THE EAGLE ROCK
ASSOCIATION
July
31, 2003
In this issue:
President's Message (item 1)
Eagle Rock's Own French Quarter (item 3)
More on Eagle Rock and Route 66 (letters
and e-mail, item 17)
Table of Contents:
1. A MESSAGE FROM TERA PRESIDENT HILARY NORTON OROZCO
2. VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR THIS YEAR'S ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME
TOUR!
3. SPOTLIGHT ON EAGLE ROCK'S FRENCH QUARTER: CAFE BEAUJOLAIS AND
LE PETIT BEAUJOLAIS
4. HELP PLAN LA'S FIRST DOWNTOWN STATE PARK: CORNFIELD PARK
ADVISORY MEETING -- JULY 31 TONIGHT!
5. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: WOMEN IN BUSINESS
AWARDS-DEADLINE AUGUST 1
6. EAGLE ROCK COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
7. ROCK'N'ROLL AT THE ROCK'N'BOWL -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
8. CULTURAL CENTER RECEPTION: WM. NEIL ROBERTS AND CHRISTOPHER
ULRICH -- AUGUST 3
9. RECLAIM OUR STREETS AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- AUGUST 5
10. COLOMBO'S 49th ANNIVERSARY -- THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
11. SUMMER SWING FEST SUMMER CONCERT -- AUGUST 10
12. OIGA: VISUAL ART AND LATIN MUSIC AT AVE 50 GALLERY -- AUGUST
16
13. SUMMER SALON AT GALLERY OPHELIA -- EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST
14. "GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE TENORS" HIT HIGH NOTES AT
OXY THROUGH AUGUST 23
15. INSIDER'S TIP (YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST)
16. SANITATION ONLINE
17. LETTERS AND E-MAIL
19. QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- MARGARET MEAD
1. A MESSAGE FROM TERA PRESIDENT HILARY NORTON OROZCO
Many have asked why "TERA: Where land use planning is a contact
sport" has been taken off the e.letter.
Blame me. I took it off because TERA's leadership in Eagle Rock is more
than just about full-contact land use decisions. TERA is about
beautification, our Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour, historic preservation,
attracting good new businesses, being loyal customers to our great existing
businesses, and advocacy for the betterment of Eagle Rock.
I promise that TERA will never run from a good fight on behalf of preserving
the character of our beloved Eagle Rock. But it is also my goal that
TERA, in partnership with Councilman Villaraigosa and the other tremendous
organizations in our town, will ensure that land use is done right from the
very beginning. Eagle Rock is such a special place, made better by the
love and care of those who invest in and enhance our unique community.
We will soon unveil a new TERA slogan, so watch for it in future e.letters!
--Hilary Norton Orozco, TERA President
2. VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR THIS YEAR'S ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME
TOUR!
Don't forget to mark your calendars for:
The 4th Annual
Sunday, October
19, 2003
10:00 am4:00 pm
Tour some of the most lovely and interesting homes and gardens in this historic
community, starting with The Womenıs 20th Century Club Craftsman building,
constructed in 1913.
The club, now celebrating its 100 year anniversary, was formed by the
progressive women of Eagle Rock, which, at that time, was a small agricultural
village. Their purpose was ³self-improvement along social and
intellectual lines².
TERA will also be hosting an exhibit of plein air painting, an art form which
celebrates the natural beauty of the outdoors and has historic roots in the
community.
Tour goers will also have the opportunity to visit homes built over the course
of the last century in the variety of styles which make Eagle Rock, ³L.A.ıs
Hometown,² so unique.
Volunteers and docents are still
needed to help organize this event, as well as to help out on the weekend of
the tour. Your participation earns you an invitation to the Eclectic
Home Tour wrap party, a highlight of Eagle Rock's social calendar.
If you'd like to volunteer to help make this event a success, send an e-mail
reply to this e.letter with the subject heading, "Home tour volunteer."
Be sure your e-mail includes your name and phone number.
3. SPOTLIGHT ON EAGLE ROCK'S FRENCH QUARTER: CAFE BEAUJOLAIS AND LE
PETIT BEAUJOLAIS
Eagle Rock is blessed with not one but two fantastic places for French
cuisine on Colorado Boulevard, thanks to Eagle Rock residents Eric and Elda
Ulmer. Eric and Elda moved here in October of 1996 and opened Café
Beaujolais in August of 1997. Previous to opening Café Beaujolais, the
Ulmers owned and operated the "Angelique Café" (named after one of
their daughters) in the heart of Downtown LA's Fashion District.
Eric's 19 years in the restaurant business have produced two authentic and
delicious dining experiences. Especially wonderful are the full course
fixed price event evenings in which your taste buds are fully at the mercy of
the Ulmers' creative palettes.
If you have not yet sampled these two wonderful restaurants, you had better
hurry! Eric and Elda will be closing Café Beaujolais and Le Petit
Beaujolais from August 4th through the 17th for their annual family vacation.
Bon Voyage!
--Hilary Norton Orozco
4. HELP PLAN LA'S FIRST DOWNTOWN STATE PARK: CORNFIELD PARK
ADVISORY MEETING -- JULY 31 TONIGHT!
The purpose of this meeting is to allow the Cornfield Advisory Committee to
analyze the public comments and other information collected during the public
scoping sessions and to develop preferred alternatives. The development of
preferred alternatives is a critical step in the planning process for the park.
At the July 31st meeting, the California State Parks General Plan Team will
review the comments that have been collected and condense these comments into
categories that can be used to determine land uses. Based on these
comments and the perspective you each bring, they will then develop
recommendations for preferred alternatives for the second general plan public
meeting, which is expected to be held later this summer or early in the fall.
5. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS -- DEADLINE
AUGUST 1
From our friend Teresa Acosta at State senator John Scottıs office comes
this call for nominations of notable women in business:
Each year, organizations and individuals throughout the districts of Senator
Jack Scott, Assemblymember Carol Liu and Assemblymember Dario Frommer submit
hundreds of nominations of local women business leaders for the annual Women
in Business Awards luncheon. Honorees are selected from among these
nominations, and awards are presented at an elegant luncheon hosted by the
three legislators. Last year's honorees included Eagle Rock residents Patricia
Neal of
Swork and Maria Cabildo of the East LA Community Corporation.
Anyone may submit a nomination (or more than one), from now until August 1.
A full list of nomination criteria and categories follows this text. If
you have any questions, you may call me directly at (626) 683-0282.
Thank you,
Teresa Acosta
WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
NOMINATING CRITERIA:
Nominees must conduct business or live within the appropriate
Senate or Assembly District, which may include all or part of the following
communities: Altadena, Arcadia, Atwater Village, Burbank, Chinatown, Duarte,
Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Encino, Glassell Park, Glendale,
Griffith Park, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Lake Balboa, Lake View
Terrace, Los Feliz, Monrovia, Montrose, North Hollywood, Pasadena, Reseda, San
Marino, San Gabriel, Shadow Hills, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, South Pasadena,
Sunland, Tarzana, Temple City, Toluca Lake, Tujunga, Valley Village or Van
Nuys.
Nominations must be received no later than August 1, 2003.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the following categories:
Small Businesswoman of the Year:
A woman who owns or operates a small business and has demonstrated
exemplary skills and leadership in her field. A small business is defined as a
business with annual receipts of $500,000 or less OR 500 employees or less.
Corporate Woman of the Year:
A female corporate employee, at any level, who has demonstrated exemplary
skills and leadership.
Non-Profit Executive Director of the Year:
A female executive director of a non-profit organization who has
demonstrated exemplary skills and leadership.
Tami Ginsburg* Employee of the Year:
A female employee, in any field and at any level, who has demonstrated
exemplary skills and leadership.
Non-Profit Employee of the Year:
A female employee of a non-profit organization who has demonstrated
exemplary skills and leadership.
Empowerment Award:
A non-profit organization or male or female-owned business that has done
exceptional outreach to women and has made a conscious effort to promote and
provide high level positions to women.
Community Service Award:
A woman in business who contributes significant time and/or money for the
benefit of the community.
Most Inspirational:
A woman who has overcome serious obstacles on her road to become a leader
in todayıs business community.
Woman in Science & Technology:
A businesswoman who has demonstrated exemplary skills and accomplishments
in the field of science or technology.
Woman in Entertainment:
A female employee, at any level, who has demonstrated exemplary skills and
leadership in the entertainment industry.
If you have any questions and/or would like a nomination form or invitation,
please contact:
Teresa Acosta at:
Teresa.Acosta@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (626) 683-0282
6. EAGLE ROCK COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
From our friends at The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council comes news of this
weekend's OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP event:
Eagle Rock
Community Clean-Up
Saturday, 8:00-11:00 am
Figueroa and La Loma Road
(near Von's)
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council District 2 Director Jessica Wethington
McLean invites all stakeholders to join in an impromptu clean-up of the
southwest corner of La Loma Road and Figueroa Street this Saturday from 8-11am.
The part of La Loma Road that runs between Von's and Sav-On, just west of
Figueroa, has become a dumping ground and an eyesore and hasgotten
significantly worse in the past few weeks.
Operation Clean-Sweep will deliver rakes, shovels, hoes, garbage bags,
paint & brushes (for graffiti covering) etc. All we need is YOU!
Bring your family! Coffee and donuts provided, bring gardening
gloves if you prefer wearing them.
Please pitch in, our community needs your help.
For more info, contact Jessica at 323-256-6221 or ERNC_Outreach@earthlink.net
7. ROCK'N'ROLL AT THE ROCK'N'BOWL -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Rock Inc presents
ROCK'N' BOWL
ALL STAR LANES
Saturday, August 2
(The band goes on at 9:30 pm)
4459 Eagle Rock Boulevard
It's the first Saturday of the month, time for another unbeatable
evening of music, laughter and ten pins as Eagle Rock's classic bowling alley
presents an evening of classic rock. One $12 cover gets you an
evening of bowling (shoes included!) as well as the high powered sounds of
ROCK INC. The All Star Lanes' LIVE 12 PIECE CLASSIC ROCK BAND, playing
the hits of Chicago, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, The Beatles, Tower of Power, etc.
Dance or listen from 9:30PM
The All Star Lanes also has a full bar, a video arcade, two pool tables, a
restaurant and 110 spaces of free parking. Dress is classy casual.
Directions: Take the 134 Fwy to the 2 Fwy South - one exit to York Boulevard,
turn left at the stop sign. Proceed to Eagle Rock Boulevard, turn left.
All Star Lanes is 1 block north of York on the left.
Mark your calendar for upcoming ROCK'N'BOWL Saturdays at the All Star Lanes:
August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1 December 6. For
more information, call (323) 254-2579.
8. CULTURAL CENTER RECEPTION: WM. NEIL ROBERTS AND CHRISTOPHER
ULRICH -- AUGUST 3
Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
presents
and
August 3rd
August 29th
Reception August 3rd, 1:00-4:00 pm
Eagle Rock Cultural Center
Both artists specialize in creating narrative visual forms, and the
exhibition will include portraits, botanicals, landscapes, and abstract
landscapes. An accomplished harpsichordist and harpsichord teacher, Mr.
Roberts brings a sense of musicality to his work. Mr. Ulrichıs work plays
with symbols, both contemporary and mythic to illustrate both ancient and
modern conflict.
The reception will feature harpsichordist, Suzanne Shapiro, and flutist,
Anthony Brazier. Refreshments will be provided. Please come and
join us in celebrating these artists!
The ERCCA is a non-profit organization, supported solely by grants and
donations, providing low-cost art, music, dance and computer classes to
children and adults of surrounding areas and communities. The ERCCA also
hosts two free festivals yearly and numerous concerts and exhibitions.
For more information call Lui or Jenny at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock,
323.226.1617. The Center is located near the corner of Eagle Rock
Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard at 2225 Colorado Blvd.
9. RECLAIM OUR STREETS AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -- AUGUST 5
The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council and Eagle Rock Neighborhood Watch,
with special assistance from Occidental College, will sponsor Eagle Rockıs
participation in
National Night Out
Tuesday, August 5
6:30pm
Eagle Rock City Hall
2035 Colorado Boulevard.
National Night Out is a national event which takes place on the local level,
encouraging citizens to reclaim their streets from crime. Bring your family
(and a flashlight) and join us to show support for a safe hometown!
Free fingerprinting for children; see LAPD equestrian and K-9 units at work;
take in public safety demonstrations and meet Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa
along with your local police and fire fighters. Live entertainment, music
and food provided!
For more information, call (323) 257-6381
or e-mail:
PublicSafety@EagleRockCouncil.org
ERNC_outreach@earthlink.net
10. COLOMBO'S 49th ANNIVERSARY -- THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
Come Celebrate Colombo's 49th
Anniversary!
On Thursday, August 7th, Colombo's restaurant, located at the corner of
Colorado Boulevard and Hermosa Avenue, will celebrate its 49th Anniversary!
Come enjoy great food, music and fun.
We'll have more about this venerable Eagle Rock institution in next week's
e.letter, but we wanted to be
sure you marked your calendars now.
11. SUMMER SWING FEST SUMMER CONCERT -- AUGUST 10
The Eagle Rock Summer Concert Series continues with:
Sponsored by The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
Swing dancing lessons, contests, prize drawings and free dinner to the first
200 attendees
Sunday, August 10
6 - 8 pm
Eagle Rock Summer Concerts in the Park, a program of local businesses
and the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce, take place on selected
Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the area behind the Eagle Rock Park Recreation
Center, at 1100 Eagle Vista, just this side of Figueroa Boulevard.
All are invited.
The series winds down on on August 24th, with a Nostalgic Big Band
Show and the gala closing night festivities. Mark your calendars.
12. OIGA: VISUAL ART AND LATIN MUSIC AT AVE 50 GALLERY --
AUGUST 16
Emerging
voices
from L.A.ıs visual art scene
Saturday, August 16
3:00-6:00 pm
6:00-9:00 pm
Avenue 50 Gallery
131 Avenue 50
Highland Park
The Avenue 50 Studio and the 4th Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference team
up to present Oiga, a celebration of youthful L.A. style that features the
quirky work of emerging visual artists Aaron Martinez, Ronald J. Llanos,
Brendan Monroe, and Robert Bellm, along with a free concert by East L.A.
Sabor Factory and Domingo Siete.
Exhibition dates: August 2 August 31. Jennifer Rowland, formerly
of Gallery Figueroa, has curated this show.
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon; Saturday and
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For a complete schedule of the Latin Alternative Music Conference, go to:
http://www.LatinAlternative.com
13. SUMMER SALON AT GALLERY OPHELIA -- EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST
A salon-style
show featuring works by local artists
July 9th-August 29th, 2003
2114 Colorado
Boulevard
Eagle Rock
Includes works by:
Katrina Alexy - collages
Miss Mindy -paintings
Linda Johnstone-Allen - paintings, handmade masks
Candace Jeanette - paintings & collages
Cynthia Paige Aaron -assemblages
Courtney Regli- collage
Kevin Hass -photography
Rebecca Johnson - photography
Jennifer Murphy - mixed media
Victor Moreno -photography
Kelly Reemsten - paintings
Clarissa Castillo - mixed media
Kimmy McCann - paintings
Wendy Lang - photographs
GALLERY HOURS:
Weds-Sat 12-6pm
For more information:
http://www.galleryophelia.com
or call (323) 982-9945
14. "GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE TENORS" HIT HIGH NOTES AT
OXY THROUGH AUGUST 23
Goldilocks and the Three
Tenors
The critically acclaimed Occidental College Children's Theater continues this
summer's "Goldilocks and the Three Tenors," an original tale, plus
three unique adaptions of traditional folktales for a seven-week outdoor run
ending on August 23, 2003. Performances are presented in the Remsen Bird
Hillside Theater on the Occidental campus.
In just over an hour, a cast of six Occidental students, alumni and
professional actors perform the show without props, sets, or costumes, relying
only on their acting and physical skills. "This dynamic company of
talented actors ... is as fresh and entertaining as ever," the Los Angeles
Times says.
"Goldilocks and the Three Tenors" will be performed outdoors in the
Hillside Theater every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. through Aug.
23. All seats are shaded from the sun. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5
for children aged 12 and under. Group rates are available.
For ticket information, call the Occidental Box Office at (323) 259-2922.
Occidental College is located at 1600 Campus Road in the Eagle Rock section of
Los Angeles. For a campus map and directions to the college, please visit
http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions.
15. INSIDER'S TIP (YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST)
What's eclectic,
has 1,000 legs
...and doesn't count calories?
TERA's First Annual Festival of Food
Coming to a tummy near you...Spring 2004.
16. SANITATION ONLINE
If you want to have Sanitation make a bulky item pick up, but don't want to sit
and wait on hold for a long time, now you can fill out an online request form
yourself!
http://www.ci.la.ca.us/SAN/service_request.htm
Type in the same information you used to wait 20 minutes to tell the operator.
And you can do it in seconds.
Telephone hours have been extended for bulky item pick up, too. Call
(800)773-CITY / (800)773-2489 to schedule a bulky item pick up and
find out what the new service hours are.
17. LETTERS AND E-MAIL
"In regards to Walgreens, I
own swork, across the street from the property. It has been
depressing to myself as well as my staff to watch the old [Shopping Bag]
building being torn down day by day. I hear a lot of public opinion--and
most is sad. It seems like people have given up--on the specific
plan, city officials, etc. But I want to remind residents--you still
have a choice: don't shop there. There are great independent drug
stores all over Eagle Rock--support them. Their prices may
not be as rock bottom--but think of the big picture. Yeah, I think
another Walgreens sucks-especially across the street from swork.
As owner of one of the first coffee houses to open in Eagle
Rock--and I HAD to follow the crucial specific plan, step by step, when I
opened, and I'm still in debt from it--business is challenging enough.
When I think of my competitors moving in--with bigger names, more money,
and city officials in their pockets--it disappoints me too. But
please remember: we can all do something, even if it's just in small
steps. Your money, and where you spend it, is still within your
power. Use it wisely. "
--Patricia Neal, Eagle Rock, TERA member
* * *
"What happened to 'TERA: Where
land use planning is a contact sport?' Always liked that..."
--Natalie Freidberg, Eagle Rock, TERA member
EDITOR'S NOTE: See TERA President Hilary Norton Orozco's message
(item #1) above.
* * *
"I was recently forwarded the [July 24, 2003] edition of your
e.letter. [In the Letters and E-Mail section,] Mr. Chris Willman
questions the relevance of "The Shopping Bag" to Route 66. He
also claims that he is "not a hardcore Route 66 trivia buff."
I, however, am one, and recently completed three years of researching and writing
Finding the End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County.
"I am pleased to note that from 1934-1936, Route 66's path through the
Arroyo Seco had it traveling west on Colorado Boulevard out of Old Pasadena
into Eagle Rock. It continued on Colorado Boulevard to Eagle Rock Boulevard,
where it then turned south. It then joined US-6 and US-99 on San Fernando
Road, before heading toward Downtown Los Angeles on Pasadena Avenue and then
North Broadway.
"The Fair Oaks Avenue alignment that Mr. Willman refers to actually came
BEFORE the Eagle Rock version, which I refer to as the Construction
Alignment. Also, it was after the Construction Alignment that 66 traveled
down Figueroa Street, a path that I call the Alternate Alignment."
--Scott Piotrowski, Pasadena
EDITOR'S NOTE: You can pick up a copy of Scott's book, Finding the
End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County, at a
bookstore near you, or through his website, http://www.66productions.com.
* * *
"What the heck are they building at the intersection of the 134 and the
2?"
--Nancy King, Glassell Park
EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks for asking, Nancy. A lot of us have been
wondering the same thing. So we passed your timely query on to Joanne
Turner, TERA's President Emeritus, who offers this reply:
"It will be known at the LARTMC, which stands for Los Angeles
Regional Transportation Management Center. It's a state-level
Caltrans thing. We tried to fight it as designed several years ago (as
always, we were willing to work with them and were shooting for something much
lower in scale), successfully citing CEQA and general plan ramifications,
and we put them off for a while.
"We strongly suspected that one of the mucky-mucks at Caltrans wanted this
site (one of many that the agency owns and almost never properly maintains)
because it was close to where she lives in Glendale.
"Caltrans promised they would return to the community before beginning,
but with the help of the usual suspects (a sneaky and couldn't-care-less former
Council office a la Walgreens, the "build anything as long as it's new and
fills up a space" contingent, etc.) they bullied their way in and began
construction of this monster that will ruin our skyline.
"It's a state agency and will generate no taxes for Los Angeles.
It's largely a training center and will turnover personnel on a regular
basis, meaning little investment in our community. The most we can hope
for is their workers will dine and maybe shop in Eagle Rock.
Interestingly, when this first raised its ugly head several years ago,
there was no place good to eat locally. They'll probably build their own
cafeteria to keep people on site, and on task.
"Ironically, it's largely through TERA's activities over the past several
years that we now have good places to dine."
* * *
"In item 18 of the July 24 TERA
e.letter, [ZONING BOARD TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON GLASSELL PARK McDONALDıS,]
Mr. [Tony] Scudellari is positively gloating at Zoning Administrator Albert
Landini's ruling. I, too, have appeared at the C.U.P Application
hearings-- on October 15, 2002 and June 3, 2003--and was rather disappointed in
(A) Mr.Landini's decision and (B) the flawed reasoning behind it.
Moreover, as [Landini] took great pains to point out in the June hearing,
if market conditions supported a business other than a McDonaldıs, then
presumably such a business would have been put into place long ago.
However, the fact that no one had put their money where their mouths were
except for McDonald's should tell the opponents a great deal about what investors
think about the economic and other conditions in the Glassell Park
neighborhood.
"What is particularly galling is the fact that none of the opponents have
made the obvious connection between their criticism of the McDonald's project
and the implications of shutting it down: continued urban blight, an increase
in crime, no jobs, no increase in the tax base, lack of funds necessary to
accomplish so many desirable things in the local community. In some
ways, you could say that McDonaldıs is a form of money-transference or a
pseudo-taxing mechanism: it obtains money from consumers; it generates profits;
a significant portion of those profits are put back into the community in the
form of sponsorships of sports and youth activities, support for the Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts, local libraries, church activities, and so on.
"If the opponents believe so passionately in
"pedestrian-friendly" businesses being fit usages for the parcel of
land in question, why donıt they just buy out McDonald's and put up their
coffee shops, book stores or art galleries, etc.?
"In case anyone is wondering, I am one of the owners and am the Project
Manager for the car wash project [that was an element of the site that
McDonald's has proposed developing] and am proud of it, since itıs a much more
socially-responsible and environmentally friendly use of that property than
many other possible uses--and it will be designed in such a way as to be
aesthetically pleasing, environmentally-benign (because of the advanced
recycling technologies that will be employed,) and neighborhood friendly.
However, that will all come out in the appropriate time and place.²
--Stephen P. (Steve) Watkins, Eagle Rock
*
* *
"Billboard issues have come up at PLUM and City Council
meetings usually relating to where they can be placed. Seems there should
be discussions on the placement of billboards in Eagle Rock and their content.
When entering ER, from the eastern border, after passing the mall, you
are hit with billboards the size usually seen on the sides of freeways.
At Ellendale, on top of the motel; at ER Blvd on top of Swork
(the billboard is almost as big as the building), at Shearin Ave. next to
Rantz Auto, etc. Although the income generated from
these billboards is tremendous for the property owners, it would be nice to
either reduce the size or eliminate them entirely for the overall benefit of
the area."
--Jeff Shirley, Eagle Rock
18. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"A city is
a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a
question, to taste the food of any country, to find new
voices
to listen to, and familiar ones to listen to again. "
--Margaret
Mead (1901-1978)
We welcome your comments.
Please include your first and last name, along with your city, street or
neighborhood.
The TERA e.letter
A publication of The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)
Edited by Vince Waldron
e.letter@TERA90041.org