Relighting of the historic sign will take place on Tuesday, Jan.10, at 4:30 p.m.
Highland Park residents who have yet to notice the Manning’s Coffee Store sign sitting on the roof of Las Cazuelas restaurant, might spot the historic sign after it’s all lit up. The sign, which has been positioned on top of the HLP eatery since it went out of business sometime during the 1960s, is getting a well-deserved makeover thanks to a little bit of elbow grease from a number of community members and organizations. “It turns out, it’s kind of important in terms of signage history because it combines neon with opal glass, and there’s very few of those in existence,” said Amy Inouye of Future Studio. “As well as the fact that there’s not any signs like this from Manning’s that we know of at all on the entire West Coast.” Innouye, …
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Las Cazuelas Restaurant
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An abundance of designated Los Angeles Cultural Historical Monuments are located right here in Highland Park.
Every two months you’ll find an assembly of people gathered at the Sousa-Hiner Bandshell in Sycamore Grove Park, ready to embark on a half-mile walking tour of the Sycamore Grove area in historic Highland Park. The Highland Park Heritage Trust, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Conservancy, has put together an informative tour that explores numerous homes and works of architecture that were crafted in the late 1800s and early 1900s. “People can get a real feel for this area 100 years ago and the kind of wonderful, graceful living that took place here. It was and still is a mecca for artists,” said tour leader Marilyn Robertson. After brief introductions and a history lesson on Sycamore Grove Park, the walking tour heads over to the …
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4671 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
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4935 Sycamore Ter, Los Angeles, CA
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4925 Sycamore Ter, Los Angeles, CA
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4605 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
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4757 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
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Sycamore Grove Park
4702 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
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La Casita Verde
4601 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
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David Fonseca
9:09 pm on Monday, February 28, 2011
Hi DC, Here's a link to the walking tour's event listing, which details the date and time of all upcoming walks. Enjoy. http://highlandpark-ca.patch.com/events/highland-park-heritage-trust-walking-tour more ›