MAYOR, FAMILY TO LIVE IN GETTY HOUSE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE WON'T SIT EMPTY.Byline: Beth Barrett and Rick Orlov Daily News For the first time in more than a decade, a 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. mayor will take up residence in the city's historic Getty House The Getty House is the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is located at 605 S. Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square, a neighborhood just east of the Hancock Park district, and located approximately five miles WNW of Los Angeles City Hall. . Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. said Thursday that he plans to move his family into the official mayoral residence - though it may initially be on a part-time basis - as soon as some work is completed on the 19-room house. Villaraigosa said the family also will keep its Mount Washington Mount Washington is the name of several mountains in North America:
``My kids were initially very much opposed to the idea of moving into Getty House because they've lived in Mount Washington for a long time. Then they had a visit and they got to see their bedrooms, and my son said, 'Well, we didn't say we absolutely wouldn't move in,' and my daughter said something to that effect, so, yes, we are going to move in ... We may spend part of the time at the other house, as well.'' Antonio Jr. and Natalie Fe are both in private school, so a move to a new area wouldn't change where they enroll, but Villaraigosa and his wife both have said they want to protect them from any intrusions that could come from political life. One of the first events at the Tudor-syle home will be the wedding of another daughter later this month, he said. He said the family hasn't spent time there yet because some lead abatement has been under way. Any cost of remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling or decorating associated with the family moving in would be picked up by the nonprofit Getty Foundation The Getty Foundation is part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, based in California, USA. It is a grant-awarding body, providing funding for scholarly research in the history of art, conservation of art collections, historic buildings, and archaeological sites, and support for training of , not the city, he added. The move will make Villaraigosa the first mayor to live in the home in the exclusive Windsor Square area near Hancock Park
Hancock Park is a park in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California which is the location of the La Brea Tar Pits, the George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, and LACMA. since former Mayor Tom Bradley in 1993. The Getty House was built in 1921 and deeded to the city by Getty Oil in 1975 as the city's official mayoral residence. But former Mayor Richard Riordan decided against moving into the Getty House, saying he preferred his Brentwood home. His wife, Nancy Daly Riordan, started a fund to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. and upgrade the house. Former Mayor James Hahn also decided to remain in his San Pedro home and used the Getty House for official city events. A massive restoration of the house was finished in 1995. Beth Barrett, (818) 713-3731 beth.barrett(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his family will move from their Mount Washington home, at left, to the official mayor's residence, the Getty House. Villaraigosa will be the first mayor to live in the home near Hancock Park since former Mayor Tom Bradley in 1993. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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