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Garcetti-Wakeland home, top, and Getty House.
New Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife Amy Wakeland still have not decided where to live during his time in office:
Will it be their own new’ish house in the Silver Lake hills or the official Getty House in Windsor Square?
The matter is not too too pressing.
Renovations are underway at the 1921 mayor’s mansion (“wood rotted out by termites is being replaced, smoke alarms upgraded and oak floors resurfaced,” according to the LA Times).
If Garcetti-Wakeland chose to live there, the first family of Los Angeles would occupy, and be responsible for, maintaining the second and third floors. The Getty House “has a spacious backyard with an expansive lawn, Arcadian-style sunken terraces and a rose garden installed by former Mayor Tom Bradley’s wife, Ethel.”
But Mr. Garcetti and Ms. Wakeland have more modern tastes.
Their former home in Echo Park was featured in Dwell. Their current place in Silver Lake is a boxy contemporary. Built in 2010, it comes with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Which should it be? Let’s let the people of Los Angeles decide.
Mr. Kudler may be contacted at email@curbed.com
