How Did People Live!?!...

In this photo (courtesy the Los Angeles Public Library), from 1950, looking east along Wilshire Boulevard from the Normandie/Irolo intersection with the Gaylord in the background, you see not a Starbucks or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in sight! Not even an office tower. Off in the distance you see the steeple to the Immanuel Presbyterian Church and the Bullock's Wilshire tower. Where did folks get their caffeine fix from? 

New Employee?...

I walked out this morning to find the above character sitting at our Front Desk in the lobby. Needless to say, he was not very pleasantly responsive to my Monday morning queries and as I have said before, you never know who will show up in the Gaylord lobby. It's the crossroads of the world!

Big Day Tomorrow...

93 years in the making and still going strong! It's the Gaylord anniversary tomorrow, April 9th. The many and ever evolving stories continue to be told (you can scroll through the 'Older Posts' here on the Blog to read just a few of them and learn the history). Looking good for 93. Have a Happy!

(photo, above, is an early shot of the Gaylord, before the rooftop neon and you also see how the ground floor facade looked before EyeMax, HMS Bounty and Cafe Mermaid were even a thought)

Through the Morning Sun...

The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway section of Wilshire Boulevard, in front of the Gaylord, is finally getting some much needed landscaping planted, this morning. We were beginning to think we were going to have to go out there in the middle of the night, under cover of darkness, to plant some greenery in there ourselves. The ice plant ground cover should bring some vibrant color when they bloom along with the existing crepe myrtle trees, which bloom in the Spring. The variety of succulents they are also planting will bring in some subtle color and medium height to it all. With thanks to our Wilshire BID for this project!

STILL AVAILABLE Folks...

AVAILABLE for a late April move-in;

***RENTED***- One Bedroom unit, 8th floor, 720 sq ft, north facing, with spectacular views of the 'HOLLYWOOD' sign & Griffith Observatory from every room, $1800/month.***RENTED***

(evening photo, above, taken in 1970, looking east down Wilshire Boulevard and we love the Gaylord in it!)

Bloomin' Poppies...

What a colorful, delightful weekend we had. We made our way out to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, near Lancaster. This is part of the California State Park system and takes just over an hour to get to. The ranger stated the poppies may stay blooming for another 2 weeks, so if you want to catch them, get going quick. The best part I thought, in the bottom photo, if you look way back at the center mountains on the horizon, you can just barely see the snow-caps. Only in So Cal! Have fun.

On the Eastern Front...

There, on the east side of the Gaylord, 5 floors down from the top, in the center, on the 9th floor, COMING AVAILABLE for a mid-April move-in date;

***RENTED***- Single unit, 9th floor, 550 sq ft, east facing, $1330.00/month.***RENTED***

Also, still COMING AVAILABLE for mid-April;

***RENTED***- One Bedroom unit, 8th floor, 720 sq ft, north facing, $1800.00/month.***RENTED***

***RENTED***- Bachelor unit, 3rd floor, 330 sq ft, north facing, $915.00/month.***RENTED***