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- Cascades Park, Midwick View Estates, Monterey Park. Just six miles as the crow flies from Downtown L.A., Midwick View Estates was the brainchild of Peter N. Snyder, who meant for the Spanish-style development to be another affluent, whites-only enclave like Bel Air or Beverly Hills – only, east of L.A., in the City of Monterey Park (incorporated 1916).
- LADWP Headquarters, Downtown Los Angeles. Some might say that the series of eight water fountains – and the floodlighting that illuminates them – is essential for the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power to convey both “water” and “power.”
- William Mulholland Memorial Fountain, Los Angeles Aqueduct Centennial Garden, Los Feliz. At the corner of Riverside Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard in Los Feliz, spitting distance from the Los Angeles River, you’ll find a shrine to the “Father” of L.A.’
- Electric Fountain, Beverly Gardens Park, Beverly Hills. The L.A. area’s first electrified water fountain – in fact, the first in the nation to feature underwater lighting – is the Electric Fountain in Beverly Hills.
Oct 18, 2013 · William Mulholland, the "father of the Los Angeles water system," died in 1935 after half a century of service to the city. His greatest contribution had been as engineer of the 233-mile-long Los Angeles Aqueduct, completed in 1913.
May 7, 2019 · From 1947 to 1959, the house belonged to Oscar-winning actor William Holden, who was frequently captured in publicity photos and home movies relaxing there with his wife, Ardis (an actress known professionally as Brenda Marshall), and their three children.
Apr 23, 2020 · Among the revelers was architect William Pereira, whose firm had designed this “art acropolis,” LA’s first stand-alone art museum. Last month, on the campus’s 55th anniversary, cranes began to...
May 25, 2024 · Rancho la Puerta. Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Kate Winslet, Jane Fonda, and Bill Moyers have all stayed at the famous Rancho La Puerta wellness resort and spa, an exquisite collection of mountain-edged...
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- beth.greenfield@fortune.com
Jun 18, 2024 · A blue zone centenarian on her career in wellness, how it’s shaped her idea of living well, and her secret sauce to longevity.
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Jan 3, 2017 · The history of Rancho La Puerta is the personal story of its founders Deborah Shainman and Edmond Bordeaux Szekely (pronounced Say-Kay), their relationship with the Mexican people of Tecate, and their dedication to centuries-old fitness concepts drawn from a collective knowledge of humanity.
