This year, I finally cut myself a break and relaxed on my goal to publish a new blog post, on average, every other day.
Up until this year, that meant 15 posts a month—or 182 posts a year.
But I hadn't actually hit that goal since I started writing full-time at the end of 2015. And I was tired of feeling like a failure.
So I moved the benchmark.
Besides, as time wears on, I'm spending more and more time updating older posts with new developments—closures, demolitions, renovations, and sometimes even reopenings—and sometimes even additional, updated photos.
This year, I thought I'd collect all those updates in one end-of-year post to make them easier to access.
In no particular order, here are this year's updates:
1. Photo Essay: The Last Movie Theatre of Beverly Hills (Updated for 2020)
added pics of the renovated marquee and new vertical sign
2. Photo Essay: Rancho Los Amigos, Abandoned County Poor Farm, Downey (Exterior—Updated for 2020)
an update on the attempt to save several significant buildings from demolition
3. Photo Essay: A Tiny Tuscan Villa Above the Palos Verdes 'Riviera' (Updated for 2020)
4. Photo Essay: It's Déjà Vu for Hollywood's Most Famous Imperiled Intersection (Updated for 2020)
an update on the seemingly imminent demolition of the former Lytton Savings bank building
5. Photo Essay: Amboy, A Quintessential Ghost Town Along Route 66 (Updated for 2020)
an update on the restored neon sign for Roy's
6. Photo Essay: Come Gather Round All Ye Islanders at the Catalina Casino (Updated for 2020)
an update on the operations of the movie theatre inside Catalina Casino
7. Photo Essay: Palos Verdes Bowl, Upon Its Imminent Demolition (Updated for 2020, Now Closed)
an update on the closure of Palos Verdes Bowl
9. Photo Essay: Farmers and Merchants, the Old Bank with Big Plans (Updated for 2020)
added information regarding petition advocating against development
updated with new construction information
13. Photo Essay: Elvis' Honeymoon History at The House of Tomorrow (Updated for 2020)
updated with info on the sale of the house and the closure of the public tours
14. Found: The Relocated and Reassembled Streetlights of the Dismantled "Vermonica" (Updated for 2020)
updated with new, permanent location of the reassembled Vermonica
17. Photo Essay: Neutra's Lovell Health House and Hollywood Supervillain Lair, Upon Its 90th Anniversary (Updated for 2020)
added new photos and general update of closure and impending demolition
19.
Photo Essay: How An East Coaster Helped Turn San Juan Cove Into Dana Point (Updated for 2020)
updated with info on the sinking of The Pilgrim
20. Photo Essay: The Many Lives of LA's Original Farmers Market (Updated for 2020)
added photos of the new rooftop sign that fooled experts into thinking it was neon
21. Photo Essay: Candy Cane Lane, Upon the Centennial of El Segundo (Updated for 2020)
updated with this year's temporary closure information
22. Photo Essay: Upon the 90th Anniversary of the Egyptian Theatre (Updated for 2020—Sold to Netflix)
updated ownership and plans for restoration
I'm hoping there will be nothing torn down, burned down, or closed up in the next 7 days for me to report on—but if there is, I'll amend this post accordingly to include it.
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