greater miracle mile neighborhoods: The Miracle Mile
- 11/18/08 10:13 AM
by Danny Mahelka It's hard to imagine that when A.W. Ross purchased the Miracle Mile in 1920 for $54,000, a staggering sum at the time, it was nothing more that an unpaved road. Ross was quite the visionary. He redesigned his "dirt road" with traffic in mind. Wilshire Blvd. became the first street to have designated left hand turn lanes and synchronized traffic lights. By 1928 the first major department store had moved in, Bullocks opened their doors with an amazing architectural wonder which included a parking lot in the back to offset parking issues. The rest as they say is … (0 comments)
Los Angeles is an amazing place. It's easy to forget how fabulous it is when you have lived here for a long time. I love showing our fair city to friends and clients from out of town. Its great reminder to me how really remarkable our home is. I took an out of town friend to the Pacific Design Center the other day. It was so much fun to see this truly spectacular facility with fresh eyes. It really is spectacular. Where else can you go and see over 130 showrooms and 2,100 different product lines under … (0 comments)
by Danny Mahelka
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