tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post207700607541480303..comments2023-09-05T03:55:57.948-07:00Comments on Building Los Angeles: Vibiana-Adjacent Residential Complex Breaks GroundAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10939514266523110682noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-61827261056567451792015-03-04T22:09:02.553-08:002015-03-04T22:09:02.553-08:00Should be interesting to see what types of materia...Should be interesting to see what types of materials are used. Maybe this will lead to the retail stalls in the LAPD motor pool garage finally getting filled in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939514266523110682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-83560251843680566182015-03-04T22:07:27.210-08:002015-03-04T22:07:27.210-08:00I don't believe so, unless they've purchas...I don't believe so, unless they've purchased the land since November.<br /><br />Agreed on the view. Always thought the skyline looked awesome when viewed from the northwest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939514266523110682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-29476672159974014712015-03-04T22:06:04.200-08:002015-03-04T22:06:04.200-08:00Will look it up!Will look it up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939514266523110682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-6862034968766299172015-03-04T19:28:10.766-08:002015-03-04T19:28:10.766-08:00This is a great location -- walkable to Little Tok...This is a great location -- walkable to Little Tokyo, financial district, Broadway/Spring and Arts District. Also, I love the contrast between the modern and Vibiana. Very niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-67657244278407908912015-03-04T18:22:02.639-08:002015-03-04T18:22:02.639-08:00Any idea if this Holland Group is behind the Bob B...Any idea if this Holland Group is behind the Bob Baker Marionette Theater development as well? What's happening with that? I live next to the Echo Indoor Pool and would love to see that corner lot improved. Its next to one of the best kept secret parks in LA - Vista Hermosa - amazing DTLA skyline views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-10343385981405776602015-03-04T12:15:44.823-08:002015-03-04T12:15:44.823-08:00READ my book. The title is 'Homage To Downtown...READ my book. The title is 'Homage To Downtown - In Search of Place and Memory in Ancient L.A.' published by Visions of L.A. in large format. You can find copies at USC, the Huntington Library and at the history desk in the Main Central Library. It'll be featured in the Lulu.com Gallery at the upcoming LAT book fair. It's been recommended by Bert Green, Richard Schave and Warren Thomas. In June 2004, Kevin Starr recommended the manuscript to U.C. Press. However, I'd already had three go-rounds with that shack and the editor then hit the roof. The fourth submission probably set a record. They didn't like all of the graphics - "too costly."juanitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326604380733074183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-70051517245180774902015-03-04T11:10:26.397-08:002015-03-04T11:10:26.397-08:00How is it that you always have a historic anecdote...How is it that you always have a historic anecdote handy?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939514266523110682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857633056849153171.post-51218054135585422242015-03-04T11:06:04.216-08:002015-03-04T11:06:04.216-08:00Hopefully, future residents will not encounter the...Hopefully, future residents will not encounter the ghost of Jacob Pfeister.<br /><br />The May 18th & 19th, 1885 editions of the Times recorded the wildest event that would ever occur in the adjacent cathedral (that is before the Taj Mahony would be constructed). Pfeister was not an escapee from the rescue mission then located across the street. He and his wife Clara had recently moved to the city from Ohio, lured west by the decreasing cost of travel by rail. During Sunday services, he could no longer contain himself, proceeded up and over the altar rail, took off every stitch of his clothes and stood naked before the burning heart of Jesus. Officer Fred Smith as well as the chief exemplar of the Knights of Columbus were also present and jumped up to intervene. A comic twenty minute opera ensued and the Times’ account of the 18th instant reports no dearth of screaming, yelling and running around bug-eyed. A follow-up account relates that by Tuesday, Mrs. Pfeister gave up on her miscreant, had telegraphed her brother in law and fled back home alone to Ohio. The brothers Pfeister soon proceeded north to the city by the bay. Jacob was not prosecuted; as apparents, the city fathers were glad enough to have him gone and hopefully, be forgotten. (No chance, Timmy.)juanitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326604380733074183noreply@blogger.com