preserved the district.

Senate Bill 50 As readers of this newspaper are well aware, any landmark or landmark residential district within a stone’s throw of a bus stop is in danger today.

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LVNA taps new board — same as last — at semi-annual meeting The Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) hosted its semi-annual meeting May 14 at Van Ness Elementary School, where a new board of directors was elected for the association.

The roster of board members reads the same as the previous list: Wally August, Tom Carroll, Vince Cox, Charles D’Atri,

Sandy Fleck, Karen Gilman, Mike Gilman, Eileen Lanza, Stuart Melvin, Adam Rubenstein and Bruce Walker.

Neighborhood updates Residents heard updates from the school’s principal, the LAPD and Councilmember David Ryu’s office.

Senior Lead Officers Dave Cordova and Chris Landry

reminded residents that burglary from a motor vehicle is the most common property crime.

Field Deputy for CD4, Rob Fisher told residents that he is a resource to connect them to city services. Residents who need help can contact him at 213-473-7004.

Visit lvna.info.

RESIDENTS of Larchmont Village Neighborhood heard updates ro an ess chool principal he ci co ncil o ce and A

Come to LANLT Garden Party in Hancock Park June 20

The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust will throw a Garden Party in the neighborhood on Thurs., June 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The event will take place in the Hancock Park garden of the Yust family home. Area resident Julie Stromberg is on the event planning committee.

Sen. Holly Mitchell Cocktails and hors d’oeuvre will be served, and guests will include honoree State Sen. Holly Mitchell, 30th District; she is among five 2019 honorees.

“The Hancock Park Garden Club supports many of our parks and gardens through funds for operations and maintenance,” Chandelle Wiebe, LANLT director of development

and communications, told us.

Other honorees are Carl Cade, West Coast office head of asset management and development, Tribune Real Estate Holdings and Resources Legacy Fund; Zully Flores, community advocate, Marson Pocket Park; Resources Legacy Fund; and the 2019 Gardening Apprenticeship Program (GAP) Students.

GAP is a youth leadership development program that provides nutrition, environmental and agricultural education, in addition to handson skills-building activities, to at-risk youth at John C. Fremont High School in South Los Angeles.

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Following several detailed reviews of drawings submitted by office building owner CIM Group in recent months, the Park Mile Design Review Board on May 16 unanimously approved plans to remodel slightly the exterior of the office building at 4750 Wilshire Blvd.

Previously occupied by Farmers Insurance Company’s information technology department, the structure is one of three buildings purchased by CIM Group in 2014.

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re odel Brookside HOA meeting is June 5 The annual Brookside Homeowners Association meeting will be at Memorial Branch Library, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Wed., June 5 at 6:30 p.m.

A CIM Group representative is expected to give an update on the “Wilshire-Mullen” project for the former Farmers Insurance tower. A DWP representative will discuss several recent local power outages.

Los Angeles Police Department Lead Officer Hebel Rodriguez also will speak.

Councilman Ryu’s office has not yet confirmed his attendance.

40th annual block party The 40th annual Brookside block party will take place on the 800 block of Muirfield Rd., Sun., June 23 beginning at 1 p.m.

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to both build new affordable housing and to keep the housing in older buildings that we have. Urban design plans do that. Even in the densest parts of Los Angeles, we can make choices. We should not tolerate “end runs” which foreclose the discussion of options.

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At the Park Mile Design Review Board meeting, CIM Group’s project architect Fielding Featherston, of Shubin Donaldson, and landscape urbanist Chris Torres, of the Superjacent Studio of Jerde, answered board members’ remaining questions about the changes, primarily involving landscaping of patios, a roof deck and the western and southern edges of the block, plus improving paths of travel for disabled access and similar matters. No new tenant or tenants have yet been announced by the owners.

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Stunning plans for former tire company on La Brea

By Suzan Filipek A “Market Hall”-style microbrewery and three restaurants in the historic Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. are on tap to open in the first quarter of 2020, developer Brad Conroy of Conroy Commercial told us.

“We’re happy it’s getting going,” he said of the project at the corner of Eighth Street and La Brea Avenue.

The 12,724-square-foot building’s Machine Age Streamline Moderne design was considered ultra modern when it opened in 1938. New plans for the former tire and repair shop will be equally stunning, Conrad has told us.

Originally expected to open by early 2018, the building’s adaptive reuse was reviewed by the City Cultural Heritage Commission, and in 2017 the city Planning Department approved an application for a conditional use permit for a full line of alcohol sales.

While a retail area, which will focus on the Firestone auto history, also was ap-

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Conroy met with members of the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association (SSNA) in 2017 to discuss parking, hours and repurposing the former tire and service center at 800 S. La Brea Ave. into the 4,420-squarefoot restaurant space and microbrewery.

A Conroy representative is expected to attend SSNA’s regular meeting June 5 with a construction build-out plan, including loading and delivery times.

Construction can be “very disruptive to the neighborhood and to safety,” said Conrad Starr, SSNA president. “We have to always stay on top of these things.”

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Or the little square to the back of Chevalier’s bookstore.

Floors in these places have a special Bruce and important Beiderwell function. The shelves stay low in the children’s section for obvious reasons. The floor becomes the vantage point from which a child views and reaches for options. The viewing can’t be hurried, since spines of books say even less than covers. Slow becomes part of the fun. But, seated cross-legged on the floor, a child or a parent can pull out a book with hope — even excitement — of what it might offer.

Ivanhoe at Central Library And almost always, the sense of hope leads eventually to a feeling of discovery: a great story, terrific illustrations, and new worlds. The floor serves as the steady point of departure.

It’s a familiar and safe ground, but it’s also untethered space for the imagination. Librarians have long understood this. In the Los Angeles Central Library, what at one time was the children’s section still has an original mural that follows Ivanhoe through the intrigues and incidents that constitute the novel’s action.

While it has been nearly a century since Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” commanded much attention, it’s easy enough to appreciate the logic of the room’s design. Sitting low and looking about, children of that past day were placed amidst a space of adventure. They were surrounded by something the imagination could grasp as new and exciting.

Wilshire branch Those who manage the space at the Wilshire branch of LAPL also understand that the act of reading with small children aligns closely with other forms of play. Reading, after all, is not a passive activity. So at this branch location,

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Memorial branch The Memorial branch on Olympic, just across from Los Angeles High School, takes a rather more formal approach to designing space for children. Here little tables, each surrounded by four little chairs, arrange themselves over the floor alongside the children’s books. It’s a great space for group projects, for writing, and for extended reading. It even allows, perhaps encourages, children to mimic the manners of their elders. Their space here, after all, is essentially a small-scale version of the library’s grownup space. While there is much to say for this design and for the lovely Memorial Branch in general, I prefer the empty and inviting floors available to children at both the Wilshire and Fairfax branch locations.

Chevalier’s Chevalier’s Books has created a kind of middle approach.

It’s not uncommon to see parents sitting on the floor with their children at the base of the shelves, but just a step back are low-slung, legless, fluffy couches that provide some comfort without really leaving the ground. And perhaps it’s the staying close to the ground that’s really important after all. For staying low has an important leveling function. I’m tall, but when I’m on the floor or sitting on those low couches looking over a book with my (Please turn to page 13)

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Three experts were wrong on a very easy bid; it screams out! your hand, sitting

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Here’s the bidding: West North East South P 1D P 1H P 1N P 2C* P ? *New Minor Forcing (conventional bid promising 5 hearts, says nothing about clubs) What’s your call? You have a minimum 13 HCP, only five diamonds, only two hearts.

Three experts looked at this hand. Two said they’d bid 2N and one bid 2H. All three were wrong. There is a very easy bid here, and it’s one of which you should be aware.

South’s New Minor Forcing bid promises a minimum of five hearts and ten HCP and, as important, says nothing about clubs. So bidding 2N is out of the question because it should promise stoppers in both unbid suits (since the 2C bid is conventional, clubs is still an unbid suit), which you don’t have.

But there is one bid that screams out. Two spades! Partner should know you are not showing a spade suit because you would have bid 1S over her 1H response if you had at least four spades. It’s not a reverse because your second bid was 1N, which limited your hand to not more than 14 HCP. So she should recognize that your bid of 2S does five things. First, it says that

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Grand Slam you do not have three hearts in your hand. Second, you do not have six diamonds. Third, you have a stopper in spades.

Fourth, it denies a stopper in clubs. Fifth, it invites her to play the hand in no trump if she has a club stopper.

If she does not have a club stopper, she could still bid 2N and hope that opponents only take four club tricks. Whatever she bids, however, it is the last bid of the auction. You have to accept her judgment and pass whatever she bids, unless she bids 3C. If she does that she is showing a club suit of five cards, and asking you to take a preference between clubs and hearts. Here’s the four hand layout: North ♠ AJ2 ♥ A9 ♦ KT973 ♣ 976 West ♠ KQ9 ♥ Q32 ♦ 86542 ♣ J3

East ♠ 8753 ♥ J64 ♦ QJ ♣ KT82

bid 2H, south jumped to 4H, and was mightily disappointed when she saw partner’s hand.

Partner’s defense for supporting with only two hearts was that he was stuck for a bid and thought that the A9 was as good as three small hearts (nice try!). But because hearts

split 3-3, she made four hearts.

Played correctly, double dummy (which means with all four hands exposed) it can make as many as 5N because the QJ of diamonds fall if north plays the Ace and King. But, regardless, it is a hand that should be played in no trump, not hearts.

The only way to get there is for north to show his spade stopper with his third bid.

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English country estate garden includes the usual (but always lovely) tropes: garden rooms, a walled garden, woodland garden, rose and cutting gardens; and — given the English craving for medieval ornament — a knot garden and one designed to mimic a stained-glass window at Chartres Cathedral. A long vertical axis connects these and other garden elements.

Perhaps the most stunning visual element of Filoli, which was given in 1975 by its second owners, the Roths, to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is its setting.

The estate is settled on an eastern slope of the northern Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by more than 23,000 acres of the protected Crystal Springs Watershed.

Nearby is the breathtaking Crystal Springs Reservoir.

(William Bourne was president of the Spring Valley Water Company; the site for Filoli was chosen for its beauty but was also part of the company’s land holdings.)

The pair of artificial lakes that make up the reservoir are folded into the rift valley created by the San Andreas Fault; water was impounded by the Crystal Springs Dam.

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Photo: Douglas Whitneybell

The reservoir is the terminus of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct; in 1934, architect William Merchant was commissioned by the San Francisco Water Department to design a Neo-classical structure, the Pulgas Water Temple, to commemorate its completion. Water flowed through it for 70 years.

It no longer does, but did when I was a young school teacher in San Mateo. I often visited Crystal Springs on days off. I would stick my head into the well in the center and listen to the rushing stream — it seemed thrilling — unaware then of the power, complexity, and political realities of the presence, or absence, of water in California.

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Thank the Romans for summer weddings

(Continued from page 10) secured with parking lots at Bethel Presbyterian Church, 857 S. La Brea Ave., and AT&T, 634-640 S. La Brea.

Plans also call for retaining many of the Firestone building’s original features, including its fire-engine-red sign.

“There’s definitely been a lot of interest among the neighbors,” said Starr.

“There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm.”

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Why is a chaotic situation called “bedlam”? asks Tammy Smith.

“Bedlam” is an abbreviated corruption of the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, which was founded in London in 1247. In 1547, after King Henry VIII’s break with the papacy and the subsequent closing of the monasteries, the hospital was turned into an insane asylum. From that time on, it became one of the main sights (and disgraces) of London, where for twopence anyone might gaze at the poor wretches and bait them. In 1815 it was moved across the Thames to Lambeth and is now the Imperial War Museum. on-site consumption, said Starr.

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The reason for the sixth month’s preeminence as a nuptial selection is rooted in Roman mythology. Juno was the Roman goddess of marriage and because the sixth month of the Julian (Julius Caesar) calendar was named for her, it was considered a lucky time for weddings. May, however, was thought to be unlucky because the goddess of fertility, Maia, might cause the unlucky bride to become pregnant before the ceremony (an unfortunate predicament then as now).

Down the centuries, the month of June has, of course, simply become the most desirable because of its normally gentle weather and because it’s the start of summer vacations, which makes planning the ceremony and honeymoon easier.

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