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FFANKLII{ AVENUE MEDIAI{ UPDATE: We Gan't Affotd to Fill the Blank Yet' BY Ricardo Accorsi

The Franklin Avenue Median Beautification Project hag been making progress at a very raPid rate. The permit plans preliminary approval by,the City are nearly ""oiopi6te and . hasbeenieceived. TheProjeetisinitsfinalplanningchallenge: The race. The referee is in to grve the go- financial "On Place ahead with the starter's gun. your marks. . Get seL ' ' Click." That's right. We ian't afford to fill the blank median yet The Project is quite litemlly on back, but now needs its neighbors' financial suPPort to get to the finish line. fHRe has accrued nearly $5000 of the projected install,ationcostof$1Q000, A partof ftesefunds were received in direct resDonseto the last issueof TheOamtiea,wherethe Projectwas'introduced. Small and large pledgesalike w-ere maie and we are hopefr:l that our readers'interest will be sustained,or eveninireased with this issue. Thedesigrr has looking east toward bridge' evolved gracefully into a eomplementaryseries of Proposed Flar*lin Av€nue landscaPin& "landscapes"which take the median'shorticultural context as a p.itne sourceof inspiration. The sketchesillushate the How did it haPPen?Where's 92? desiln whictr receivedpreliminary approval from the-city' Another year gone,so much yet to do. significant Larse contributions have been made by Poverty, crime and hunger all grew. individial and organizational donors from our own and nearbycommunities. FHRA is appealingto businessesin the Political mud didn't block that view. area fbr their financial support, too. FHRA will gratefully Year'send . . . let'bid old woes adieu. -;>.ita;D>Pery'<>b>>#t:Fttrilffi ,s?l#sffi€' TheOaentiew , whenwe hope the Projectwill be comPlete' Have high hopesto start off'93 The Projectcalls for an irrigation system,which is in the final designstage,and will be submittedto the City for final On Franklin'smedian, help plant a tree. During the approval period, bids will be Love thy neighbor, let them love thee. approval-shortly. "we" "me." Instruct your children it's not Do your best,so that we'll soon see: INSIDE: page 2 . . no smog. . . no CFC. Its Mv Turn Air clean. paSe I lmpohantCrime Meeting page g Yes, we all can helP to make things be MtltroRailUpdate page 5 Some little bit closer to trouble free. Phones page 12 ,'. I I FRANKLIN HILLS RESIDENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT ASSOCIAtrION

It seems as our years go by, they fly by faster and faster, leaving us with BOARD OF DIRECTORS so much to do and so few hours. This acceleration of time brings deadlines with President DONALD WALDROP of us who regularly have to deal with them are left amazing rapidity and those VicePrcsiilent with the frustration of sometimes not making them. This issue was planned to BRYANTCROUSE be out before Thanksgiving, we didn't make it, and this year we committed to Secretary-Treasurer four issues of the OVERVIEW - this is the third issue for 1992.So goes the BRUCECARROLL first we make a living. volunteer labor of love. We wish we could do more, but RICCARDOACCORSI On the other hand, another type of deadline is fast approaching - that of CHRISBOUTELLE in a sense,since it means gifts and parties and GENECORNELL the holidays. A good deadline, CAROLMASON seeing old friends and happy kids and many of the other things that most of us CHARLEYMIMS Needless to say, we all are awate that ARNIENETKA associatewith year end and beginning. VIOLETWEBER there are many less fortunate than us - many who are looking at a future too FRANKYOGUS bleak to contemplate, both adults and kids. At our next general meeting, December 9, we can help some of these ACTION TEAM LEADERS people, in a very easy way, by simply bringing items to the meeting to be ABC-TV&COMMUNITY: Waldrop,664-4124 later Don distributed to the needy by our local law enlorcement folks. Seethe notice CRIME& N'BORHOODWATCH: in this issue for details' VioletWehet 6634427 - DoN wALDRop DISASTERPREPAREDNESS: Violetwebe\ 6634417 ENVIRONMENTAL: Marcellezrj/rLta,66U724 GRAFFITI: NOW ITS MY TURN IsabelDietz, 661-4531 L. I. L. A.(FrenchAmerican School): BY Marcelle Zonta DonWaldrop,66L4724 MEDIAN: RiccardoAccorsi, 666-2431 Ed.:This inauguratesanewfeature in the Ooeftieu,Readerssubmittingtheir thoughts. MEMBERSHIP: It canbe on any subiectthey feel affectsthe neighborhoodand their in it. We invite Place GeneCome[ 65]2533 your tum. you to submit METRO RAIL: BruceCarroll 66S9875 LOST PETS: I have observed many lost Pet siSns Posted in our area' As much NE-TACCT as we love our animals, we must realize that by letting them be outside, Patti llarisoru 6623709 PLANNING& ZONING: unsupervised, we put them in Sreat danger. We Put them in even greater danger CharleyMims, 6654239 if we leave them out all night. If at all Possible,we owe it to them to keep them in atnightwhether theylike itornot. You will rest easierknowhg that your companion Franklin Hills OVERVIEW animal is safe, and besides, let us not forget that ghastly individual who is now Prblisher & Editor: Don Waldrop Cow Editor: CarolMason Silverlake is only a hillside away poisoning pets in the Silverlake area. Remember, e6ntibutins Witers: from Franklin Hills. RiccardoAccorsi] BruceCarrolJ, SeellOW lTa Y TURII p.9 Violet Weber. CoW Input: Carol Skinner

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RESIDENTSASSOCIATION the Franklh Hi[s OVERVIEW lspublislrcd man occasionalbasis. We invibe yolll c@rments dt mat- (2131664-7247 brs r€lating tc dtides ad tE c@tmunity an4 HOTUNE space pemittin& will publish lettecs mailed to Hibti OWRWE\I, B@2914 LosAtAd6, CA 900n TIEETII{G ANNOUNCEMEI{T HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL? bv Violet Weber How safedo you feel? At home? On the highway? Is represmted by Paul AfdaN, our senior lead officer, will crime in our city up or down? delineatethe new measures being setoutbyPolice Chief Willie Theseand the other hundred of your questionswill be Williamsaswell asnew, intensive trainingprograms inwhich answeredatthe Franklin Hills ResidmtsAssociation meeting the police aremgaging, in conjunctionwith theNordreastPolice Division on December Other relevant points of interest are the cornmunity 9d1.The meetingwill be held at the FrendrAmerican School, policingplans, newvolunteer programs, and, as anafter'math 4555Russell Avenue, from 5:45to 9:00P.M' of theterrible Spring riots, whatthe communitycanor cannot In accordancewith FHRA'Slong-stated intmt to exPand do to protectthemselves if left to ourselvesas we were lhose the Association'sservices to Provideboth currentand lasting few terrifying daysand nights. Vice Presidmt, benefits, the Association intends to Presentfour general Themeeting will be facilitatedby FHRA meetingson an annualbasis. The fust for this seaso&held on Brvant Crouse,and the secondhalf of the meeting will be August 12to explainthe Disaster Preparedness Program, was opento questionsand answersfrom the audience.There will well attendedand appreciated.This current Crime meetingis Ueanopportunityomeet the of fi cerswho areassigned directly intendedto giveall ofus theways and means ofProtecting our to our neighborhood.In additiory we will have a chanceb lives and our property. meetCaptainWemmer,new to our area,and to find outmore Co-sponsoredby FHRA and the Franklin Hills aboutthe inner workings of our NortheastDivision. Community Patrol,the meetingwill focuson the role of the Refreshmentswill be served. police with the community. LAPD'sNortheastDivision, GIVE THE CHRISTMASSPIRIT "If The very spirit of Chrishnasis in giving. And, as somesage said, you want to do somethingfor yourselt do somethingfor somebodyelse. Many families afe suffering becauseof the difficult economictimes. Every year the Northeast PoliceDivision collectstoys and foodsfor families who havebeen referred to them asbeing very needy. When you cometo the GENERALMEETING on CRIMEon December9, Please bring along sometoys and non-perishablefood and give them to the police officers who will be conductingthe meeting.Or, you may call the Hot Line of the Franklin Hills ResidentsAssociatiort (2I3) 664-7247,and arrangementswill be made to pick up your contribution. Don t let this Christnas go by without making it a little happier for someoneelse. It will bring the ChristrnassPirit into you life aswell! Don't forget, bring your conhibution with you to the Crime meeting December9/ at L.I.L.A.,the French-Americanschool,4155 Russell Street,6:45 to 9:00P.M.

fOlN FHRA- Seepage 23 for Detailsand Membership Form Disaster Prepaledness:

ARE UI'EDOII{G SOMETHII{GUI'RONG? LOS FELIZ LIBRARY Volunteer TUTORS are Your Disaster PreparednessProgram has been in place needed for a tutorial progtan, now for two years. Two seven-weekclasses have been estimated tine per week: 2-3 held, five responseteams are in place and programs hours. have been presentedto help you know what to do and Donations needed: Books where to go to get help in caseof a disaster-any and videos to sell, patio disaster. furniture, indoor plants and watering ca& outdoor planters AII theseplans are in place. We continue to meet, to and plants. plan, to practice. Unfortunately, implementing plans and stockingour storageareas with medicalsupplies, The Los Feliz Libtary is begin-ning a tental program food and water takes money. We have $500-we need with multiple copies of books $2500as a minimum. taken from the best seller llsts. The books will rent for 10 cents We have begged-even pleaded and cajoled,but we a day, with no reserves being cannot seemto get above that $500mark which wiII taken PROJECTBESTSELLER buy only a modest amount of medical supplies. is being tunded by the Los Feliz Friends of the Library.

It is my hope that you, our neighborswill respond to The Library has urgent the very real need for disasterpreparedness supplies- need of a working ty?ewriter. If after all, they may saveyour life or that of someone you can donate one, please call. you love. CONTACT: Thea March, Los Feliz Library,1939 U2 We need fire extinguishers,two medium size (213) generators, flash IIillhu$t Avenue, 6* walkie talkies, shovels,crow bars, TtoS lights, clean blankets, chain saws,crowbars. But most of all, we need MONEY. Money isn't in copious supply right now but the tragedy of a life lost because of lack of supplies would be unforgiveable. TUTORS This is also an appeal for thosewho attended the August FHRA Disaster Preparednessmeeting to return "Confidential Volunteers to tutor litde kidg the Questionnaire" which was or big kids, in readin6, math or distributed. This questionnaireevaluated the writing skills. Community community resourceswhich we might be able to call tutoring corps are fonrring now, upon as well as giving us information we might need If you want to help a youngstet in order to rescuetrapped persons or pets. succeedin life, call {lb$nl. IOBS/ We ask for your support. Send a checkfor our disaster APPRENTICESHIPS suppliesto: FHRA, DisasterFund, If you need help in your P.O. Box29l22, businessor home and are Los Angeles,CA 90027. willing to employ, train or apprenticelocal teenagets,call uLvum FHRA HOTLINE MPORTANT COMMTJNITYPHONE NI,]MBERS The Franklin Hills Residents Association ABC.TELEVISION: reminds you that we now have our own telePhone (213) you can leave JohnYinglin& Plant Manager,(310 )557-5000 number. By calling 664'7247, Secudty:(310) 557-5354. messagesf6r boardlnd committee members, make ANIMAL REGULATION: (2r3) 222-7138 suqgestions,or ask questions. CITY '7hotline," COUNCILMAN IOHN FERRARO,4th District: ?s not exactly a and getting arL'800" RoomM-30, City FIa[, 200Spring St., (213) 485-937 number didn't seemto make much sense,so we tloPe New Flampshire 4854377 District Office,525S. e13) 'vou find our plain old neighborhood nusrber usefr:l. ENVIRONMENTAL: The onlv broblemwi+i.OA+:zzu is tlrat, so far, we Recycling:(800){ITYSAN havent fieurbd out anything clever and meaningful installation' Rebatefor Ultra Low Flush Toilet We missedby one digitgettingthe (2 (800)-722-7722 thatitmiefltspefl. 13)481-5800; To rernedv this problem, we will offer Efficient GasWater Heater. initials FHITA: Rebatefor Super tiidden messagein 664 (800) 8s2-9820 anyonewho decodesthe hght HazardousWaste Hotlne (213\237-1634 7247abeauihi Franklin Hiils T+trirt. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Emergenry911; FHRA HOTLINE (213166+7247 Non-emergency:4A5 -6235 ; GRAFFITI: On private proPerlY: (2L3)253-287 On public proPertY: (8L8)772-7753 ! FHRA Graffiti Action Coordinator:(213\ 6614351 WARNINO LOS FELIZPUBLIC LIBRARY: (21q 6e-2903. There have been numerous thefts of Hours: Mon-Tues12:3&8:00; Wed-Thurs 12:30-530; both incoming and outgoing mail in the Fri-Sat10:fi)-5:30. Franklin Hills area recently. PARKING ENFORCEMENTDISPATCH: (818) 904-1418 POLICE:Emergency 911i To find out what to do: NortheastDivision: Non-emergency(213) 485 -'2563 RECYCLINGINFO: (800)CITY SAN COlvfETO TtlE CRNfE\,fEETlN6, SANITATIoN: (2I3) 4854906 WED.,DEC. 9th,6:45 p.m. - 9:00P.m. STREETLIGHTING: (213)482-5483 FrenchAmerican School STREETMAINTENANCE: (2L3\485-5661 4155Russell Avenue TELECOMMUNICATIONS:(TV Cableservice) 485-2751 TRASH RECEPTACLEINFo: (800)248-9726 WATER & PoWER: (800)2-1122 GRAFFITI ALERT Plansare beingnade for another FHRAconnunitq paint-oat. lf gou uould like to beintultted or if gou knowof a fioublearca, call lsabelDietz: 661 -4351. MetroRail: SIGNSOF PROGRESS By Bruce Carroll

On October 2nd, a bit tardy for the promised Septemberdate, Metro Rail work crews startedtuming the entranceof the BarnsdallArt Parkinto a construction site. Their hand lettered signs were Probably less an effort to blend inwith the artistic themeof the park than a failure to plan ahead. Neighborhood complaints of excessivedust highlight the samefailure. Red Line "We spokesmanKathy JonesIrish explained, are going to be wetting down the area to make sure the dust is gince these signs were draw& Bam6dall Art Patk Museum @rPloyees controlled . . . we did have a problem becauseour DWP have rePortedly agreed not to dig tunnels if MettoRail conshuction worke6 won't make anymore si8ns. [water] hookup wasnot completedin time." Thatwasn't will the only utility snag. Workers preparing the tunneling somewherealong ProspectWalk. The tunneling site also cut through telephoneand power lines serving take until 1995. from Sunset the park. By 1988Meho RedLine subway trains By presstime the park entrancewas onceagainopen and Vermont will whisk you to Union Station in about The FHRA with new signswelcoming the wary. Comespring these 20 minutes,if you can find a place to park. President/ rninor glitches will surely have given way to the major haswritten to Rail ConshuctionCorporation Park-and- problem, excavating 12 miles of tunnel from Vermont CEO Ed McSpedondecrying the absenceof stations. and Wilshire to Hollywood and Highland. Let's hoPe Ride facilities at Metro Rail's Hollywood replied, "I Metro Rail's senseof direction is better that their signs, McSpedon,always looking for business, future or we could all be surprised by a giant drill emerging applaud your members' interest in becoming aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoa lilsTO Lcs fertz FITANKLIN RESTAT]RANTAND ART GALLERY

HILLS Mlsto: a mixture of the cuisines of Italy, the RESIDENTS American Southwestand the Caribbean 2064 HillhurstAvenue . Los FeItuVillage ASSOCIATION (2r3) 667-1357 HOTLINE aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoooaaaataataaaa' BAYTESS (2131 CHEVRONSERVICE | 869N, Hillhur$(qr Fronklin Avenuel 664-7247 Scgsoug@ttttiflgs TEDBAYI$I{S 665-9837 O"proud to weorthis.Fshiriwith itsclossicollydesigned 17-l Bridgeond osi lhouerc patrons." He's askedJudy Wilson I :i;*,|'nH'*ffi ilit*peore who, ". . . directs planning issues TheFshirboreo crispwhie hecnay-duty I 00/ hegrophicdesign,printed in rich that occur around Metro Subway cotbnond L teol ond puiple.is donoiedbv the you stations . . . to work with and inlernolionolovrord winnins desiqnei ond your membership to identify a FronldinHills resident, Eugen6ChelEnhom. mutually agreeablesolution to your proceeds request." However, the weekshave All fromthe sole ofthe shi*s oo'io helDfund the FronklinHills gone by with no contact from M3. [esidentsAssociotion's efforts to Wilson...weshallsee. preserveond Onesolution, already in place,is enhoncethe to park free at the GlendaleAmtrak neighborhood. station and head downtown on one of Metrolink's sevenweekday trains between 5:05 A.M. and 8:15 A.M. According to spokesmanBrendan Shepherd, "The cars are quite special. They're double deckers. They're air-conditioned, have individual seats,bike racks and cellularphones." Butdon't counton breakfast during your 25 minute ride, Shepherd warns, "thete's no food service." Onceyouget to Union Station,free shuttleswill conveyyou \'N to the Civic Center,Bunker Hill area, A\\$r-ttt.' or to 9th and Hope and the financial F r rlrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrl district. Peopleheading there should T have no problem paying ($3.50one I wayl $6 round trip, $80monthly) for t rail tickets from ATM style vending I t MAITTO FIANKIN HIIISI.SHIRT machines. P.O.Bo< 291 2l fooArgdes, CA 9002 There is potential good news for I MAKECHECKS PAYABTT TO: "Maybe T trqnldin HillsReeidenb Assockrtion non early risers. six to eight T lDonot sond cosh.l months into it we'll reevaluateand T-shirbsubiecl ic ovdildbility. I Pleoseollow 2 lo 4 weeksbr deliverv. it's quite possiblewe'll add midday, T T reversecommute (through Burbank I T to Moorpark and SantaClarita) and I t also evening service." Spokesman I T Shepherdwas even tooting his horn T I for the diesel locomotives that Pull I I the 3-car, 444-seat,150-standee, I T trains. "They are the cleanest I T L III IIIIII IIIIITIII II buming locomotivesavailable. They a T-shirtsprinted by Hollywood Grophitee - l81qn6-8OU Pleasesee HetroRrll, p. 22 WHAT WE'RE UP TO

In resPonseto nearlyno requests about iust what the Franklin Hills Residents'Association's directors so at their board meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month, Secretary Bruce Carroll submitted the following rePort: Last month we worked on Plans for the December9lh General Meeting with LAPD. (See Page3) Crime is always a pain in the - - -, butt to . It is illegal to transPortrnore than 5 gallonsor 50 poundsof of that we voted to buy hazardouswaste. alleviate some . Pleasedo not bring emPtycontainers or dried-up paint' padded, tather than unPadded box . Pleasehansport waste in a cardboard chairc...socomeearlY. . k*o "rr -"i*as awayfrom passengersdudng transportation In October, we decided to join . KeePProducts in original containers' . Do not mix Products. with other neighborhood not be accepted . Wastefrom'bushesses will organizationsin our areain a Street . are leakproof;if they arenot' Placetnem m Make sure containers Coalition' larqer leakproofconta.iners ' Tree Beautification . No ,udioXctinettiaterials, comPressed gas cylinders' infectious Working with ABC along the barren No businesswaste waste,exPtosives or ammunition' stretchesof Talmadge is among the . ONLY; no walk-ins' L'A' residentsor y onrVs-iFtrtOdCH In addition to a oPleasestay in vehiclewhile at the Roundup initial obiectives. dearth of trees, the board also pondered the dearth of committee activity by those not already on the board. Anyone out there with some good ideas and a little time ' ' ' or perhaps with no ideas but a lot of time . . , call the FHRA hotline. If you read the rest of this story You'll find the number . . . If You can't wait to volunte et call 664'7247, In September, we voted unanimouslY to tell the city we support a traffic light at HyPerion T T

and Monon, to allow people (and cars) to move more safely between Trader Joe'sand the shopsaround it THE and Mayfair Market and the shops around it. The board alsosupported proposedbike pathson Griffith park Boulevard where it parallels STATE Hyperion. And for those who prefer to exercisetheir minds, we appointed OF ART a committee to look for ways to support the Los Feliz Branch Library. Their first actwasto donate 10special dictionaries to the library's paintings . sculpture . fineprints . folk art literacy program, We alsoheard that official papersrequesting the FHRA be appointed a nonprofit organ- ization have been receivedbv the THIRD WORLD bureaucrats, In August the board goofed off and didn't meet, but Vi Weber and ART EXCHANCE her committee worked hard on the very helpful and successful featuresthe finest in ThirdWorld and Community DisastefPf eparednesg meeting. AfricanAmerican art . . . artwith culturaland artisticvalue. The walls are alive with the In JuIy the board discussed:the purchaseofCB radiosso our disaster exquisiteworks of acclaimedand team leaders can communicatein a internationallyrecognized artists. Pleasese WHAT liYErnEUP TO, p.22 CALLERYHOURS: Wednesdaythrough Saturday 1I :00a.m. to 7:00p.m. (Thegallery is closed weekdays from 2:00 to 4:30p.m.)

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I I nilYvlEw last year'sphone books, for examPle ihen camereal automation. Behemoth wheeled cans now by BruceCarroll decorateour curbsThursday momings (andin somecases all week.) With a magiccan picker-upper mounted ontlE 'ight sideof his garbagetruck, a much relieved,especiallyin the back,VernJn Adims now doesn'thave to touch thoseheavy asfar, going up one It is more efflcienL . .but takes more time? dirtycans.But hedoes have to drive twice . . .b{t takes more manPower? sideof thestreetand down the ofter. He saysthattakes about It is automated "it's It helps the environmmt. . .but cfeates more polltton? 30-115minutes longer, but a lot easier'" and one final hint: Now we all know the refuseof life in our throw-away It happens every Thureday in the Franklin Hills' societydoesr/t alwaysfit into iust two cans'' 'evenreally big or,es.. .sowe .teedextra cans for the contentsof tlrat closetwe ?????????? should have cleanedout years ago; and we stack bags of clippings(which we shouldcompost) from dratjungl: where to be. Becausethe truck with the magic The answerto the OoerviaV'jLddle of the month:our new the baci yard used is sort of a let down when it comes b thege garbagecollection system, of course. ^problemspicker-upper - the "sweepertru&"' ItziPs aboutthe Bick in simPler times, say a year ago' Vemon Adams we alsoneed with two lough guts aboard looking for the singlehandedlymanaged to drive his gafiage truck around neighborhood the other trucksjust couldn't handle the Frar*lin Hills, stop at eachcluster of cans,and personally stuff' we usedo managewith one man, one truck, to heft them into the hopper. On our narrow streetshe was So,where now blessedwith five men, three trucks, four able to do both sidesin a singletrip. onetrip, wete tonger.But thereare some advantages' The l{hen recycling cameour way most of us hapPily put trips,and it akes city now spendsover 50bucks aPiece to give bottles,cans and newspapersinto our new yellow boxes'But rnoneystraPPed -i moreimportantly if Ihear thatclank and recycling is obviously very difficult, so the recycling or g*iug" **, jclatter front of my house before I finish squeezingmy bandwafonwe wereeager to Setonfumed out to be a second rn juice I still have plmty of time to throw the truck, requfuingtwo men. One man drives while the other moming orange I canuse the canacross tre street' ' decidesif the contentsare worthy of recycling' He reiected peelsaway. CAROL'SCRITTER CARE fR7""'EarbGc WHILEYOU ARE AWAY FROMHOME 2070North Hillhu|sl Avenue PEICARE el3) 650-5145 888 ond AFRICANFOOD APf EALLLPY PoEfRYoncl LIVEMUSIC | | :@ o-m. to l0:@ P.m. 'Cotaing Deliverv BONDEDAND LICENSED (2r3) 6@-3846 potolo & cobbl.0 Gw€€l ch.$oclke-.---.------::. P€och bellobello o tlaoutifulboutiquo Don'tutosto o momentdriving RE.BEAUT'IFYAND PROTECTALL INTERIOR AND DffERIOR WOOD uhenyou conshoP In . Decks ' Fences 'Cabineb ' Ftrardwood the neighborhood . Gazebos . Sidings . Fumiture Floors 8055hlllhurst ownue AffordableConomimt Seruice ' EdrthSafe Proilucts fosf,elh vllloge . 562-7747 (818)3984389 Vitagaph Studios, plesent home of ABC Television Center, at the comer of Prcspect Avenue and Talnadge. Photo undated but taken in the early 1930'6' (Security Pacific National Bank Photograph Collection/Los Angeles Public Library) ,s Silver Lake C-"aro estaurant Iron and ConcreteWorks 2025 trypeion avenue los angeles, califomia 90027 A IJuioue' Intenrationdl Restaurant & CaJeOffeing (211663-8245 SontethingSpecial To All Five Settses

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fRy |HEMALL| SUPp0RfoUR NE'GT{80 RTIOOD BUSINESSES ! [odl,.ttftomp.1 solicited from licensed landscape contractorsfor the installation of the "*9 irrigation systemonly.This will provide Cfi^ef?ierre's a professionalsystem and warranty for what is arguably the backboneof the Projecl Reducingthe @chnicalaspects and risks of the installation will allow Le tPetitMarftgt the volunteers to concentrate on t}re mjoyable work of the actual planting. 7807h{tfffrurstAaenue Proceedingshave begun with the (in LosFeliz Plaza) Departnent of Water& Powerto havea water meterinstalled, at a costof $1,315 and thereis a frontagecharge of $20per foot, in addition to the actual cost of NczuYotk StYle installingthemeter.TheDW?originally deemedthefrontagetobe200fuet($2000) o though *re median is actually 411 feet Delicatessen " souPs,aPpetizers, salads, sandwiches, long. Fortunately, ftonAge charge," goulmeIclinners to go, desserts beingoneofthosefees whichno oneever seemsto know exactly how to define, canchange and it did. The DIAIPagreed oContinental Breakfast to calculatethe frontage as a factot of tlle median'swidtr insteadof its length. But Baf - espresso,fresh fruit & iuices, accordingb the inexactscierice of th$e pervasivefees, DWP deemedthe width fresh paslriesfrom the bakery to be 14feet instead of the actual 11feet. Well, we won't get upset about that at .Bakery this point. However, the City's Department of Public Works will be brioche,baguettes, homemade muffins, approachedand asked to pay for the danish,bagels & croissants installation fee and the montlrly water bill from a fund establishedto maintain ComPlete mediansthroughout the City, After all, Holiday Dinners it b City property, and it is the peopleof (RoastedTurkey, chestnutdressing, giblet gravy, & our communi$rdoing beautification pumpkin Pie) work whidr will reflect well upon the also City's goveming bodies. . Gourmet Gift Baskets FHRA is very excited with the . Catering momentum the Project has picked up . ParB ?latters for all and we are hopeful ftat the funds will occaslons . Pre-arrangeddeliveries be gatheredbefore this year draws to a close. It is up to all of us to continue to to ordet call spreadthe word and to put a little bit of 2t3-661-1914 our private self back into the public entity. Any amountthat you canpledge MarketHours will help fill the blank carhidge so the 8:00a.m. - 7:00p.m. Projectcan carry out its race.Abigbang (formerlyYellow ltibbon Market) for the buck is virtually guaranteed! SeeDeslgn D}?wlngs on p. 16 Claus Slown teady for the Dece!$€tr 1950ChristE as Parade, sponsoted annually by tlrc Vermont Averiue MetrchantsAssodatiort i5 the Bayl€ss Santa flirat, driven by Amie Bayl€ss and accompaniea by tle Uaylessihmreor, Carolyn, Ted (now owner of Bayless Chevron) and Bud. s fl.us

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A coalition to plan and implement the planting of streettrees has been formed by the Los Feliz lmprovemmt AssociatioryFranklin Hills Residents' ' ?i' , Association and South Los Feliz Community Association. LFIA's ,f- ."tb BeautificationCommittee, together with representativesfrom FHRAand - SLFCA,is in contactwith the Los AngelesConservation Corps (LACC), ..#*6qry -f:,-?15^-.,h" - 9l which hashighway mitigation funds availablefor treeplanting projects. '' In the Franklin Flills area,the coalitionhas targeted Tahnadge Street, tlrSF-f 13- amongother needystreets, to receivetrees, for a few reasons.The first -,.' {t" ?. is trat TalmadgeStreet is the commonboundary betwem Franklin d.a. .ftil{& Hills and South Los Feliz and, asTalmadge crosses Franklin to the .i: ; -+t f fS . " north, it €ntersinto Los Feliz. The cooperativeeffort will bmefit ,-: ^ld ,l eachseparate communityaswell as enhance ourcontinued ability 'f.,;8r1. to work togetheras a largerwhole. A secondreason is that n: ,lf" , {X ' t Talmadgeisacollectorstreethavingalargeamountofdailytraffic i d, ^F I from our communities'residents and visitors .rF .^1 A practical reasonis that the LACC includesTalnadge Street i? within a master plan for allocationof highway mitigation funds. Wiftout this type of assistance,the treeplanting projectwould havea much smaller chanceof being realized. And, finally, ABC Studios'bare

FRANKLIN HILTS RESIDENTSASSOCIAIION HAS NUMEROUSCOMMITTEES THAT NEED YOIJRHELP. If you can volunteer sometime DISCOUNT MEDIUI to any of thesecofirfirittees, please call the Hotline, at (213)664-7247 PIIARMACY plans Crime and NeighborhoodWatch oDisaster ntast lnsurance accepted Preparednesso Environmental . Graffiti . free deltueryt ln lacq.l area Median Beautification. Membership. MetroRail o Planning& Zoning . Schools 1213l-661-8366 If you have$uggestions of other areasin which the FHRA should be active, 2718 Griffrth Park Boulevard pleaselet us know via the Hotline. Los Angeles,CA9OO27 frontageon a large sectionof Talmadge Street disrupts the residential characteristicsof the street. Treesalong that lengthof sidewalkwill dramatically reduce the studio's presenceupon the street scape. (At the sametime FHRA will undertakeplanning for streettrees along ABC's ProspectAvenue frontage witrout LACC support, sinceProspect falls outside of their master funding plan) LACC hastentativelys&eduled the tree planting on Talmadge Street for March ofnext year. Butthereis still a lot of work to be doneby the coalitionprior to securingLACC's commitnmtto assist us. A survey will be conducted to identify possible tree locations along both sides of the entire street length. Propertyowners whose properties could havetrees planted in their parkwaywill be contactedand their commithnentto maintain the tree will be solicited. Volunteers from all surrounding areas are welcome and will be neededto conductthe planting marathon,rougttly estimatedat thirty treesa day for four to six days. So, if you live on TalmadgeStreet, keep your eyes out for upcoming information which will require your response,And for all therest of us,please call the FHRA hotl ne a(213)6*7 247lif you areinterested in participatingin the project. r...rrrrrrrrrrrrr\ N I COMMUNIIY I I COMPUIERSERVICES I \ I I a I lsyour oddr€ss book o mess?Got I I o shoeboxfull of sllpsof popef I I I I t Turnlt Intoon lrdlvlduollv I I I ! deslgneddotobose. I I Pllntouts ovolloble: ploln poper I I llsts,molllng lobeh. Rolodex cords. I I I I Orgonlzerlrserls, personol oddress I I books. Uodotesot reosonoble I I I \.. ::"::I"ff.'l!'...J l^. METRORAILfrom P. 7 WHATIIYE RE UP To' fromP' 9 are 40%cleaner than your typical passengerlocomotives." with seventrains leaving disaster, the pros and cons of a new Police The commuteprocess is reversedat day's end 4:10P.M.. and 5:20P.M. Metrolink officials, recog- Academy on Los Feliz Boulevard (at the Union Stationbetween a greaterdesire to leavework tran go to it, have made the evening old Franciscan Pottery factory site) and a nizing trainsto GlendaleStation 20% faster. . ' cutting the travel time to 20 minutes' letter requesting park-and-ride f acilities at On secondthought, rmybe itwasn'tthe Metrolink officials,but the engineers the Sunset -Vermont Metrorail Station. who want to get homequicklY. r In June we gave the go-ahead for the wonderful Franklin Hills T'shirts all fashionable residents are sPorting and for our FHRA hotline. 664'7247, which helpful and inquisitive residents are calling. If there's a problem you'd like the board to tackle call the hotline and let us hear about it. _BRUCE CARROLL A great selecti on of ROCK CLASSICAL JAZZ BLUES PROTICIPRTCI ,OITI FHRR I MEDIAN BEAUTIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE I I Your commentsare welcome and willbe considered.Please aruwer the questionsto help us determine I the viability of the projectand retum this sectionto FHRA-Median,PO B ox29122,1-os AtgeLes,CA90027 I or calf the FHRA HOTLINE (213)664-7247 with your aruwersand suggestions. I 1. Do you feel the projectis worthwhile? 5. Would you volunteerfor the installation? I trYES tr NO If so,how many weekenddays could you I D3 tr4 I 2. Are you interestedin participating in work?tr1 fl 2 I the effort b gatlrcr resources?If so,in what way? 5. On a scaleof 0 to 5, how experiencedare you with I tr Fund Raising planting? 0123 4 5 (circleone) I tr CoordinatingVolunteers 7. Pleaseinclude any commentsor suggestionsyou feel I tr Planting will benefitthe project- I tr Maintenance I 3. Could you makea cashdonation? I OYES tr NO I Name: I Amount $_ I 4. Could you make a materialdonation? Address: I Item/Va]ue?- I Telephone: I

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