WE NEED YOUR
HELP TO
SAVE THE
WATTLES
MANSION
By now
you are all aware of the attempt by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and
Parks to evict Hollywood Heritage, Inc. from The Wattles Mansion and Gardens
(1907). Now that so much of the “hard
work” has been done to restore and save the house and grounds, they want it
back. However, their plans for the property
appear vague and they refuse to share them with us or anyone else. What will become of this restored and
historic gem?
Since
1983, we have restored, maintained and funded this Cultural Monument
at our cost, amounting to over $2,500,000.00.
We have more to do and want to continue our restoration. The actions by
the Department have disgraced Hollywood Heritage, Inc. and gravely tarnished
our image and reputation for no reason.
We urgently
need your help now.
Please
send a letter (via the U.S.
mail) in support of Hollywood Heritage, Inc. to Mayor Villaraigosa
at the mailing addresses supplied. He
needs to know about our hard work and the potential huge maintenance costs the City
will take on if Hollywood Heritage leaves – this, at a time when there is little
or no money in the city budget. If this Hollywood treasure is not properly maintained, all of our
hard work could be lost! The Mayor has
the power to overrule this eviction and has done so in the past for a very similar
situation.
We need
as many letters of support as possible. Please
encourage your friends and family members to write letters too. We CAN prevail with YOUR help.
Please
write NOW, and mail copies as supplied or email a copy to [email protected];
council President [email protected]
and council member [email protected].
I
sincerely thank you for your time and your continued support.
Stephen
X. Sylvester
Executive
Director
The Wattles Mansion and Gardens
PS: For
complete information on this entire issue, please visit our website @:hollywoodheritage.org or call
323/874-4005.
Please send your letter of support
to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and send copies to the following people and
addresses:
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street
Room 303
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213/978-0600
CC:
Councilman Tom LaBonge
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street
Room 480
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213/485-3337
CC:
Councilman Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street
Room 470
Los Angeles, CA 90012
CC:
Mr. Jon Kirk Mukri
Department Recreation and Parks
1200 W. 7th Street
Suite 748
Los Angeles, CA 90017
And please send us a copy to:
Stephen X. Sylvester
The Wattles Mansion
1824 N. Curson Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90046