"Eagle
Rock: Where land use planning is a contact sport"
THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
April 10,
2003
"Thanks for the TERA weekly update. I am continually amazed
by the level of professionalism and technical detail
your group is able to provide to your ever-increasing constituency.
What an asset to a community buried in the LA bureaucratic shuffle.
I've only seen such vigor and intelligence in Larchmont and Brentwood in LA,
and even they don't compare. Keep up the fine work -- while frustrating
--
very rewarding for the betterment of the community."
-- Tom Eidem, noted economic development advisor, San Clemente
In this issue:
1. COLORADO TERRACE RECEIVES FINAL FUNDING AND BUILDING PERMIT!
2. TERA MISREPRESENTED IN BS
3. ALL STAR LANES UPDATE -- GREAT NEWS!
4. ROAD SHOW: BOOKS -- APRIL 15
5. HERITAGE COALITION TO FETE EAGLE ROCK LEADERS -- APRIL 28
6. GALLERY FIGUEROA CLOSING PARTY -- APRIL 12
7. LOS ANGELES AD HOC RIVER COMMITTEE MEETING -- APRIL 14
8. OUR NEIGHBOR, HERMON, IS PROFILED IN LA TIMES
9. WATERSHED U -- ARROYO SECO -- APRIL 24 TO MAY 29
10. OXY'S UEPI'S FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS -- APRIL 29
11. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
12. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
13. TERA E.LETTER WILL SOON HAVE A NEW E.MAIL ADDRESS
1. COLORADO TERRACE RECEIVES FINAL FUNDING AND BUILDING PERMIT!
The Building Permit for Colorado Terrace was issued April 4, 2003.
The project will not only architecturally enhance Eagle Rock, but it will
include many state-of-the-art environmental and other features that will truly
place it "on the map."
According to developer Kurken Alyanakian, in fact, the project has recently
been talked about between Public Works and other City divisions, and everyone
was bragging about how the City needed projects like this one and that Colorado
Terrace was going to be an exemplary building for the ENTIRE CITY.
TERA is very proud to have been a part of this beneficial development process.
We wish to thank Eagle Rock native Jeff Samudio for his wonderful
architectural design of the project. We also join with the Eagle Rock
Chamber of Commerce, North East Trees, BLEND, the ERCPR, Occidental College,
residents, and all other involved entities to welcome this new development into
our neighborhood.
For any questions about the project, to be located at the northeast corner
of Colorado and College View Avenue, please contact Mr. Alyanakian at (818)
765-1000.
2. TERA MISREPRESENTED IN BS
Former TERA Board member John Stillion was egregiously misquoted in the latest
issue of BS (Boulevard Sentinel). In a "dialogue" with City
Council member-elect Antonio Villaraigosa, Mr. Stillion was quoted as saying
that the TERA Board "agreed" that the Colorado Boulevard Specific
Plan "hasn't worked." Mr. Stillion was very disturbed by this
misrepresentation and called us immediately, urging us to demand, via our
e.letter, that BS post a retraction. He told us he's also directly
contacting the publisher of BS to retract this misstatement.
The fact is, and the TERA Board knows this, THE SPECIFIC PLAN IS WORKING.
Yes, it's taken many years for the Plan's goals to begin being realized
(the result of business leaders' woeful disregard of the Plan and the city's
lack of enforcement of the Plan, among other things), and yes, there are a few
parts of the Plan that could be updated to meet changing needs (a lot can
change in 11 years, and it has), but the introduction to our town in the last
several years of such businesses as Cafe Beaujolais, Blockbuster Video,
Passionfruit, Swork Coffee, Fatty's & Co., Gallery Ophelia, Camilo's
California Bistro, Le Petit Beaujolais, Target, and many others, and the
soon-to-be Coffee Table, Juice Exchange, and Colorado Terrace, signifies that
the Plan is working in concert with Eagle Rock's citizens' wishes and our
changing demographics, as it was meant to work. It has also helped to
draw new and needed businesses to Eagle Rock Boulevard (outside of the Specific
Plan area), such as Oxy Cafe, Toros Pottery, the new Auntie Em's, Senor Fish,
and the coming of Fred Eric's Airstream Diner and revamped Eagle Theater.
The businesses that our community wants and needs are finally coming to Eagle
Rock, and many of them are locating in historic structures which are being
appropriately restored. This is a very good thing! There are less
and less complaints from the business community that "people don't shop
here" because local shopping options have increased greatly, and the look
of our town has really improved, which helps draw customers. People feel
the need far less often to take their shopping to surrounding cities. We
all want to keep our local dollars spent locally, and THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR
GOALS OF THE PLAN. Certainly no one could argue with that!
Mr. Villaraigosa was quoted in this "dialogue" as promoting a
"vision statement" for Eagle Rock. Well, that is precisely what
the Specific Plan is. Over 15 years ago, concerned citizens appointed by
then-Council member Richard Alatorre, including business, commercial, and
residential representatives, banded together and devised a law that would
promote positive and beneficial business development with the intent of
reversing cheap, unappealing, wayward development and instead serve the
day-to-day needs as well as the long-awaited aesthetic desires of the Eagle Rock
community. Our Specific Plan was and is the solution to that effort, and
it is the law. It promotes a balance between business and residential
concerns, and a spirit of cooperation among all stakeholders, with an emphasis
on quality of life and higher standards in our commercial district.
Council member-elect Villaraigosa states he would like to implement a vision
statement for Eagle Rock Boulevard as well as York Boulevard. Along with
a majority of Eagle Rock citizens, he obviously recognizes the Specific Plan as
a good and positive tool for guiding and achieving good-quality development
while preserving our history.
Admittedly, there is one recent instance in which the Specific Plan hasn't
worked. In that sorry case, our current Council member completely
disregarded our law in favor of a Walgreens development proposal that, if barely
meeting the letter, is directly contrary to the goals and objectives of that
law, the community members who wrote it, and the wishes of the current Eagle
Rock community. Because the Plan and its spirit and intent are well
supported by the majority of Eagle Rock voting citizens, the badly mishandled
Walgreens fiasco is one of the major reasons our Council member did not win
reelection.
3. ALL STAR LANES UPDATE -- GREAT NEWS!
"Great news. All Star Lanes has been purchased by a new owner who is
committed to keeping it intact and make improvements. Robert Senehi, the
new owner, is on-site daily overseeing operations along with his nephew (don't
know his name). I have talked with Robert and he seems genuinely
interested in preserving and improving All Star Lanes. I gave him a
history of the bowling alley and Eagle Rock and he was not aware of the
community support behind All Star Lanes.
Kindly communicate the good news to all stakeholders in the next TERA
newsletter. Call me to answer any questions. Thanks."
-- Manuel Montano, Eagle Rock resident, ERNC representative, and leader,
"Save All Star Lanes"
4. ROAD SHOW: BOOKS -- APRIL 15
Is it worth a bundle or a buck?
Bring a treasured book or two for evaluation when the Eagle Rock Valley
Historical Society presents "ROAD SHOW: BOOKS!" at its Spring Event,
Tuesday, April 15th at 7:30pm* in the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center,
2225 Colorado Blvd.
Our guest expert is Malcolm Bell, owner of BOOKFELLOWS in Glendale, and a
collector and dealer of wide experience. Bell started out as a book scout
in the 1970s and now devotes his time and 4,100 square feet of space on Brand
Boulevard to new and used books. Bell's specialties include literature,
detective/mystery fiction, Western Americana, Californiana, performing arts,
children's literature and general antiquarian materials.
*IMPORTANT: Those bringing books for evaluation are asked to arrive
between 6:30 and 6:45 pm in order to fill out information cards and assure
placement on our "Road Show" table. There will be earlybird
beverages, time to learn more about ERVHS and join (if you haven't already),
and a chance to relax and talk books with your neighbors.
Our "Road Shows" are fun. We hope to see you there!
To learn more about membership in the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society,
contact Pat Topping at 323.256.4258.
5. HERITAGE COALITION TO FETE EAGLE ROCK LEADERS -- APRIL 28
The Heritage Coalition of Southern California (HCSC) will honor five local
preservationists -- Kathleen Aberman, Kathleen Long, Suzanne Prieur, Jeff
Samudio, Joanne Turner, and Eric Warren -- at its Spring quarterly
meeting at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center on Monday, April 28.
The Heritage Coalition supports, promotes and assists preservation efforts in
the greater Los Angeles area. Its members includes heritage commissioners,
non-profit preservation and museum groups, city planners, and individuals
interested in building awareness and preserving local and regional historic
sites. "Having the quarterly meetings in different historic sites is a
great way to expand our own awareness and learn about issues and successes in
neighboring communities," adds Glen Duncan, Coalition chairman. "This
is the first time we have given awards to local preservationists, but these
people are supremely deserving and it's a great opportunity to support their
efforts while facilitating our goal of encouraging interaction among regional
preservation leaders."
The Eagle Rock Association (TERA) and the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society
will cohost the April 28th dinner meeting. For meeting details and cost of the
dinner (Usually $10-$15 per person), call Glen Duncan at 323-344-8430 or email gduncan@earthlink.net.
6. GALLERY FIGUEROA CLOSING PARTY -- APRIL 12
Closing Party! Gallery Figueroa says good-bye!
"Every act of creation is
first an act of destruction."
-- Pablo Picasso
It is almost frightening at the appropriateness of this quote for
"Metamorphosis," our final show at Gallery Figueroa. We opened
the gallery three days after nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the destruction of
the World Trade Center. We are closing the Gallery in the middle of a
war.
On Saturday, April 12, we will hold our final event at 6122 N. Figueroa.
Please join us to celebrate the incredible 18 months of our existence,
and to wish us well as we embark on the next phase of the Gallery Figueroa
journey.
* Closing event: Saturday, April 12, from 7 to 11 p.m., featuring musical
performance by Glank, spinning by DJ Phillip, and live painting by Michael
Gullberg
* Address: 6122 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park, CA 90042
* Gallery phone: (323) 258-5939
In between the bookend world events of 9/11 and Gulf War II, we've shown the
work of some of Los Angeles' most talented artists. We've introduced more than
a few, and we've been a significant step in the careers of many.
"Metamorphosis" is a collection of some of these incredible artists
and incredible people we've had the great fortune of meeting as we've
undertaken the adventure of owning Gallery Figueroa. For us, this show is
a proud reflection of our success.
As our government carries out the business of destruction, we must recommit to
the business of creation. Gallery Figueroa regretfully will leave its
cheerful white walls with their spring green trim and plum-color doors, but the
spirit that has driven this venture remains intact. We hope to continue
to show original, passionate art at alternative venues. Please check our
web site, http://www.galleryfigueroa.com, for information on upcoming events.
In addition, we'll keep in touch via email.
In the meantime, don't miss our closing event and a chance to see
"Metamorphosis: a group show heralding change." Artists include
Manuel Martinez, Lisa Murray, John Rosewall, David Arnn, Jennifer Murphy,
Candace Jeanette Allen, Mindy Allen, Aaron Martinez, Lesley Krane, Joanne
Chase-Mattillo, Kireilyn Barber, Xian (Cindy) Suriyani, David Trulli, Katrina
Alexi, Nan Wollman, Michael Gullberg, Damon Schindler, and Abel Alejandre.
We will continue to have regular hours through April 12. Call us for more
information at (323) 258-5939.
7. LOS ANGELES AD HOC RIVER COMMITTEE MEETING -- APRIL 14
To Interested Parties -
The next meeting of the City of Los Angeles Ad Hoc River Committee is scheduled
to take place on Monday April 14th at 2pm at Elysian Valley United Community
Services Center - located at 2812 Newell Street, Los Angeles. The
official detailed agenda is attached or you can download the PDF file from
http://lacity.org/clk/committeeagend/ND10123.pdf
To subscribe to Ad Hoc River Committee agendas please use the City's email
notification system - available at http://www.lacity.org/councilcmte/lariver
8. OUR NEIGHBOR, HERMON, IS PROFILED IN LA TIMES
From the Los Angeles Times:
SURROUNDINGS / HERMON
Corner of L.A. Might Be Small, but It's Home
Overlooked Hermon still has a hold on its residents, 100 years after Methodists
built it.
The Neighborhood
April 3, 2003
By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
Sometimes you have to leave a place -- or lose it -- before you realize how
much you love it.
That's the way things are in Hermon, a corner of Los Angeles that time didn't
forget but just about everyone else did.
Hermon is a half-square-mile residential community tucked in a valley east of
downtown Los Angeles. It is bounded by the Arroyo Seco and the Pasadena
Freeway on the north, South Pasadena on the east and hilly open space on the
south and west.
It was created in 1903 by Methodists who came to Los Angeles to open a church
school. For the first part of its 100 years it was a gentle refuge from
the stresses of the city that quietly reflected its namesake: the biblical Mt.
Hermon, a sacred landmark at the Golan Heights headwaters of the River Jordan.
For the past quarter-century the 1,100-home neighborhood has continued to be a
quiet refuge. But its identity disappeared, residents contend, when the
community's name was hijacked.
In 1978 then-City Councilman Art Snyder renamed venerable Hermon Avenue
"Via Marisol" for his 3-year-old daughter, Erin-Marisol. Not
only were the street signs changed, but the freeway's Hermon exit was renamed
Via Marisol as well.
Locals were outraged. But there were only about 2,500 of them at the time and
their tiny number didn't carry much weight at City Hall.
When residents begged officials to at least mention the community at the Via
Marisol freeway exit, Caltrans engineers complied. They added insult to injury
by misspelling the name as "Herman," however.
"I'd see the name on the freeway when traffic was jammed and I was looking
for an alternate route and wonder what it was," said Charles Fall, a
retired state employment worker. "The only 'Herman' I knew of was the music
group Herman and the Hermits."
On one of his freeway bypass commute trips, Fall drove through Hermon and was
enchanted by its feeling of isolation. Fourteen years ago he purchased a
hillside home there and moved in.
These days there are 3,327 people living in Hermon, according to Los Angeles
planning statistics drawn from the 2000 census. And the locals are reclaiming
their identity.
Five years ago residents organized to fight a planned 24-acre development on a
hill at the edge of the community. In 2001 they renamed their group the Hermon
Neighborhood Assn. with an eye toward putting themselves on both the political
map and the road map.
Some residents were concerned last year when they thought Hermon's identity
might be eroded further by a proposal to lump their community into a
city-sanctioned neighborhood council that included surrounding areas such as
Highland Park, Mount Washington and Monterey Hills. Gregory Rodriguez, a senior
fellow with the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan public policy institute,
recounted his frustrations in an essay published 10 months ago by The Times.
"If all else fails, I'm going to lead a movement for Hermon to secede from
Los Angeles," Rodriguez wrote, referring -- tongue in cheek -- to the
then-pending San Fernando Valley secession campaign. "Small is
better."
City officials have begun listening. They have erected three "Hermon"
signs on streetlight poles at the edge of the community and are promising to
install three more. Caltrans has corrected its spelling error with
a"Hermon" sign at the Pasadena Freeway's Via Marisol offramp.
In June, the city plans to rename a sycamore-shaded recreation area that
buffers Hermon's homes from the freeway as "Hermon Park in the Arroyo
Seco,"said Liberty Mesa, an aide to City Councilman Nick Pacheco.
Residents have also learned that their tiny community may be recognized in the
next edition of the Thomas Bros. Guide street map book.
All of that gives those in Hermon a reason to celebrate, said neighborhood
activist Wendi Riser. Not that there hasn't always has been plenty to
appreciate about the community.
Riser was born in Hermon 45 years ago and has lived there all but seven years
of her life. She delights in giving tours of a place with a history that
encompasses 100 years -- but with a geography that spans just 12 city blocks.
"Hermon has an interesting story to tell," she said, her arm sweeping
from the Arroyo Seco riverbed to the hilltop school site where the community
was launched by a church group known as the Free Methodists.
Big in the east, the Free Methodists were looking for a place in Los Angeles to
establish a school when a property owner named Ralph Rogers offered them free
land, recounted Riser.
Because the area was boxed in by hills and became totally isolated when the
Arroyo Seco flooded, Rogers was having trouble selling land. So he offered to
give the church 14 acres for a school, along with 100 lots that the Free
Methodists could sell to raise money to build classrooms with, Riser said.
The lots were tiny. But that was fine for members of the church, who lived
modestly and on a strict budget so they could pay their children's tuition to
the school. Called the Seminary, it opened in 1904 with 70 students in grades
one through 12.
"A lot of the homes were kit houses. They were very small, about 800
square feet, but very sweet. They were great family homes," Riser said.
"People would move out here to be near the school so their children could
attend. That's what my parents did. They grew up as next-door neighbors
and eventually married."
The Seminary added junior college classes in 1911. It was named Los Angeles
Pacific College when it became a four-year school in 1934. Funding problems and
safety issues with its aging buildings prompted it to merge with what is now
Azusa Pacific University in the 1960s. These days the Hermon campus is
used for a private college-prep school called Pacific Christian on the Hill
that has 130 pupils in grades six through 12.
The Free Methodist connection is still felt in the community. Streets such as
Ebey, Coleman, Terrill and Redfield are named after early clergymen. For
decades, the community was "dry." Deed restrictions, in fact,
prohibited the sale of alcohol until after the college moved out of the
community and the local grocery store obtained a liquor license.
Hermon resident Claude Watson, a lawyer and a Free Methodist, ran for U.S. vice
president in 1935 and for president in 1944 and 1948 on the Prohibition Party
ticket.
The six-span concrete Avenue 60 bridge was built over the Arroyo Seco in1926 to
end Hermon's physical isolation.
The Monterey Road "pass" was cut through Walnut Hill in 1930 to
connect Hermon with El Sereno. In 1939 the Hermon Avenue (now Via Marisol)
bridge was built over the riverbed.
There are lesser landmarks too. Like the Model T wall -- a decorative structure
next to Lodge Avenue built of concrete, bricks from an early Hermon schoolhouse
and parts from an old car.
The embedded wood-spoke wheels, engine pieces and chunks of rusty brakes are
left over from an auto that is said to have brought an early resident to Hermon
from the Midwest. But the wall is starting to crumble.
"I've gone through three city councilmen trying to get it repaired,"
said Charles Fall. "But my worry is that if the city does come in they'll
just rip this down and put up a retaining wall."
Riser said plenty of locals are determined to see that that doesn't happen.
People in Hermon know treasure when they see it.
"A lot of people are like us," she said of herself and her husband,
writer Joe Riser. After stints in Indiana and Orange County, they moved
back."There are people here who have come back after being away 35 or 40
years."
To them, it's home. And it's called Hermon.
Copyright 2003 Los Angeles Times
9. WATERSHED U -- ARROYO SECO -- APRIL 24 TO MAY 29
Watershed U - Arroyo Seco
April 24 - May 29, 2003
Six Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 PM
From its source as a verdant mountain stream in the San Gabriel Mountains to
its transformation into a sterile concrete channel where it joins the Los
Angeles River, the 22 mile long Arroyo is a wellspring of challenge and
opportunity. Watershed U-Arroyo Seco, an exciting educational program,
will provide important information and foster critical thinking about the
Arroyo Seco watershed. Neighborhood associations, environmental groups, elected
officials and their representatives, educators and concerned citizens are
invited to participate and become "Watershed Ambassadors" who will
use their new knowledge to bring issues related to watershed management and
environmental awareness back to their communities.
April 24 Introduction to the Arroyo Seco Watershed -- What is a watershed?
The History, Culture, and Sociology of the Arroyo Seco, and the Watershed
Program
May 1 Water -- Hydrology, Water Supply and Quality
May 8 Watershed Ecology -- Flora and Fauna of the Watershed,
Conservation Biology, Management and Restoration
May 15 Arroyo Seco Restoration -- Fundamental Concepts: Stream
Restoration, Multi Benefit Projects
May 22 Watershed Management -- Making It Work: Watershed Planning,
Public Agencies & Stakeholder Involvement
May 29 How Do You Affect the Watershed? -- Your Personal Impact, How
to Organize for Restoration
The fee for all six sessions is $35.00 to cover basic material costs.
The program will be held at:
The Los Angeles River Center and Gardens
570 West Avenue 26 (Just off the Arroyo Seco Parkway at San Fernando Road)
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Become a Watershed Ambassador and make a difference!
To sign up, go to:
http://www.arroyoseco.org/watershedu.htm -or-
http://www.northeasttrees.org
Dear CPAS supporters & Arroyo Seco Watershed Community Member:
North East Trees, the Arroyo Seco Foundation and University of California
Cooperative Extensions would like to invite you to participate in an exciting
educational program, Watershed U. This six-week evening program will
provide important information and foster critical thinking about the Arroyo
Seco watershed. Participants will explore unique opportunities in our watershed.
In particular, we will examine projects with multiple benefits including
water conservation and quality, habitat restoration,recreation, flood
protection and stream restoration.
From its source in the San Gabriel Mountains as a Edmiston, Joeverdant stream,
to its transformation into a sterile concrete channel, the 22 mile long Arroyo
Seco is a wellspring of challenge and opportunity. This is a promising
time in the revival of this watershed. There are currently many long-term
and large-scale projects underway that will redefine the future of this region.
What critical part does each of us play in the process of
protecting and restoring the watershed and its constituent communities?
What impact will our actions have on the environment, our quality of life and
most critically, our future water supply? North East Trees and the Arroyo Seco
Foundation are working to form a community coalition to help shepherd these
efforts, and Watershed U. is one way you can become involved.
We encourage you, the people responsible for molding our landscape, to join us
every Thursday evening from April 24 through May 29 and to use your new
knowledge to act as "watershed ambassadors" for your constituents and
communities.
Claire Robinson <claire@northeasttrees.org>
10. OXY'S UEPT'S FOURTH ANNUAL AWARDS -- APRIL 29
You are cordially invited to the Urban & Environmental Policy
Institute's 4th Annual "Building Communities from Ground Up" Ceremony
* Recognizing Milestones at Occidental College/UEPI and This Year's Award
Recipients *
With Keynote Speaker Anthony Thigpenn, Founder of AGENDA (Action for Grassroots
Empowerment and Neighborhood Development Alternatives)
On Tuesday, April 29th at 4:30pm
1882 Campus Road, Los Angeles
2003 Award Recipients
Alumni Community Action Award
Goetz Wolff '65
L.A. County Federation of Labor
Northeast L.A. Social Justice Award
Beth Steckler
Livable Places
L.A. Regional Social Justice Award
Frank Tamborello
L.A. Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
Student Community Action Award
Michelle Ashley, Moira Beery, Regina Clemente, and Deanna Furman
Staff/Faculty/Admin. Community Building Action Award
John Mortl
Project Manager
Planning, Design and Construction
RSVP:
(323) 259-2991 or
e-mail schico <mailto:namkoong@oxy.edu> @oxy.edu
** Refreshments will be served **
UEPI Mission: To actively contribute to the development of a more livable,
just, and democratic region through research, education, community
partnerships, and policy analysis.
11. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
"How many people believe that John Stillion, Eagle Rock's public
landscaping guru and former TERA board member, told the Boulevard Sentinel's
Tom Topping with regard to the Colorado Specific Plan that 'even the TERA board
agreed it hasn't worked'? Come again? What would appear to be a
blatant misrepresentation of fact appeared in the BS's long and meandering
Q&A with Antonio Villaraigosa that reasserted Topping's own car-culture
animosity to a pedestrian-friendly (read: shoppers) boulevard while taking some
liberties with reality as we know it.
I doubt anyone with an ounce of sense believes Stillion or the TERA board ever
said such a thing and will chalk it up to the ongoing dysfunctional journalism
of the Boulevard Sentinel. But wouldn't it be nice to have a local paper
with with just slightly higher standards?"
-- Sean Mitchell, Eagle Rock resident, writer, and TERA member
"I just visited Chicago about two weeks ago and took some
architectural tours through the Downtown Chicago area. Well, what a surprise
to see the headquarters of the Walgreens store in a 1920-1930's building that
they revamped. The headquarters had a convenience store at the street
level and their offices above. There were other Walgreens inside the loop
and a few were reuse of existing historical designated buildings, or just older
buildings.
If they can do it for their headquarters, why not here? Best
regards."
-- Janice Silvernail, Eagle Rock resident and TERA member
"Is Walgreens going to tear down the shopping bag building as well as
violate the specific plan? [Yes.] I will never step foot in
that store in this or in the next life. Thank you --"
-- Laura Kane, Eagle Rock resident
"Although I absolutely love reading the local news of where I used to
live, I no longer have the time to consider what is happening in your neck of
the woods. I pray for your continuing success with a beautiful and
informative venture. You have lit up and inspired my life on many an
occasion. Warmly --"
-- Cheryl Planert, former Eagle Rock resident
12. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Since 1906, a Beaux-Arts-style U.S. Post Office building, with its great
dome, curved facade, and ornate marble interior, had stood at the corner of
Lincoln Highway and First Street in downtown DeKalb, Illinois. Yet in
1995, the post office became the site of an all-too-common urban undoing: The
city razed the landmark so that Walgreens, the most successful drugstore chain
in the country, could replace it with its standard 13,000-square-foot building.
The store's low-slung stature and large front parking lot seem aberrant
amid the streetscape's substantial older buildings, most of them lined up
against the sidewalk. DeKalb's Walgreens exemplifies the sort of negative
corporate stamp that can disturb the historic integrity of a community."
-- National Trust for Historic Preservation, in the March/April issue of
"Your Trust," its bimonthly publication
13. TERA E.LETTER WILL SOON HAVE A NEW E.MAIL ADDRESS
Watch for our new e.letter address in the next couple of weeks. Thanks to
all for your interest in TERA, and in our e.letter! We really appreciate
it. Your participation makes Eagle Rock, and all communities of Northeast
Los Angeles, a better place to live, play, and work.
We welcome your comments. Please include your
name.
Joanne Turner <artburn@earthlink.net>
President, The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)