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Showing posts with label Westside. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
LA Today: Westside Sunrise
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
LA Today: More Getty Brush Fire Photos
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A couple more photos of the brush fire burning near The Getty.
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LA Today: Getty Fire Off the 405
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A quick first shot of the smoke plume from the brush fire burning off the 405 near The Getty this afternoon. Will try to get more up soon.
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* UPDATE: More photos of the fire now online at this link
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— TJ Sullivan in LA
Thursday, June 25, 2009
LA Today: Crowd Pays Respects to Jackson
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View more photos at this link of the crowd that gathered Thursday afternoon outside UCLA Medical Center after news of Michael Jackson's death was reported.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Saturday, June 20, 2009
LA Today: Iran Election Protest
Saturday, January 31, 2009
A Hole in Westwood Village
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Lots of bad news this week, including the announcement that Home Depot is shuttering its Expo Design Centers, like the one pictured above in Westwood Village. Losing this tenant in the village will surely leave a big vacant hole in the middle of what was expected to be a revitalized block of shops, with a new Trader Joe's market already open for business, and a Rite Aid and several eateries set to start business soon.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Building Wraps Nixed ... Plastic Burns!
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You want something done right? Call the fire department.
Forget messing around with lawyers, like some office workers did in their effort to remove one of those veritable condoms of vinyl and plastic that have consumed office buildings throughout Los Angeles, blocking windows with unwanted advertisements and turning structures into super-billboards.
Though the attorneys in the aforementioned effort appear to have won that one battle, Los Angeles fire inspectors succeeded in removing nearly 20 of the unsightly skins in one fell swoop.
The Los Angeles Times blog LA Now reports that the owners of nearly 20 buildings have been ordered to remove the wraps because ... duh ... plastic burns.
Here's a snippet from the LA Now post:
Fire officials discussed the crackdown as they stood next to a six-story supergraphic advertising Tropicana orange juice on National Boulevard near Westwood Boulevard.
"This would take a fire from the first floor to the top in no time at all," said Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Kurt Fasmer.
I don't know if the supergraphic pictured above is one of the near 20 included in the crackdown.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
And Then the Wrapping Came Off
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Well, that didn't take long.
The building wrap pictured above came down on Wednesday, less than three days after it was the subject of a story in the the Los Angeles Times.
There are, however, still plenty of buildings under wraps in LA.
Here's a snippet from today's story about the Statue-of-Liberty wraps:
[...] Foes of supergraphics have accused McNeilly of attempting to use a patriotic symbol to secure a legal settlement that will allow him to put commercial advertising on buildings that never had them to begin with. McNeilly sued the city a decade ago over its efforts to remove a multistory, patriotic mural in Westwood.
He won a settlement in 2003 that allows commercial advertising on the building's west side -- a wall that currently displays an advertisement for the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic."
"The history is, he takes out these patriotic signs so that he can eventually sell advertising," said Dennis Hathaway, president of the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight.
McNeilly would not say how much money he makes from the supergraphic in Westwood, but he explained that advertisers were willing to pay up to $100,000 per month for a single, tarp-like supergraphic, depending on its size and location.
A photo of a Statue-of-Liberty wrap is at this link.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
LA Today: A Photo of a New Parking Sign
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The longer hours of metered parking enforcement are here. Get used to it. This shiny new sign is on Santa Monica Boulevard on the Westside.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
LA Today: A Blue-Skied Inauguration Day
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To President Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, a member of my generation, an eloquent speaker, a thoughtful leader, and a father ...
Congratulations and Godspeed.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Monday, January 19, 2009
LA's Invasion of the Building Wraps
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I took these shots of building wraps Monday afternoon on the Westside. All are within a mile of each other and each has appeared in the past few months.
Related Posts at NBC:
- Big Billboard Ruling Upholds City Ban
- Statewide Billboard Ban a Hard Sell
— TJ Sullivan in LA
Friday, January 09, 2009
Even 'Buddy Christ' Feels Economic Pinch
A little more than a year after relocating the signature novelty and comic-book shop from UCLA-adjacent Westwood Village to a space a couple miles away, inside a DVD store on W. Pico Boulevard, it appears the venture has proved unsustainable.
An e-mail sent to store patrons this evening says the final day of business for the Los Angeles store will be this Sunday, January 11.
Here's the complete text of the note:
Sad news from The Stash. It's just been confirmed that the Secret Stash West will be closing its doors forever on January 11th. We just couldn't survive during these tough economic times. We gave it our best shot and we're sorry to see another great comic book shop leave L.A. It has been a pleasure taking care of all of Kevin's fans. If you haven't been in yet, it's your last chance to see The Stash and say your good byes. All Stash merchandise will be discounted 20% until the final day. Some good news for Laser Blazer customers, The Stash will be converted into a Blu-ray room by March 1st. Come check out the coolest and biggest selection of Blu-rays in L.A. See you soon, Ron Laser Blazer and The Stash
We'll miss you, Buddy.
— TJ Sullivan in LA
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