GETTY LINES FILLED WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC; CENTER FIELDS FIRST RESERVATION CALLS.Byline: Heesun Wee Daily News Staff Writer If you got an earful ear·ful n. 1. An abundant or excessive amount of something heard, such as talk or music. 2. Gossip, especially of an intimate or scandalous nature. 3. A scolding or reprimand. of Vivaldi's ``The Four Seasons'' via telephone Sunday, you probably were on hold with the new Getty Center Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif. operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. , trying to make reservations. Thousands of would-be museumgoers - some from beyond California - jammed telephone lines beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, the first day to make general parking reservations for the new hilltop complex in Brentwood. It's scheduled to open to the public on Dec. 16. With so many calls, the average wait to speak to one of 40 operators, all paid staff members at the center, was between five and 10 minutes. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , callers listened to the classy four violin concertos over and over again. ``We're working on expanding our musical selection,'' said Andrea Leonard with a short laugh, the center's visitor services manager. Leonard said the number of calls seeking reservations far exceeded expectations. The much ballyhooed opening of the Getty complex promises to be one of the biggest cultural events Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. has ever seen - if not the most expensive. The Getty is one of the richest museums in the world, and the new center's price tag is estimated at $1 billion. Admission to the Getty Center will be free, but parking will be $5 per car, and reservations are required, unless visitors arrive by taxi, public bus, motorcycle or bicycle. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Route 561 will stop at the entrance to the Getty, which is situated on 110 acres in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. in the Sepulveda Pass Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It is often called Poop-Out Pass, a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene. . To make a reservation, or for more information, call (310) 440-7300. The number for deaf or hearing-impaired visitors is (310) 440-7305. Operators for both telephone numbers will be available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. |
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