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Watch movies under the summer stars Take advantage of the last few weeks of summer by screening a movie outdoors at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off The expert in ditching school has the ultimate day off and explores what it means to

be free as a teenager. To screen Sun., Sept. 6. Fight Club An insomniac office worker crosses paths with a devilmay-care dilettante, forming an underground club. Rowdy and widely inventive. Scheduled for Sat., Sept. 12.

Carrie An outcast girl with telekinetic abilities is bullied by the kids at her school. When they play a prank, she unleashes her true power. To screen Sat., Sept. 19. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $15. Visit cinespia.org.

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The following information umns on the ground floor. It was written by Carol Hen- has a decorative balustrade on ning with research by Fluff the second floor. The southern exposure includes ornate McLean. The three-story Craftsman Oriental woodwork. The apex house at 200 S. Wilton Place of both the primary gabled has won the Windsor Square- roof and the second floor roof Hancock Park Historical Soci- gable are accented by Tudor style half-timbering decoraety landmark award for 2015. The house was built on S. tive elements. Westlake Ave. near MacArthur The home was restored to Park in 1904 and moved to its its original beauty in 2013 by local residents Fluff McLean present site in 1920. It was designed by architect and Mary E. Nichols. S. Tilden Norton and built Fluff McLean is a past presiby contractor J.H. Myers for dent of the Windsor Square Harry Woolner, an investor. ~Hancock Park HistoriNorton designed such land- cal Society. Mary E. Nichmark structures as the Greek ols is a professional photogTheatre in Griffith Park, the rapher. McLean and Nichols Los Angeles Theatre and the researched the original floor plan, then rehabilitated or Wilshire Boulevard Temple. In February 1920, the house replaced the fireplaces, upwas cut in two pieces and the dated plumbing and electrical, entire roof was removed in and saw to it the third floor preparation for the journey was returned to its original to Wilton Place. The neigh- floor plan. Bathrooms were borhood was then a subdivi- updated using tiles and colors sion of RidgeThe primary goal ...was ... rewood Park. It later became taining its ... original architectural known as the features while transitioning it into Wilton Historic the 21st century living. District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in of the period of the home. 1979. In the application, the Most of the materials used district was described as an in the home’s restoration were upper-middle class enclave on site. The previous owner with excellent examples of had carefully preserved and early 20th century period labeled every piece of molding architecture. The home is list- he removed before beginning ed as a contributor to the Wil- his part of the project. The primary goal of McLean ton Historic District. The house exhibits Crafts- and Nichols was to retain hisman influence in its incorpo- toric integrity and original ration of Oriental and Tudor features while transitioning to decorative elements, exposed 21st century living. rafters under the roof line, The home was purchased by cross gabled roof, low porch the current owners in 2014, pedestals with columns above, who are proud of its beauwide overhanging roof eaves ty and historic significance. In spite of its being sliced and wide window casings. The residence contains eight and moved, and having its bedrooms and eight bath- top floor chopped up to create rooms, an attic and basement, apartments, the structure is is characterized by a façade in excellent condition and has featuring a partial-width now been given a second life, porch, which frames the front assuring it to be around for entry to an off-center door. another 112 years. The façade includes an array The Wilton Place home is of double-hung leaded glass one of three of the Windsor windows that help define the Square-Hancock Park Hisstructure’s vertical emphasis. torical Society’s Landmark The exterior is clad in wood Award winners for 2015. The clapboard siding. The wooden third winner will be included porch is supported by four col- in next month’s issue.

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motorcycle cops, and a stage actress who traveled with her pet monkey across America. Open to all in countryside Angelus Rosedale Cemetery was founded in 1884, when Los Angeles was a small town and the corner of Washington Blvd. and Normandie Ave. was in the countryside—outside city limits.

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It was the first cemetery in Los Angeles open to all faiths and races, and it was the first to use a new approach in design called “lawn cemeteries… where nature and art conspire to surround the burial places of the dead with beautiful trees and flowers, natural scenery and works of monumental art.”

Tours will depart every 25 minutes, beginning at 9 a.m. (Advance paid reservations are required; each tour group’s participants are pre-assigned.) Tickets are $35 (by September 10; afterwards or at the door, $40, space available). For more information visit WestAdamsHeritage.org, or tours@westadamsheritage.org.

ART DECO monument is among architecture styles at the cemetery reflecting the era they were erected.

Offbeat and famous return from grave in West Adams The “Offbeat and Audacious” Living History Tour is on Sat., Sept. 26 at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery at 1831 W. Washington Blvd. Among those brought back from the dead in actor recreations will be Tod Browning, director of Bela Lugosi in “Dracula.” (Browning also directed 1931’s “Dracula” starring Bela Lugosi, and cult favorite “Freaks,” a flop at the time.) And meet the self-proclaimed heir to the throne, DIRECTOR Tod Browning with “Prince” John Rex de Guelph “Devil Doll” star Lionel Barrymore in drag, 1936. Windsor. Con man “Prince” Windsor portrayed on the tour include was a resident of Windsor daredevil female pilot JoSquare at the end of his sephine Callaghan, who life, said Laura Meyers, was born without arms; coordinator of the widow Mable MonoWest Adams Heritage han, a former vaudeAssociation tour. ville roller skater Dressed in and mother-incostume, law to a Vegas actors will gambler. portray the There’s a jazz deceased at saxophonist their gravewho played sides, or mauwith the soleums Count Basie designed Orchestra, a with set vi1930s movie dignettes. rector, a box Others ing champ, whose fia silent nal resting place is at SHAKESPEAREAN stage ac- film-era acthe historic tress Constance Crawley with tress, one of L.A.’s earliest cemetery and her pet monkey.

Eat, drink, enjoy at Italian Feast of San Gennaro Celebrate all things Italian at the Galbani Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro on Fri., Sept. 25 through Sun., Sept. 27 at North Highland and Orange avenues, between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards. The 14th annual street festival—affiliated with Christ the King Church—features samplings from local wineries and restaurants—including Sangria, pizza and meatballs to baked clams on the half shell—strolling musicians, carnival rides, a petting zoo, cooking stage, bocce ball and bingo. Events include a gravysauce competition, a “Will You Marrow Me?” donor campaign for Be the Match registry and

a blood drive for Cedars Sinai Hospital on Sunday. The feast is the last stop on Uncle Frank’s Youth Spirit Baseball Tour for families of children fighting cancer. A procession of St. Gennaro on Hollywood Blvd. begins at noon on Saturday following an 11 a.m. mass presided by Monsignors Montoya and Cacciapuoti. The event takes place Sept. 25, from 5 p.m. to midnight, Sept. 26, 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is $5; children under 12 free. The fest is across the street from the Hollywood and Highland complex and Metro Red Line. Visit feastofla.com.

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Neighbors come together for Night Out By Billy Taylor Residents turned out to L.A. High School on Aug. 4 for a community block party hosted by Wilshire Police. The annual event is an effort to meet neighbors and emergency workers in a friendly atmosphere. Attendees were welcomed at L.A. High and encouraged to check out vintage police cars on display. Members of the Wilshire Division cadet program were on hand to distribute literature and attract new youth to join. A hot dog stand and pizza booth kept the crowd happy with free food, and several inflatable bounce castles provided activities for the kids. The evening’s highlight was a performance by the L.A. High marching band and color guard, who got the crowd on their feet cheering as they

KOREATOWN Youth Community Center was at L.A. High giving away native plants to attendees.

marched to a drum cadence. The Outkast Dance Company—a program that develops character and builds confidence in young people

through dance—took to the stage next. The group included dozens of student dancers performing contemporary dance in unison.

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New book explores history of Pasadena Gamble house The Pasadena Gamble House is one of the world’s most iconic homes for architectural study and reflection. Now, for the first time in 20 years, there’s a new “musthave” book about the house for all those architectural junkies out there. In the first publication about the house since its restoration in 2004, “The Gamble House: Building Paradise in California,” documents the history, design, craftsmanship and impact of this cultural landmark. The Gamble family, heirs to the Proctor & Gamble fortune, hired architects Charles and Henry Greene to produce their personal paradise. The book explores the relationship between the architects and their patrons as they collaborated to create one of the

PERSONAL PARADISE told in new book.

finest examples of the Arts & Crafts movement. Greene & Greene designed the house in 1908. They were known for creating homes that redefined the intersections of art and nature, crafting spaces where families could establish lives of purpose and beauty in harmony with the land. Turning architecture into a fine art, the Gamble House ranks high among the great works of architecture worldwide. Written by Edward Bosley, Anne Mallek, Ann Scheid and Robert Winter with photographs by Alexander Vertikoff, the book takes a close look at the pull of paradise that was early 20th-century California; and it shows how the house fit into that paradise and helped define it. Published by The Gamble House/USC School of Architecture and CityFiles Press, the book sells for $60 and is available in bookstores, online and at the Gamble House bookstore. For information, go to gamblehouse.org/bookstore.

Plotke, RedLilly plumbing make company history Plotke Plumbing opened on Larchmont Blvd. in the 1950s. Clearing clogged drains to running copper piping are services offered at Red Lilly, which traces its roots to 1924. In a historic move, the two are now one company: Plotke&RedLilly. “Instead of being bought out, we decided to bring them together,” said Lynn Shirley who co-owns the new company with Giovanni Torreschico. Shirley joined Plotke about 20 years ago and worked under Mario Sanchez, who purchased the company from original owner: G. Jerry Plotke. Sanchez has stayed on as office manager at the Temple St.-based company. redlillyplumbing.com, 323463-9201.

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Renovation is underway to bring new visitors to city’s river Before there was gold in them thar hills, there was water in this here desert. The Los Angeles River was once a plentiful source of food, water and recreation with oak trees and trout for all. Today, the concrete conduit protects the city from flooding, but to most LA residents it’s just an ugly storm drain or that place where hot rods raced in the movie “Grease.” The Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan hopes to change that. The plan includes a $1.3 billion makeover that will provide greater accessibility, enhance communities, create green space and still offer flood control.

Little river that could It’s hard to think of L.A. flooding, but it did… many times. Lives were lost. Communities were destroyed. And a mayor was recalled.

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Renee Ridgeley The documentary, “A Concrete River,” by filmmaker Raphael Sbarge, chronicles the river’s complicated history from the 1700s when Native

American villages dotted its shores to the 1938 cataclysmic flood that prompted its containment to the 2007 Revitalization Master Plan proposed by the L.A. City Council and then-Mayor Villaraigosa. Many river advocates, municipal organizations and nonprofits like Green Wish, The L.A. River Corp and Friends of the Los Angeles River all share the vision of seeing the river restored to a place of beauty and recreation. And, in some areas with natural beds, it’s already happening. Friends of the Los Angeles River (FOLAR) have been around since 1986. The organization has been finding new ways to get people engaged with the L.A. River. Fishing derby Sept. 5 On Sept. 5, FOLAR is sponsoring Off Tha’ Hook, a fishing derby. You won’t need a license that day (it’s a U.S. Fish & Wildlife “free day”). There is a registration fee for adults ($50) and a No Cost Kids Fish event. River Rover is an educational bus for of all ages to learn more about the riparian environment. They also “take the river to the people” through their mobile educational program. You don’t have to wait for the river redux to take a boat ride. Get on the river in a kayak this summer! Author and activist Annabelle Gurwitch hosts an annual kayak trip down the river each August. “Once you spend time on the river, you fall in love with it,” Ms. Gurwitch said at the Concrete River

KAYAKING IS one of the ways to enjoy the Los Angeles River.

screening. “You’ll never think of L.A. in the same way.” If you prefer to keep your feet dry, FOLAR operates The Frog Spot along the river on the Elysian Valley bike path. It’s a gathering space where one might find a yoga class, a musical performance, have a glass of wine or get your bike repaired. It’s weekends only so check their calendar before you go.

Resources • Friends of the L.A. River: www.folar.org/frogspot; • Kayak tours: www.lariverkayaksafari.org and www.lariverexpeditions. org/about-lariver-kayak.php • River Rover program: www.folar.org/river-rover • The L.A. River Corps: www.larivercorp.com • Green Wish: www.greenwish.com

Gehry's digital map plan for L.A. River has parks, walking paths A master plan and digital model are in the works by Frank Gehry to redevelop the 51-mile, concrete-bordered Los Angeles River as it winds from San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. The 86-year-old architect is working with the L.A. River Revitalization Corp. to turn the waterway into a reclamation system and increase public access with parks and walking and bike paths. Rather than primarily serving as a flood control system as it has in its past, Gehry said he aims to store and treat storm water in its basin. Reportedly he has worked on the hydrology-based project for about a year and produced a 3-D digital model combined with high-definition photography.

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Landscape architect helps owners bid grass goodbye in Arden garden climate-appropriate plants, as well By John Welborne as proper grass-removal and mulch More and more fronting, have translated to a garden that yard re-landscaping requires little maintenance. The ownprojects are underway ers now perform the minimal required in our neighborhoods. gardening, weeding, sweeping, and In Windsor Square, deadheading themselves, about every in just a single block three weeks. of Arden Blvd., three Saving water houses in a row have Asked about water savings, Nollmann new, non-lawn front said, “In the first six to 12 months of yards. a drought-tolerant garden like the one One of the front yards used to con- BEFORE photo shows a landscape that did not on Arden, there will not necessarily be huge water savings, as the plants need NEW GARDEN adds splash of color to the street. sist almost entirely of beckon to birds, bees and butterflies. enough water to become established grass (with the exception of some random Agapanthus and bulbs). According before gradually lowering the water usage. However, you to landscape architect, Alexis Nollmann, the yard “had no will see savings in subsequent years when, depending on design to speak of, was watered (I believe), almost daily, the plant material chosen, water consumption can drop to and required a gardener to mow the lawn on a weekly a third or fourth of the amount previously used when there was a lush lawn.” basis.” The property’s long-time owners wanted a change. Noll- This redesigned garden is a definite contrast to the mann said that they requested “something loose and natu- remaining lush front lawns nearby. ralistic that would be attractive from both their porch and Nollmann observed that, “when I first started designing the street and which would not require copious amounts gardens, I had to almost coerce clients into eliminating their lawns or using drought-tolerant plants. It’s a relief of maintenance or water.” Garden designer Nollmann says that she has been “gar- that so many people have finally developed an awareness dening and doing art since I was a child, and volunteered and actually are requesting drought-tolerant gardens.” at the Theodore Payne Foundation and Descanso Gardens But she joins other professionals in warning that removal when I was in high school and beyond.” Since obtaining of lawn is not a panacea. It can have unfortunate, negative her landscape architecture degree, she has been designing consequences. Lawn removal is not always the answer and installing drought-tolerant gardens for about 10 years. Nollmann says that homeowners should “be wary of The birds and the bees In the Arden Blvd. front yard, a mixture of native and over-simplifying the idea of drought-tolerance. When one non-native drought tolerant plants in a muted color pal- removes a lawn, there are factors that should be weighed. ette of mauve, purple, lavender, green and silver was select- Do children and/or dogs play on the lawn? Are there ed by the owners. Nollmann says “It is supposed to give the mature trees in the lawn that will continue to require the effect of broad strokes of color, like a painting, and attract same irrigation as a lawn? “Furthermore, replacing a Bermuda grass lawn with DESIGNER’S art background came into birds, butterflies and bees.” play in choosing the garden’s muted col According to Nollmann and the owners, these new, (Please turn to page 10) or palette.

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Visit eight homes on beach cities tour

The Modern Home Tour on Sat., Sept. 12. a 20-foot side-yard with pool and gardens that from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. will open eight houses provide private views from all rooms. The that represent the zenith of modern architec- house is eco-friendly, using wind and solar power to generate energy ture, according to the for electricity, heating and sponsors, the Americooling. can Institute of Archi Another home in Mantects Long Beach/ hattan Beach, designed by South Bay chapter. Cozen Architecture and Visitors on the selfLighting, uses daylighting guided tour can speak techniques to maximize with the homeowners the amount of natural light and the houses’ archiin the house. Using solar tects, who will provide panels for electricity, this information such as the source of inspira- OCEAN PARK home provides its own elec- house is also environmentricity, heating and cooling. tally clean. A new home tion for the homes. One home in the Ocean Park neighbor- in Pacific Palisades features a roof garden and hood of Santa Monica has an ocean view and deck with an ocean view.

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SOLD: This residence, located at 517 N. Lucerne Blvd., was listed for nearly $2 million.

Single family homes 108 S. Hudson Pl. 126 S. Windsor Blvd. 612 Lorraine Blvd. 627 Lorraine Blvd. 465 S. Orange Dr. 208 S. Lucerne Blvd. 123 S. Irving Blvd. 517 N. Lucerne Blvd. 133 S. Lucerne Blvd. 6173 Clinton St. 157 S. Lucerne Blvd. 686 Lorraine Blvd. 928 S. Tremaine Ave. 969 S. Hudson Ave. 707 S. Bronson Ave. 942 S. Rimpau Blvd. 538 S. Norton Ave. 953 S. Citrus Ave. 336 N. Gower St. 564 N. Plymouth Blvd. 512 S. Wilton Pl. 505 N. St. Andrews Pl.

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post and beam designed by Karl Schwerdtfeger. “Glendale Goes Modern,” a free lecture with city historic preservation commissioner Arlene Vidor, kicks off the tour on Thurs., Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

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Gehry retrospective coming to LACMA, arts and crafts at Zimmer LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"Frank Gehry" opens Sun., Sept. 13 and includes works from the 1960s to the present with more than 200 drawings and 65 models by the L.A. based architect. Organized by the Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, it is divided into six chronological themes and include his 1977 residence in Santa Monica to Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.

The Pritzker Prize-winner’s use of CATIA Digital Project, a software tool Gehry developed to manipulate three-dimensional information, and buildings in the still-design phase are included in the exhibit. Computer Aided ThreeDimensional Interactive Application created for the aeronautics and automotive industries, was adapted by Gehry to create complex forms, and it is now used by architects worldwide. Projects of his in the exhibit include Facebook’s new

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museum collection and works by Henry Cartier-Bresson among others. Ends Feb. 7, 2016. • "Aktion! Art and Revoluion in Germany, 1918-19" ends Jan. 10, 2016. • "Japanese Paintings and Prints: Celebrating LACMA's 50th Anniversary," ends Sept. 20. • "Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada." The founding director of Watts Towers, he later worked on 10-acres of sculpture in Joshua Tree. Ends Sept. 27.

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(Continued from page 7) excessively Spartan plantings and a bed of hot gravel does little to beautify a neighborhood, regenerate soil, create habitat for birds, bees and butterflies or bring down the air temperature.” The grass clearing and hardscape installation began in the fall of 2014, and installation was completed in January 2015. Nollmann attributes the abundant growth not just to good installation practices, but also to the neighbor-

Craft Affair 2015 will celebrate the Craft & Folk Museum's 50th anniversary with a fundraising gala co-chaired by Richard Erickson of W.E. O'Neil, Hank Hilty of the A.F. Gilmore Company, and artist Don Bachardy. A cocktail reception and silent auction will take place on Sat., Oct. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. The museum will be honoring the A.F. Gilmore Company and Guggenheim Fellow Phyllis Green. For tickets visit craftaffair.cafam.org.

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Local eateries host diners at ‘Taste of Larchmont’ With sounds of Broadway show tunes ringing through the night, supporters of Hope-Net sampled food at Larchmont Blvd. restaurants and bakeries. The 23rd annual “Taste of Larchmont” on Aug. 24 used a Broadway theme to accompany diners as they visited many of the 16 restaurants offering samples of their cuisine.

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GREETING GUESTS was Douglas Ferraro, Hope-Net’s executive director.

SAMPLING cheese at Larchmont Village Wine & cheese was Sharon Donnan. COVER PHOTO: Candace Whalen, Clyde Jenkins and Peggy Bartenetti.

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Garden history, edible landscapes, brewing beer at Huntington tems, choosing drought-tolerant edibles, mulching, soil health and more. Use foraged ingredients such as mugwort, black sage,and other aromatics to make beer Sun., Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop for advanced gardeners includes step-by-step instructions, recipes to try at home and refreshments. Create in the garden Combine botany with art in

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Children's Learning feted at benefit A gala farm-to-table benefit dinner celebrating restaurateur Gale Kohl and her cooking series and children’s garden programs is Sun., Sept. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. The event takes place at the Arboretum’s Celebration Garden, Los Angeles County Arboreretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Proceeds from A Night to Honor Gale Kohl will support the creation of a Children’s Learning Patio and education

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SEPTEMBER 2015

SECTION two

Larchmont Chronicle

WOODWARD REAL ESTATE

Experience Has Its Rewards

S-O-L-D 5 Generations in Hancock Park

Windsor Blvd.

Hancock Park Statistics For One Year * June St.

Muirfield Road

Total Dollar Volume for closed sales:

$502,087,953

Average sales price

$1,749,435

Average day on market

Average price per square foot

$610.00

(some high end sales reached $1000 per square foot.)

Inventory:

Muirfield Road

Van Ness Ave.

Plymouth Blvd.

L-O-W

Buyer Demand: H - I - G - H

ITâ€™S STILL A PHENOMENAL TIME TO SELL

Ridgley Dr.

* per the MLS

Wilton Pl.

Muirfield Rd.

Gower St.

Sierra Bonita Ave.

Bentley Circle

Marino Ave

Hauser Blvd.

McCadden Pl.

Clark Ave.

Ridgewood Dr.

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