Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Aug 13, 2024Dr. Jesberg and the Derailed AdaptationNearly a century ago in beautiful, then-fashionable Westlake, Dr. Simon Jesberg opened the Eye and Ear Hospital at 500 Lucas Avenue. Over the course of his medical career, Dr. Jesberg retrieved more than 1400 objects from patients' throats and lungs,...DiscussWestlake
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Aug 3, 2024Latest Fire: The Pacific Dining CarThe Pacific Dining Car, a legacy steakhouse dating to 1921, was badly damaged by fire early this morning. Formerly open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, PDC had been closed since 2020, with everything from the marquee sign to the light fixtures auct...DiscussWestlake
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 28, 2024The Holland Hotel Has Been Empty for HOW Long?!If you're reading this blog, you probably already know about the city's costly and controversial purchase of the Mayfair Hotel for homeless housing. But did you know that another hotel with a history of housing LA's poorest citizens just two blocks...DiscussWestlake
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 9, 2024Oh, We Noticed, All Right, Part 2 *Updated 8/8*Earth to City Hall and to speculators: Angelenos share information with each other. If you're not on Reddit, two recent posts drew attention to some vacancies. Let's start with 1111 W. 6th Street, pictured above and shared in this post by Redditor Sc...DiscussHighland Park
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Apr 23, 2024Why The F@#$ is Catholic Charities Improperly Demolishing B'nai B'rith Lodge with NO Replacement Project or Demo Fencing Ahead of their Court Date?The International Order of B'nai B'rith commissioned S. Tilden Norton (architect behind several of LA's historic Jewish landmarks) to design a lodge building for their fraternal service organization, and he did exactly that. He did a beautiful job, i...Discussillegal demolition
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Mar 30, 2024Hey Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, Your Pants Are On FireHey, remember six-ish weeks ago when I dissected the troubling loss of 36 RSO units? Or ten days ago when I recounted the difficulties I've been facing with a related CPRA request? At the very bottom of that second link, I recount how the CD1 office ...Discusscity negligence
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Feb 12, 202436 RSO Units GoneOlder duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and similar homes are an important source of naturally occurring affordable housing in Los Angeles. This is especially true in lower-income neighborhoods, and even more so in neighborhoods that have more fa...Discussduplex
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Oct 11, 2023Two Homes Empty Since 2017It breaks my heart to see a perfectly lovely home sit empty for years - even more so when two houses on the same lot are sitting empty. 2749 W. 8th Street was built in 1907, with a back house (numbered 2745) added in 1921. In those days, Westlake was...DiscussWestlake
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Oct 5, 2023Doomed in Westlake(Photo courtesy of Esotouric) A little apartment building has stood at 2519 W. 4th Street in Westlake since 1939. When it sold in January 2022, it was described as "R3 TOC Tier 3 lot ripe for development" and suggested that the buyers collect rent wh...DiscussWestlake
