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Pumpkin Party Time! Carve ‘em or Cook ‘em! By Melissa Berry / Ledger Columnist
Local Landmarks Seen In Shulman Exhibit At Central Library
[ SELECT HOME SALES OCTOBER 2007 ] 90026 Condominimums 1701 CLINTON ST 402 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,000
By Kathy McDonald Oh, where does one begin when discussing pumpkins? Just because you may not have grown these squashes doesn’t mean you can’t play with your pumpkins! From the ever popular jack-o-lanterns and decorations, to traditional pies, small carved out sweet pumpkins as bowls to hold crème of pumpkin soup, pumpkin seeds as a nice change from sunflower seeds and the ubiquitous pumpkin carriages in fairy tales. For those of you carving Halloween pumpkins, there are materials you need that will definitely make the initial preparation of your pumpkin easier. While it is possible to struggle through this preparation stage with just a serrated knife, sturdy metal spoons, and a small nail, there are all kinds of pumpkin carving sets available at stores like Osh for those ambitious pumpkin artists out there. Preparing Your Pumpkin • First cut a whole in the top for a lid. Be sure to angle the saw inwards so the lid sits on top of the pumpkin and doesn’t fall through! Depending on how you plan to use the pumpkin determines how far to cut the lid down from just the top to maybe 25% down. • Scoop out the seeds and the strings with a sturdy spoon. You can wash the seeds thor-
oughly and toast them in a slow oven for roasted pumpkin seeds. • Scrape some of the flesh from the inside so the pumpkin is about an inch thick wherever you plan to be carving on it. I just learned about this, and it really makes it easier to carve. Take the nail I mentioned earlier and see if you can get that through the skin to help estimate the thickness. The design is up to you. You can do the traditional snaggle-toothed, slanted-eyed, evil looking pumpkin, or you can go on the Internet and print out some patterns that spark your imagination. Just remember, when carving a curve, just slightly turn the saw and keep the knife at an angle. To remove the cut pieces, push from the inside. How you light you pumpkin is up to you: a pumpkin light or a candle in a holder. Place the candle on tin foil and put the lid on. After a minute remove and lid and look for smoke marks. You should make some vents where the smoke marks are! Step back from your handy work and try to be the first on your block to yell “Boo!”
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Acclaimed architectural photographer Julius Shulman’s career spans seven decades. An exhibition of 150 of his photographs, now archived at the Getty Research Institute, will be on display downtown at the Central Library’s Getty Gallery from October 6th through Jan. 20th.
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90027 Condominimums 4455 LOS FELIZ BLVD 1207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $551,000 4614 FINLEY AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000 4343 FINLEY AVE 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000
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Photograph by Julius Shulman. Ennis House, Los Feliz, interior, 1953. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10)
Shulman’s photographs capture metro L.A.’s modern architectural history and the exhibition includes such iconic images as architect Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House #22 as well as local Los Feliz landmark the Lovell Health House designed by Richard Neutra. A veteran chronicler of the area’s rich modernist history, Schulman most recently advocated for the Sliver Lake meadow’s preservation. The Central Library is located at 630 W. Fifth St., downtown. The exhibit is free and open during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
ANGUS ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,335,000 GLENFELIZ BLVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100,000 EDENHURST AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020,000 ANGUS ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,010,000 IVANHOE DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867,500 MADERA AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832,000 GARDEN AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732,000
90068 Condominimums 1966 TAMARIND AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 573,500 2225 N BEACHWOOD DR 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561,000
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