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It is important to clarify a very erroneous statement by the previous commentator…..the house was never going to be demolished. There was never such a plan.
ara to many is a symbol of fighting the city manger, city leadership and city councils agenda to demo great history. The city used I think at least a million of the #weho residents money to fight what many residents wanted in protecting this building from demo. In the end they had to abandon their efforts to demo. So it stands today as a symbol to some of community activism at work, protecting great architecture in #weho from out of town developer speculation of our city and a example of where the residents overcame the city hall agenda, the planning… Read more »
Manny
9 years ago
It was wonderful to be inside this wonderful house and I’m happy that it is still with us. But it was also disappointing to visit a place that could have been so much more than what it currently is. If it weren’t for obstacles placed in the way, there now could have been much needed senior housing in the back of the property, a refurbished main house for the community’s use, a public park and available parking for all those purposes. Instead, 14 years later all we have is this nostalgic tour. But there is still hope for this beautiful… Read more »
Riley
9 years ago
Terrific! When will it be open to the public for good?
Larry Block
9 years ago
The Community Visioning process is fantastic… — but lets give credit to the person who got us to this point. Allegra Allison. Here is a reprint of the article. Nice to see the community being involved in 2014.. but it was a long haul. Allegra Allison stepped up to the plate against all odds… and after the big win it cost the City of West Hollywood $900,000 in legal fees to pay the attorney’s representing the community who just begged to be heard. Remember the lines protesting the Sunset Millennium, and of course the battle over Plummer Park.. which was… Read more »
It is important to clarify a very erroneous statement by the previous commentator…..the house was never going to be demolished. There was never such a plan.
ara to many is a symbol of fighting the city manger, city leadership and city councils agenda to demo great history. The city used I think at least a million of the #weho residents money to fight what many residents wanted in protecting this building from demo. In the end they had to abandon their efforts to demo. So it stands today as a symbol to some of community activism at work, protecting great architecture in #weho from out of town developer speculation of our city and a example of where the residents overcame the city hall agenda, the planning… Read more »
It was wonderful to be inside this wonderful house and I’m happy that it is still with us. But it was also disappointing to visit a place that could have been so much more than what it currently is. If it weren’t for obstacles placed in the way, there now could have been much needed senior housing in the back of the property, a refurbished main house for the community’s use, a public park and available parking for all those purposes. Instead, 14 years later all we have is this nostalgic tour. But there is still hope for this beautiful… Read more »
Terrific! When will it be open to the public for good?
The Community Visioning process is fantastic… — but lets give credit to the person who got us to this point. Allegra Allison. Here is a reprint of the article. Nice to see the community being involved in 2014.. but it was a long haul. Allegra Allison stepped up to the plate against all odds… and after the big win it cost the City of West Hollywood $900,000 in legal fees to pay the attorney’s representing the community who just begged to be heard. Remember the lines protesting the Sunset Millennium, and of course the battle over Plummer Park.. which was… Read more »