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We have a little triplex on Dimmick Ave. in Venice beach in West Los
Angeles that we have been remodeling for the last two years with an eye to
converting to a bed & breakfast some day. We are basicaly restoring a very
big 50 year old wood bodied car (I once owned a 50 year old wood bodied MG
but THAT is another story)). In fact we have traded our old car hobby for
an old house hobby (you know, we now watch more HGTV than HBO or
Speedvision!).
We call the place Dimmick House and even have had a brass address plaque
made (Restoration Hardware) that says "Dimmick House" in small letters,
"211" in big numbers and "est. 1950" in smaller letters at the bottom. I'm
not sure who Mr. Dimmick was in Los Angeles history but they only gave him
a block long street near the beach. The neighbours have given him a
commission and now he is called Admiral Dimmick. On the other hand one of
my SF Bay Area friends asked me why they would name a street after a slow
thinking Irishman? Those San Francisco folks are such snobs. Am I running
on? . . . . . . . . . . . . I guess I need some higher octane additive in
my coffee (Bushmills, Jamison???)
Cheers,
Rick Feibusch
Venice, CA
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