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    Which Way, L.A.?

    As Expected, Broad Picks Downtown LA for New Museum

    Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad has been dangling the possibility that a new art museum to hold has massive collection might be constructed in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills or downtown LA.  Broad said he was postponing a final decision to make sure he got the deal he wanted.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad has been dangling the possibility that a new art museum to hold has massive collection might be constructed in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills or downtown LA. Broad said he was postponing a final decision to make sure he got the deal he wanted. Today, the downtown LA site got final official approval and Broad said what's been reported for weeks. It'll be downtown and the architect has already drawn up the plans. Christopher Hawthorne is architectural critic for the LA Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Christopher Hawthorne

      Chief Design Officer, Mayor's Office, City of Los Angeles; former architecture critic at the Los Angeles Times

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Re-evaluating LA Schools Using the 'Value-Added' Method
    1. 0:00As Expected, Broad Picks Downtown LA for New MuseumYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Re-evaluating LA Schools Using the 'Value-Added' Method
    3. 0:00Pakistan Floods Spread Misery, Threaten Regional Security
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