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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Dubai Investors Save Grand Avenue Project

    The Grand Avenue Project is being designed by Frank Gehry for space across from Disney Hall and has been touted as a new landmark. But like a lot of other projects in downtown LA, it’s been delayed by a rocky real estate market. Now, it may have been saved by 100 million dollars from the royal family of Dubai.

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

    The Grand Avenue Project is being designed by Frank Gehry for space across from Disney Hall and has been touted as a new landmark. But like a lot of other projects in downtown LA, it’s been delayed by a rocky real estate market. Now, it may have been saved by 100 million dollars from the royal family of Dubai.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Cara Di Massa

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    2 of 3
    The Iraq War and Soldiers from California
    1. 1:01Iraq Five Years On: How Does it Affect the Southland?
    2. 14:47Dubai Investors Save Grand Avenue ProjectYou’re reading this
    3. 17:38The Torch Goes over the Mountain
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