by Kim Cooper | Jul 16, 2018 | The Esotouric Blog
When the Office of Historic Resources received our nomination to make Times Mirror Square a protected Los Angeles landmark in June, notification was made to property owner Onni Group and to the newspaper’s new owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong that the historic resources...
by Kim Cooper | Jul 11, 2018 | The Esotouric Blog
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A venerable local newspaper, fallen on hard times in the aftermath of the financial crisis, sells its architecturally-significant, centrally-located Art Deco headquarters and two attached buildings, comprising an entire...
by Kim Cooper | Jul 11, 2016 | The Esotouric Blog
FOR MORE ON LACMA, L.A. TIMES BUILDINGS, ETC. SCROLL DOWN TO PRESS CLIPS OUR PEREIRA IN PERIL ACTIVISM: On October 6, 2023, we called on the Los Angeles County Supervisors to halt LACMA construction and audit the project, after architect Peter Zumthor repudiated it as...
by Kim Cooper | Jun 18, 2016 | The Esotouric Blog
When the Chandler family relinquished ownership of the Los Angeles Times in 2000, it sounded a discordant note all across the southland. For while the Chandlers and ancestor Col. Otis before them were imperfect stewards, they were undeniably devoted to the growth and...
