LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown) - Page 69

JDRCRASH · #**1361** Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 10:52 PM**

^ Another reason why the 12-2 plan (now dead) should've happened.

LAsam · #**1362** Posted **Dec 8, 2010, 9:40 PM**

Good news regarding the proposed flatiron style skyscraper at Wilshire & Gayley... it now has city council's blessing.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/1...blvd_tower.php

Illithid Dude · #**1363** Posted **Dec 8, 2010, 10:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by LAsam

Good news regarding the proposed flatiron style skyscraper at Wilshire & Gayley... it now has city council's blessing.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/1...blvd_tower.php

Hell yeahs. I sort of love this building. This is great.

JDRCRASH · #**1364** Posted **Dec 8, 2010, 11:24 PM**

That's one of my favorites in this thread. Good to see it's rolling right along. Although something seems to be missing...maybe a better crown?

BrandonJXN · #**1365** Posted **Dec 9, 2010, 12:00 AM**

Lol. What? You want a pastry on it? Or how about a funnel cake?

pesto · #**1366** Posted **Dec 9, 2010, 7:14 PM**

No complaints allowed on this one. Nice design, good height, famous architect, at transit, fits neighborhood. It even blocks view of lesser buildings. Traffic is already so bad that I don't even count the slight additional traffic around it as a negative.

RAlossi · #**1367** Posted **Dec 9, 2010, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

Lol. What? You want a pastry on it? Or how about a funnel cake?

Or red neon up the sides. wah wahhhhh.

pesto · #**1368** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 12:24 AM**

Maybe a powder blue graphic "UCLA" signature that gradually signs itself.

Or a sign for the Valleyites and South Bay residents on the 405: If you lived here, you would be home.

pesto · #**1369** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 12:41 AM**

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/1...s_approved.php

Curbed also reported that the city has bought off on a large surface parking lot for Fresh and Easy at Crenshaw and 52nd. Apparently the community was OK with the parking lot except for one small group (who I actually sympathize with, but apparently did not have local popular or political support).

My main point is that Crenshaw is low density, almost entirely single story, and I see no trend away from that. That's why I can't support spending money on the Crenshaw Line.

Crenshaw at Exposition, near the Expo Line, will have roof parking on the Target (last I heard) because that area (and all along the Expo Line, more or less) does support multi-level, transit-oriented use.

BrandonJXN · #**1370** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by RAlossi

Or red neon up the sides. wah wahhhhh.

My neon stripes kick ass.

Illithid Dude · #**1371** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 12:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by pesto

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/1...s_approved.php

Curbed also reported that the city has bought off on a large surface parking lot for Fresh and Easy at Crenshaw and 52nd. Apparently the community was OK with the parking lot except for one small group (who I actually sympathize with, but apparently did not have local popular or political support).

My main point is that Crenshaw is low density, almost entirely single story, and I see no trend away from that. That's why I can't support spending money on the Crenshaw Line.

Crenshaw at Exposition, near the Expo Line, will have roof parking on the Target (last I heard) because that area (and all along the Expo Line, more or less) does support multi-level, transit-oriented use.

I was slightly sickened by that rendering. Everything about that place is exactly what we should be moving away from right now; one story, huge parking, single use, stucco, ugly. Oh, well. I suppose if that place is currently a surface parking lot, having one building is a better option, but still. Ick.

pesto · #**1372** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 2:34 AM**

It did seem a bit 1950's even if 52nd/Crenshaw is suburban in its overall constructed look (wide street, sfh, low-rise). But, it's the locals who should be deciding what they want in their neighborhood, generally speaking.

Illithid Dude · #**1373** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 3:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by pesto

It did seem a bit 1950's even if 52nd/Crenshaw is suburban in its overall constructed look (wide street, sfh, low-rise). But, it's the locals who should be deciding what they want in their neighborhood, generally speaking.

The problem is, the locals are often idiots. For example, all that fuss about the Purple Line going through Beverly Hills. I mean, come on, just get over yourselves and build the damn thing!

JDRCRASH · #**1374** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 7:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

Lol. What? You want a pastry on it? Or how about a funnel cake?

Some sort of glass crown, maybe? I just think it abruptly stopping with a flat roof, rather than gradually shrinking like The Century tower, is less attractive. I don't know. But that's just me.

DistrictDirt · #**1375** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

Some sort of glass crown, maybe? I just think it abruptly stopping with a flat roof, rather than gradually shrinking like The Century tower, is less attractive. I don't know. But that's just me.

Count me in the anti-crown crowd for this one. I love spires and crowns normally, but I don't think this one needs it. Its disctinctiveness comes from its narrow triangular profile, like the flatiron building. It speaks for itself without any additional adornments. Just one pundit's opinion though

Illithid Dude · #**1376** Posted **Dec 10, 2010, 5:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by DistrictDirt

Count me in the anti-crown crowd for this one. I love spires and crowns normally, but I don't think this one needs it. Its disctinctiveness comes from its narrow triangular profile, like the flatiron building. It speaks for itself without any additional adornments. Just one pundit's opinion though

A copper peaked roof would be nice. When copper turns green, it looks really pretty, and very nice on a traditional building like this one.

dktshb · #**1377** Posted **Dec 12, 2010, 5:47 PM**

It seems like it has taken forever but it looks like Cirque du Soleil's "Iris" is finally coming to the Kodak Theater this coming Summer:

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COMING SUMMER 2011

Movies in a whole new light This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of cinema and its genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to...

http://www.kodaktheatre.com/events.htm

dktshb · #**1378** Posted **Dec 12, 2010, 6:02 PM**

I am pretty sure the new Rolling Stone Restaurant/Bar has opened or is opening real soom. I suppose I will reluctantly check it out at some point... maybe I will be pleasantly surprised:

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Whoa, here it comes. The behemoth that encompasses Rolling Stone restaurant and lounge at Hollywood & Highland (aka RS/LA), the first-ever licensing of the Rolling Stone name for an American restaurant. While the soft opening isn't scheduled until next month with the official launch happening over Grammy weekend, RS/LA held a pre-soft launch on November 21, hosting the VIP afterparty for the American Music Awards. Up above, a glimpse into the colorful multi-floored space designed by Gavin Brodin of Brodin Design Build (Crown Bar, The Abbey), as one might expect it's chock full of rocker photography that has characterized the musical magazine for decades.

http://la.eater.com/archives/2010/12...olling-stone-5

Kingofthehill · #**1379** Posted **Dec 14, 2010, 5:41 PM**

Speaking of Westwood, here is some infill I photographed there this past Sunday:

pesto · #**1380** Posted **Dec 14, 2010, 8:53 PM**

Rolling Stone should get a boost from the Cirque crowd right next door.

Cirque is almost too much good news for Hollywood to stand. With that and new clubs, bars, etc., that area is going to die from overcrowding on weekends. They have to push the idea of using Red Line from NoHo or from DT; maybe add more trains.

I guess Expo will help also. It would be nice if a single ticket could get you to Hollywood.