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Signs of Change on Glendale Boulevard (BLOG)
A neighborhood clean up is scheduled for Saturday in the once forgotten zone.
It is exciting to see progress! The “dead zone” of Glendale Boulevard about which I referred in is seeing the first phase of revitalization.
If you've traveled the boulevard over the past two weeks, you've noticed the demolition of a dilapidated warehouse on the southwest corner of Glendale Boulevard and Clifford Street.
As you can see from my attached photographs, the demolition started with the backside of a vacant, deteriorated warehouse that was blighted with graffiti and trash. As of this past weekend, the structure was completely gone as was the next door building, which was home to Bert-Co Printing.
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The buildings were demolished to make way for a new housing project by Harridge Develpment Group. Harridge is planning to build 45 units where the tin warehouse stood at Clifford Street and 28 additional units on the former Bert-Co Printing site.
The project is to be called Studio Villas, a reference to the historic silent film studios that once lined the corridor. The final plans for this development project are still in the works -- more info to come in the coming weeks.
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Another sign of revitalization is the . The unique trading post and small music venue has relocated to the corner of Glendale Blvd. and Branden St. from its previous location on Echo Park Ave. Owners Chris Hajak and wife Erica Forneret have done a great job renovating the old 2Headed Horse building. They are also interested in doing landscape work in front of the building to add further beautification.
Whether you agree with these projects or not, any change to this stretch of Glendale Boulevard is a major improvement compared to its “dead zone” status. It seems that the new activity may just be the spark needed to transform this thoroughfare into a viable and attractive corridor in our community.
Personally, I am excited to see progress being made. Plus, the community clean up on November 5 will also help raise awareness about what’s happening to this boulevard and what we want to see in the future.
What would you like to see?