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Park La Brea Apartment 3

Park La Brea Apartments

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Park La Brea is certainly the biggest apartment and, because of its location right amidst Mid-City, it is one of the best-known apartment. This unique community respects the past with reverence for its fantastic structural planning while mixing a rich list of luxuries, current components, and stunning perspectives. Then again, the Garden Townhome has the feel of a private cabin, and each one of them opens onto a grassy courtyard. Park La Brea has managed to stay relevant in a city that appears to develop ever-young. That is on account of the loft complex still houses compelling responses. Comment by MEGAN KENDRICK: Biggest where? In the area? In LA? Comment by MEGAN KENDRICK: define

Research questions

What are the amenities at the apartment buildings?

Who are the majority of people that lives in Park La Brea?

How effective has the site preservation been?

Qualification standards for one to qualify as a tenant.’’

Abdullah,

This is a good start, but you should also explore questions such as how does the plan for Park La Brea reflect the tower in the park model? In what ways is it similar or different from other “tower in the park” developments at mid-century? Also, you may want to include a few reputable web sources, like the LA Conservancy site I sent you earlier, or these:

http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/a-los-angeles-primer/a-los-angeles-primer-park-la-brea.html

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/02/local/la-me-1003-park-la-brea-20121003

One other place you can check for sources is the Historical Los Angeles Times database that we have through the library website. Let me know if you need assistance searching this database.

References

Drake, M., Lukito, M., & Wright, G. (2014). Creating a One-Stop-Shop for Resource Efficiency: A Public-Private Partnership in the Delivery of Energy and Water Efficiency Programs.

Enguidanos, S., Pynoos, J., Siciliano, M., Diepenbrock, L., & Alexman, S. (2010). Integrating community services within a NORC: The Park La Brea experience. Cityscape, 29-45.

Enguidanos, S., Pynoos, J., Denton, A., Alexman, S., & Diepenbrock, L. (2010). Comparison of barriers and facilitators in developing NORC programs: A tale of two communities. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 24(3-4), 291-303.