Faces of Downtown

Downtown residents each have their own story of how they ended up here and what Downtown is to them.

Faces of Downtown - MATTEO

By Jeannine Denholm — June 11, 2009

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This installment of Faces of Downtown pulls back the curtain on MATTEO, one of Downtown's most innovative resident artists. His Video Sculptures, as they are called, are truly an unique experience and have been featured in the LA Times, New York Times and on the Discovery Channel. If you haven't seen his work yet it is a "must see" at the June Downtown Art Walk. — Continued Inside...

Faces of Downtown - Jessica Needleman

By Jeannine Denholm — December 01, 2008 — 4 Comments

Ed Fuentes

After a brief six-month hiatus, Faces of Downtown is back. In this installment we meet Jessica Needleman. If her name sounds familiar, it should. Her father is one of the pioneers of Downtown development, and has restored the Orpheum Theatre and Orpheum Lofts along with several other office buildings. He is also a huge supporter of the “Bringing Back Broadway” initiative.

A resident of Downtown for more than 5 years, Needleman has a unique perspective of what it’s like to both manage and live in a historic building. — Continued Inside...

Faces of Downtown - Cheryl McDonald

By Jeannine Denholm — June 02, 2008
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In the next installment of Faces of Downtown we meet Higgins Building resident Cheryl McDonald who shares her memories of Downtown as a child, her hopes for the future and describes an active urban life that is never boring.

Faces of Downtown - Roger Gendron

By Jeannine Denholm — May 11, 2008
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When Peter Y. Hong of the LA Times wrote his March 13, 2008 article titled "Downtown Not the Center of it All," it created a lot of discussion about what was really happening Downtown. Many residents were upset about the portrayal of our growing neighborhoods, and I was one of them. It seems valuable to spend a little time getting to know some of the varied...