Richard NordinLiving on Hope — What happened to Wilshire?A couple of times a week I walk north from where I live at the corner of 7th and Hope and cross Wilshire Boulevard. The other day, I paused…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Richard NordinLiving on Hope in LA — The Oil NeighborhoodI live in what is called the Financial District of DTLA, but for more 80 years it was the center of an oil district. It didn’t have any…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Richard NordinLiving on Hope in LA — My Closest Neighbor.Like most Angelenos, I’ve spent the bulk of my time living in the burbs looking at other stucco boxes. Now, my life at Hope and 7th in DTLA…Jul 10, 2018Jul 10, 2018
Richard NordinLA’s Hope and 7th Intersection in 1906Before the construction of the Republic Federal Savings and Loan Building (part of the present-day 655 Building), downtown LA’s 7th and…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Richard NordinLiving on Hope in LALos Angeles originally had three streets called Hope, Faith and Charity. People didn’t want to live on either Faith or Charity so those…Jun 19, 20181Jun 19, 20181
