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You’re absolutely right about the Villa Carlotta’s slumlord management. CGI’s presentation at the community meeting last year highlighted William Randolph Hearst, who built the building for Thomas Ince’s wife, the architectural significance of the building, and all the Hollywood luminaries who lived there. But there was absolutely ZERO acknowledgement of the artistic community that maintained the building almost singlehandedly for decades. Without them, there would be nothing for CGI to purchase.

But the tenants couldn’t afford to outbid a big developer on the building, so screw them. Money should be the basis for all decisions, so shove off poor people. Thanks for your efforts, though.

Architectural historian Alan Hess considers the Metropolitan Water District HQ to be one of William Pereira’s most important works, and shot a video explaining why today at the site. While the church did neglect the east side of the campus, and make some unfortunate alterations, it’s nothing that can’t be reversed. Won’t you give Alan a few minutes to make a case for saving and restoring this significant structure?

That building is a damn eye sore, and it’s architectural and cultural significance is nil. William Pereira is pretty cool, but that building is far from one of his best works. That side of EP really deserves something better.

The William Pereira buildings should stay – the rest can be demolished.

The William Pereira addition should be torn down. Never liked it just like much of the high rise architectural designs of the time in the 1970s. The beautifully unique Atlantic Richfield was replaced by two tall boxes with a meandering subterranean cave of a mall. So many unremarkable high rises went up in the 1970s. Buildings that to this day are closer to bad brute architecture than anything else. Very uninviting buildings that have little to do with their surroundings.

I just blogged a series of interior photos from the three endangered, historic buildings in the compound, including some rare views of William Peirera’s widely misunderstood 1973 black glass corporate HQ. There is a lot worth saving inside this white elephant.

This potential sale should be a giant wake up call for Los Angeles preservationists, as despite the clear signs over the past decade that Tribune (sorry, Tronc) intended to flip its Los Angeles real estate, no part of the historic Times-Mirror compound is a protected Historic-Cultural Monument. The massed structure is ideal as a purpose-built newspaper office, printing plant and corporate headquarters. Any attempts to turn it into retail, residential or creative office will certainly result in major architectural alterations.

Will the William Pereira addition be demolished for a tower? Will the Globe Lobby murals be sold at auction? Will the glass-faced Norman Chandler Pavilion become a swinger’s club with City Hall views? Mortified Angelenos will want to know.

We own Nella Mead’s old home on Dundee Dr (William Mead’s widow, the developer of Los Feliz, who once owned all of Los Feliz to the river), a small duplicate of their mansion on Cockerham which is now gutted and for sale with plans. Glendower Drive is a grand old street with beautiful mansions, but Place seems to have old relics that need more than repair. I took my Fit EV up to the broker’s open yesterday anticipating parking problems, and almost every car jammed on the street was a Prius or worse. The visitors were just that, not buyers or even knowledgeable except for ghoul TV. The house and grounds are garbage, and considering the history, the house needs the fate of the homes involved in Tate/La Bianca and OJ/Nicole. No distinguished architect and a horrible history, worth more than the $1.5 mm another commenter suggested, perhaps $2 mm as a teardown, since the surrounding homes are also in bad shape. Look at the mansions as you drive up, beautiful gated mansions, and see what I mean. Terrible job by the agents, BTW. I brought my checkbook and they just puttered around as if they are special, busy hoping no one fell. The highlight was the driveway. A new classic home on that lot is worth $5 mm all day.

The home was built in 1981 and designed by real estate developer named William Bone. It is called the sycamore Valley Ranch because over 100 sycamore trees were planted when this property was developed. In 1983 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson were doing a music video in Los Alamos and McCartney Rented out the Ranch where Jackson stayed with him and immediately fell in love with the place. In 1988 he bought it and did not change a single thing about the way the home. This Mansion was not even built for michael Jackson but could not have been a better home for him because he loved children. All the other stuff was added my Michael for the kids to enjoy for free.

It would be wonderful to see the interior used in (or reproduced for) a movie. The exterior was used by William Castle in his original "House on Haunted Hill."