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2007
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This discussion grew as an off-shoot of my blog post Active Rain, Localism, and The New Economy (Members Only) As promised, with Solomon-like skill, I have divided up a two-headed conversation:Ardell first opened up this topic on Rain City GuideTo summarize (And if I get it all wrong, Ardell wi...
01/16/2007
Every November I buy a handful of tickets to the Arroyo Arts Discovery Tour, and give them away. For the last couple years, I've sent some of tickets to the staff of the blog, Curbed LA. It seems one of those tickets found its way into the hands of Catherine Moye, a journalist with the Financia...
01/15/2007
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For the Active Rain Community: This will mark the first time I have used one of my contributor's posts as a lead-in. RuthAnne Tarletz de Molina reports back on the Public Hearing regarding the demolition of the Avenue 50 Studio building:Item: 131-5 N. Avenue 50 - (Not Listed) DIR-2007-XXXX-CCM...
01/12/2007
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The Northeast Police Station - Old Station #11 - is a Renaissance Revival style building, constructed in 1925. LAPD vacated the building in 1983, moving to larger quarters, and the building was subsequently ravaged by vandals, arson fires and water damage. Recognition as an Historic-Cultural M...
01/08/2007
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Some people rescue pets. Amy Inoue, owner of Future Studio at 5558 North Figueroa Street in Historic Highland Park rescued Chicken Boy. When Amy first arrived in Los Angeles, Chicken Boy perched atop a 3 story building on Broadway Street, in downtown L.A.To find out how Chicken Boy came to be ...
01/06/2007
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Journalist, poet, traveler, outdoorsman, newspaper and magazine editor, historian, archaeologist, folklorist, photographer, American Indian rights activist, librarian, preservationist, museum founder, and prodigious lover of dozens of women, Charles Fletcher Lummis is celebrated as one of Northe...
01/06/2007
The Northeast Los Angeles Communities of Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, Sycamore Grove, Hermon, El Sereno, Elysian Valley, Atwater Village are often referred to as communities of the "Arroyo Seco". Geographically, the ...
01/06/2007
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It is believed that early day Native American Tongva living in the area and coming upon this distinctive sandstone rock formation, very fittingly bestowed the title of the "Eagle Rock," which in actual fact does bear a striking resemblance to the head and wings of an eagle in flight. The Eagle Ro...
01/05/2007
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Avenue 50 Studio has been a leader in community outreach, and cross cultural understanding. Avenue 50 Studio leases space at 131 North Avenue 50. The 1925 masonry building was recently acquired by a new owner, and plans have been filed to demolish the structure.The next hearing before the Highl...
01/05/2007
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In 1781, the City of Los Angeles, known then as the Pueblo de la Reina de la Margen Del Rio de la Porciuncula, was founded and incorporated by Spain. Around this time, in 1784, Jose Maria Verdugo, a retired military soldier and rancher was granted 36,000 acres of land which he named "Rancho San R...
01/05/2007
