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Inconvenient Truths at LACMA: Sweeping Debt, Dealmaking, and Dubious Design under the Red Carpet
Inconvenient Truths at LACMA: Sweeping Debt, Dealmaking, and Dubious Design under the Red Carpet by Joseph Giovannini “…from the very beginning the ambitious project has been personality driven, based much more on Govan’s determination, enthusiasm, and charisma than on a compelling … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Fairfax and Wilshire, Greg Golding, Inconvenient Truths at LACMA, Joseph Giovannini, LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May Co. building, Michael Govan, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, Peter Zumthor, Peter Zumthor at LACMA: A Preacher in the Wrong Church, Wilshire Boulevard
Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You: The Academy Museum
Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You: The Academy Museum A message from James O’Sullivan, MMRA President On May 6, the City’s Planning Department recommendations on the Academy Museum project were released. As expected, the department declared that everything is … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS, Bill Delvac, Bill Kramer, CIM Group, Fairfax and Wilshire, Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood Community Plan, James O'Sullivan, May Co. building, Mid City West Community Council, Millennium project, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, motion picture museum, Museum Row
First Academy Museum Public Hearing Held
First Academy Museum Public Hearing Held MMRA Protests Digital Sign District, Special Events Center, and Lack of Parking On March 16, 2015 the first public hearing on the proposed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and special events center was held … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, Carthay Circle Homeowners, Fairfax and Wilshire, James O'Sullivan, LACMA, May Co. building, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, motion picture museum, Museum Row, Wilshire Boulevard
Betrayal in the Council District 4 Race • One Person’s Opinion
Betrayal in the Council District 4 Race One Person’s Opinion by James O’Sullivan, MMRA President In the Western classic, One Eyed Jacks (1961), starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden, one line really jumped off the screen and has stuck with me over … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, Carolyn Ramsay, Carthay Circle Homeowners, Council District 4, Fairfax and Wilshire, Fairfax Avenue, James O'Sullivan, May Co. building, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, Tom Labonge, Transparency Pledge
How to Dress for the Oscars • Commentary by Greg Goldin
From the MMRA Newsletter, March 15, 2014: How to Dress for the Oscars by Greg Goldin One of the most pressing issues facing the Miracle Mile is the Academy’s plea to bend the City’s rules to permit its new museum … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Fairfax and Wilshire, Greg Goldin, LACMA, Los Angeles Conservancy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May Company, Michael Govan, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, Sign District, Wilshire Boulevard
LACMA’s Billion Dollar Debt
[Miracle Mile Residential Association Newsletter, November 2014;] LACMA’s Billion Dollar Debt (and Michael Govan’s Very Good Day) Commentary by Greg Goldin Supervisor Ridley-Thomas: Is this Michael Govan Day in L.A. or what? We’re trying to figure that out. Did you know … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Broad Museum, Greg Goldin, Hammer Museum, La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Govan, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Residential Association, mmra, Museum Associates, Peter Zumthor, Resnick Pavillion, Wilshire Blvd, Wilshire Boulevard
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LACMA: The Sky’s the Limit • Commentary by Greg Goldin
[Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times.] LACMA: The Sky’s the Limit Commentary by Greg Goldin [Editor’s note: Last month, LACMA Director Michael Govan announced a proposal to build what he hopes will be a Frank Gehry designed skyscraper on Wilshire, … Continue reading
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MMRA Endorses Mid City West Trolley Plan
[From the November 2013 edition of the MMRA newsletter:] The Mid City West Trolley Plan [or how to get you husband to leave the car at home…] Last June billionaire developer Rick Caruso introduced the idea of an extension of … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Museum, Beverly Center, Cedars-Sinai, Fairfax and Wilshire, Fairfax Avenue, fixed rail trolley, gridlock, Julie Anne Brame, La Brea, LACMA, Melrose, Mid City West Community Council, Mid City West Trolley Plan, miracle mile, Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce, Miracle Mile Residential Association, Musuem Row, Purple Line Subway Extension, Rick Caruso, rubber-wheeled trolley, the Grove, Tom Labonge, Wilshire
