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Page Museum Paint Update #3
The painting and renovations in the North Gallery of the Page are coming along nicely. Here’s where it is now, and a shot of it before. [columns] [column8] [/column8] [/columns] [columns] [column8] Before: [/column8] [/columns]
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Page Museum Paint Update #2
Painting has begun in the North Gallery at the Page. The carpeting has also been torn up to reveal the concrete floor beneath.
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Page Museum Paint Update #1
We’ve begun color testing for the interior of the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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LA Blvd Talk Featured on KCRW
Doug Suisman’s lecture this Saturday at the Santa Monica Public Library was featured on KCRW’s Design and Architecture blog in their “5 Design Things To Do This Week!”
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SAH/SCC Newsletter: Suisman on the Boulevards Event
Here’s the latest newsletter from the Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter (SAH/SCC) about Doug Suisman’s upcoming lecture and book signing. SAH/SCC will be hosting the event at the Santa Monica Public Library this Saturday, January 31 at 1:00pm. It is free to the public, no reservations required. Visit www.sahscc.org for more information. SAHSCC News Suisman…
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Tar on the Boulevard Lecture
Thanks to everyone who came out to the lecture on Thursday! We had a great turnout of about 90 people. Doug Suisman discussed the history of the site of the La Brea Tar Pits in the context of Los Angeles and its boulevards, most notably Wilshire Blvd., what’s happening on the site today, as well…
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Suisman on the Boulevards
Join Doug Suisman on January 31 at the Santa Monica Public Library. He will be speaking about the revised, 25th anniversary edition of his classic book “Los Angeles Boulevard: Eight X-Rays of the Body Public.”
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Tar on the Boulevard: Mr. Hancock’s Ranch and the Future of the La Brea Tar Pits
Join Doug Suisman at the Page Museum this Thursday for an evening lecture as he looks at the La Brea Tar Pits in the context of Los Angeles’s urban history and the development of its boulevards, especially Wilshire. He’ll trace the development of the La Brea Tar Pits from tar pools to private rancho to…
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LAist: “21 of our favorite events in Los Angeles this week”
Looking for something to do this week? LAist includes Doug Suisman’s lecture this Thursday evening at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits on their list of “21 Of Our Favorite Events In Los Angeles This Week.” LAist
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Exploring Our City
Every time I take a trip to a new city, I think about what, where, and how I am going to explore this new city. With that thought process comes anticipation, and even exhilaration of all the places I am going to explore. Recently, I’ve tried applying that same logic – though less methodically –…
