Thursday, September 30, 2010

Ed Rosenthal Found Alive! Plus Update!

(Updating the below story, the LA TImes reports that Ed was conscious and talking with the rescue team when he was found this morning.)

It's a miracle.  After a week alone in the dessert Ed Rosenthal was just found alive and airlifted to a hospital.
Here is the opening of the story at blogdowntown and the rest of the story is at the above link:


Downtown's Poet-Broker has been found alive nearly a week after he failed to return from a day-hike in Joshua Tree National Park.
Ed Rosenthal was airlifted to a local hospital and is reported to be in critical condition.
Friend Jack Skelley posted the news on Rosenthal's Facebook page late this morning.
Ed has been found! He is alive! In critical condition. We just heard from his wife Nicole. They are taking him to hospital. Please keep praying....more info later...
The Desert Sun is also reporting Rosenthal's rescue, saying that he was located in the East Wide Canyon area. The paper quotes a park spokesman as saying that Rosenthal was conscious and talking with rescuers, but has "some injuries and some exposure issues."
(more at above link)

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Still No Word On Search For Ed Rosenthal

There is a full search for missing Downtown real estate agent, community builder and poet Ed Rosenthal l going on today in Johusa Tree National Park and while many articles have been written about all his has down for Downtown. no one has yet mentioned - much less printed - the poem he wrote to help Tom Gilmore get an extension on his purchase of  the bulk of the Old Bank District which started the Downtown revival.  I can't find my copy of the whole poem, but I did find this excerpt:

I'm sorry to say/That Gilmore can't pay/For the extension requested today/
But if you take my advice/You'll stay by his side/As he shifts to Downtown overdrive

And here is the first part of the Downtown News story linked to above and the rest of the story is at the Downtown News website:


Search Effort for Downtown ‘Poet-Broker’ Triples


Ed Rosenthal has been missing in Joshua Tree since Friday. Photo by Gary Leonard.

Ed Rosenthal Missing in Joshua Tree Since Friday

by, Katie Schaufelberger
Published: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:22 PM PDT
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Park rangers and rescue teams today vastly increased their search in Joshua Tree National Park for veteran Downtown real estate agent Ed Rosenthal. The 64-year-old known to many as the “poet-broker” has been missing since Friday, when he went hiking near Black Rock Campground.

Rosenthal told other campers he planned to go out for a day hike on his own. When he didn’t return, they reported him missing. Park staff were informed on Sunday and launched a search that day.

Joe Zarki, a spokesman for the park, said the search effort tripled in size today, with 55 people, most from the San Bernardino County Search and Rescue team, now combing the wilderness south of the campground. A helicopter is also canvassing the park.

(reminder of story at above link)

Monday, September 27, 2010

Downtown Poet-Broker Ed Rosenthal Reported Missing


 Poet-broker Ed Rosenthal, a figure in the Downtown arts and real estate communities, is missing after failing to return from a weekend hike in Joshua Tree National Park.
According to a report that first appeared in the Los Angeles Business Journal, Rosenthal was reported missing Sunday evening after his car was found at the park's Black Rock campground. The L.A. Times reports that Rosenthal was last seen Friday. Rosenthal has brokered a number of large deals Downtown, but is best known for his poetry about the neighborhood.


If it wasn't for Ed Rosentahl and his poetry, Tom Gilmore wouldn't have gotten an extension to close the first properties in the Old Bank District and Downtown would be a very different place today. Much of what Downtown has become is a result of Ed's hard work and we all owe him a deep debt of gratitude.  My prayers and thoughts are with him, his family and his many friends.

Friday, September 10, 2010

FInal Map and List of TONIGHT's - Friday Sept 10th - Downtown Fashion's Night Out Stores!


Twenty-three Downtown fashion stores within walking distance of each other on Main, Spring and LA Streets between 4th and 7th, 20 vintage vendors at the Cooper Building and contemporary designers and vintage pop-ups at the PE Building at 6th & Main will all be open from 6 - 10 PM tonight - Sept. 10th -  in Downtown. And there will also be a special appearance by the Cynthia Rowley Fashion truck filled with special sale items on Main between 6th and 7th!  See map for locations.

Many of the local designers will also have one night sales such as Fremont's 75% off of their entire Spring Line at 7th and Main and Skingraft's 20% sale on everything in the store or on-line near 4th & Main.

Katie Kay will also continue her 'soft opening' of her new boutique GATHER at 630 S. Main and only a block away martinMARTIN will have its first unveiling of its flagship store at 713 S. Los Angeles St.,  next to the The Cooper Store.

1-Man's Trash http://www.1mtclothing.com/
111 W. 7th St. #106 (store on Main)
Los Angeles, CA 90014

1-Man’s Trash Shoes http://www.1mtclothing.com/
614 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Apliiq www.apliiq.com
548 S. Spring St. #114 (store fronts 6th St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Blends http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blends-Los-Angeles/231553478571#!/pages/Blends-Los-Angeles/231553478571?v=info
125 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Bliss http://www.iheartbliss.com/
204 ½ 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Bolt Barbers http://boltbarbers.com/
460 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Crack Gallery http://www.crackgallery.com/
204 W. 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Dialect http://www.downtowndialect.com/
215 W. 6th #113
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Elmer Ave. www.Elmerave.Com
120 W. 4th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Flea http://www.thefleastore.com
548 Spring #112 (store on 6th St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(closes early tonight)

Fremont www.Fremontapparelco.Com
111 W. 7th St. # R1
Los Angeles CA, 90014

Gas’D Station http://www.facebook.com/pages/GASD/187716221116
600 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Gather http://gatherla.com/
630 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

KAPSOUL http://www.yelp.com/biz/kapsoul-los-angeles
548 S. Spring St. (store on 6th) #110
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Local Tourist http://localtourist.biz/
450 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

martinMARTIN http://www.martinMARTIN.net/
713 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Pussy & Pooch www.pussyandpooch.com
564 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

SK8Cafe http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles-CA/Sk8-Cafe/118550961510229
111 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Skin.Graft www.skingraftdesigns.Com
125 W. 4TH St. #102
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Stelladottir www.stelladottir.com
430 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

SUB(URBAN) http://www.suburban-la.com/
101 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

The Cooper Store http://twitter.com/thecooperstore
721 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

ZLB http://ww.examiner.com/affordable-fashion-in-los-angeles/denim-never-dies
215 W. 6the St. #108
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Tonight's - Friday Sept. 10th - Fashion Night's Out Downtown Events - And Sales!


Twenty-three Downtown fashion stores within walking distance of each other on Main, Spring and LA Streets between 4th and 7th, 20 vintage vendors at the Cooper Building and contemporary designers and vintage pop-ups at the PE Building will all be open from 6 - 10 PM tonight - Sept. 10th -  in Downtown. And there will also be a special appearance by the Cynthia Rowley Fashion truck filled with special sale items! See map for locations.

Many of the local designers will also have one night sales such as Fremont's 75% off of their entire Spring Line and Skingraft's 20% sale on everything in the store or on-line.

1-Man's Trash http://www.1mtclothing.com/
111 W. 7th St. #106 (store on Main)
Los Angeles, CA 90014

1-Man’s Trash Shoes http://www.1mtclothing.com/
614 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Apliiq www.apliiq.com
548 S. Spring St. #114 (store fronts 6th St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Blends http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blends-Los-Angeles/231553478571#!/pages/Blends-Los-Angeles/231553478571?v=info
125 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Bliss http://www.iheartbliss.com/
204 ½ 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Bolt Barbers http://boltbarbers.com/
460 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Crack Gallery http://www.crackgallery.com/
204 W. 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Dialect http://www.downtowndialect.com/
215 W. 6th #113
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Elmer Ave. www.Elmerave.Com
120 W. 4th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Flea http://www.thefleastore.com
548 Spring #112 (store on 6th St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(closes early tonight)

Fremont www.Fremontapparelco.Com
111 W. 7th St. # R1
Los Angeles CA, 90014

Gas’D Station http://www.facebook.com/pages/GASD/187716221116
600 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Gather http://gatherla.com/
630 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

KAPSOUL http://www.yelp.com/biz/kapsoul-los-angeles
548 S. Spring St. (store on 6th) #110
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Local Tourist http://localtourist.biz/
450 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

martinMARTIN http://www.martinMARTIN.net/
713 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Pussy & Pooch www.pussyandpooch.com
564 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

SK8Cafe http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles-CA/Sk8-Cafe/118550961510229
111 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Skin.Graft www.skingraftdesigns.Com
125 W. 4TH St. #102
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Stelladottir www.stelladottir.com
430 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

SUB(URBAN) http://www.suburban-la.com/
101 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

The Cooper Store http://twitter.com/thecooperstore
721 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

ZLB http://ww.examiner.com/affordable-fashion-in-los-angeles/denim-never-dies
215 W. 6the St. #108
Los Angeles, CA 90013