Los Angeles Neighborhoods & Sites
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On my visit to the Fairfax District I was surprised to find a place of business in the midst of a bustling metropolis that still reflected its cultural heritage. I felt like I was in the melting pot with familiar fast food places at its outskirts, a giant television studio across the way, and a constant flow of traffic up and down the busy street. The businesses were smaller than I would have expected, some catering to the special needs of the Jewish community. Tiny butcher shops with special cuts of culturally acceptable meats, a book shop with special interest material, stationary stores with cards in Hebrew or Yiddish, and several different delis and ethnically diverse restaurants. I had expected to find larger stores with a more historical or tourist oriented feel like a Jewish version of Olvera Street but instead this was a living community of businesses that supported the needs of a lively immigrant group but was ready to do business with everyone. Business signs could be found in English, Hebrew or Yiddish, and Spanish. Business often bore the name of its owner. I was impressed that the area had retained its character on what is obviously now an expensive piece of real estate. The Fairfax area is a meeting place. Many of the people I observed were older Jewish individuals, immigrants, who still have traces of their homeland in their speech. The Fairfax District is a place to renew their roots. Places like Cantor's Deli and Bakery offer a li
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n of the grounds. The main house was built by Wright, while the ancillary building now known as Studio-Residence A was designed by Schindler. However, Schindler had acted as supervisor on construction of the main house and owed much to Wright's prairie style.
Hollyhock House itself has been recently restored. It was allowed to fall into disrepair in the 1950s, and much of the exterior and interior alike have been restored. Some of this is different than originally intended, notably in some of the furnishings and the tiles, but the overall effect is as originally intended. The size of the building is hidden by the foliage and by the shape itself, and from the north side you can only see a portion of the structure without moving around it to the west.
LOS ANGELES MUSIC CENTER
The Los Angeles Music Center has been a major cultural center for the city for some 30 years. It consists of three major theaters, each with its own specific purpose. These are the Ahmanson Theater, the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, and the Mark Taper Forum. The Pavillion is a concert hall offering concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and operas by the Los Angeles Opera as well as serving as a locale for touring orchestras and operatic companies
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