Tonight in Venice
October 5th, 2011
Google Introduces Itself to Venice at Neighborhood Meeting
September 22nd, 2011Google announced in January that it had leased 100,000 square feet in the landmark Binoculars Building and two adjacent properties in Venice, and as the move-in date approaches, Williams came to the Venice Neighborhood Council meeting to introduce the company to the area and answer questions. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s up with Coney Island?
June 10th, 2011
In the late 80's, while at Landmark Entertainment Group, Jefferson designed a master plan for a Coney Island make-over.
The redesign would highlight and recreate some of the infamous Coney Island rides in Luna Park and Dreamland such as the Steeplechase and Parachute Jump. The plan was to center around the original Ferris Wheel, The Wonder Wheel, creating lagoons between islands that could be accessed by boats and bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
Partial Ocean View
May 19th, 2011
Thirty-feet in the air, leaning slightly over the edge, you can see it: a slice of the ocean. Half a block west of Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California stands a three-story sky blue stucco structure, the home of designer, Jefferson Eliot, writer Kendell Shaffer, and their two children Sydney Lark, 11, and Jasper, 9. Read the rest of this entry »