Meet Mr. Peepers, a fine feathered fellow who makes his home at Vasquez Rocks
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Gentle reader... Sunday's LAVA Sunday Salon and walking tour, dedicated to the perfectly reasonable idea that Welton Becket's Parker Center is a landmark worth preserving, was a bittersweet event. It felt good to visit this beautiful icon of modernism with a large group of interested Angelenos, and to learn about its history, significance and controversies. But Friday's unanimous City Council vote to demolish Parker Center left us feeling like we were whistling past the graveyard, and more than slightly blue.
Meet Mr. Peepers, a fine feathered fellow who makes his home at Vasquez Rocks
Meet Mr. Peepers, a fine feathered fellow who…
Meet Mr. Peepers, a fine feathered fellow who makes his home at Vasquez Rocks
Gentle reader... Sunday's LAVA Sunday Salon and walking tour, dedicated to the perfectly reasonable idea that Welton Becket's Parker Center is a landmark worth preserving, was a bittersweet event. It felt good to visit this beautiful icon of modernism with a large group of interested Angelenos, and to learn about its history, significance and controversies. But Friday's unanimous City Council vote to demolish Parker Center left us feeling like we were whistling past the graveyard, and more than slightly blue.