"Wilshire Center is a shining example
of the entrepreneurial spirit and cultural strength
that makes Los Angeles great."
- Mayor Richard J. Riordan, City
of Los Angeles
"There's an abundance of [fiber-optic] supply, which
makes connections cheaper and easier here [Wilshire Center].
- Alan Sandler Rotor Communications
"The Wilshire Center is on the brink of
a revival. The
economy is booming, buildings which sat empty through
the lean 1990s are filling with tenants, the Metro is
finally finished and more and more people are moving
here."- Larchmont Chronicle
"It's L.A.'s best kept secret, and we're slowly getting
the word out for businesses to create a future here,'
said Gary Russell, executive director of the Business
Improvement District."
-Los Angeles Business Journal
"The
community [of Wilshire Center] has easy transportation
access, with three Red Line stations. There's abundant space for companies to grow and parking is
convenient."- John Anthony, Director of Leasing
The Charles Dunn Company
"With its spacious lobby
and memorabilia from the '20s in a glass display, the
Gaylord embodies the glory of the Mid-Wilshire (Wilshire
Center) area."-Los Angeles Business Journal
"Wilshire Boulevard
is the backbone of Los Angeles and has always been one
of its grandest thoroughfares."-Adolfo Nodal, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department
of Cultural Affairs
"A bright new era is emerging. The future in the Wilshire Center is as bright as the neon
lights which crown the roofs of the architecturally
significant buildings which line Wilshire Blvd." -
Larchmont Chronicle
"Areas like this (Wilshire Center)
are important, because they not only serve as incubators,
but they prevent the deterioration of our cities." -
Alexander Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning,
Yale University
"BEST BAR: Periodically
rediscovered by the hipster set, the HMS Bounty (3357
Wilshire) is the archetype of the shabby elegance to
which newer nightspots like Three of Clubs and Liquid
Kitty so strenuously aspire." -Los Angeles Magazine
"Already,
the area's handful of historic apartment buildings,
like the Gaylord and the Talmadge, are full, landlords
say. Tenants
are no longer primarily Hancock Park doyennes who have
given up taking care of large houses.
Among the new residents are actors, producers
and other industry types lured by the district's proximity
to Hollywood, its city views and its intricate architecture."
-Los Angeles Times
April 16, 1999
