They call themselves "the OGs.". They live in the second nicest old-age home I've ever seen (the nicest is our neighboring Lisner Home in Washington, DC), where I visited a friend of the family who just relocated at the age of 95+ to Hollenbeck Palms. We saw an ad for the OG's blog on their front door, walking to the ice-cream parlor with a view of Downtown L.A. Some 117 years ago, a certain Mrs. Elizabeeth Hollenbeck paid for the original construction of this California-style complex, nestled between freeways in Boyle Heights, East Lost Angeles. The chapel features gorgeous stained class windows beneath a dome festooned with downward-gazing angels. It's all very Spanish-style, complete with a central fountain. At first glance, it seems more like a resort, than a nursing home...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Hollenbeck Palms' 90-Something Bloggers...
They call themselves "the OGs.". They live in the second nicest old-age home I've ever seen (the nicest is our neighboring Lisner Home in Washington, DC), where I visited a friend of the family who just relocated at the age of 95+ to Hollenbeck Palms. We saw an ad for the OG's blog on their front door, walking to the ice-cream parlor with a view of Downtown L.A. Some 117 years ago, a certain Mrs. Elizabeeth Hollenbeck paid for the original construction of this California-style complex, nestled between freeways in Boyle Heights, East Lost Angeles. The chapel features gorgeous stained class windows beneath a dome festooned with downward-gazing angels. It's all very Spanish-style, complete with a central fountain. At first glance, it seems more like a resort, than a nursing home...