Los Angeles International Airport once again played host this month to Cranky Dorkfest.
The annual event, which is organized by local air travel enthusiast Brett Snyder, brought more than 500 visitors to a behind-the-scenes look at LAX’s operations. Visitors had exclusive ramp access at the LAX Flight Path Museum and Learning Center – where they had an unusually close view of taxiing aircraft – and to a pair of display aircraft, which they could explore. Representatives from a variety of airlines also gave out raffle prizes and swag to attendees.
“It was a great day for the avgeek community, and I really do mean ‘community’ in the best way,” Snyder wrote in a blog post. “So many people and companies came together to make this a special day.”
The event offers enthusiasts an opportunity to observe airport operations from unique vantage points usually restricted to the public, an LAX statement said.
“Cranky Dorkfest represents the very best of community engagement and aviation education,” said Vanessa Rodriguez, deputy executive director of external affairs for Los Angeles World Airports, the governing agency for LAX. “This event allows us to share our passion for aviation with enthusiasts from around the world, while showcasing the incredible operations that make LAX one of the busiest origin and destination airports globally.”
Snyder, a Los Angeles native whose affinity for the intricacies of air travel dates back to his childhood, runs a blog called Cranky Flier and also operates an air travel assistance business called Cranky Concierge.
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For a mere $15 million, an affluent cinephile can get the keys the Hollywood Hills fortress for one of film’s most eclectic creators.
The famed David Lynch compound hit the market last week, not quite eight months after the filmmaker, musician and artist died at 78. The seven-building property, which covers more than 2 acres and three separate addresses – the principal of which is 7017 Senalda Road, Los Angeles.
The estate is anchored by a brutalist home designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, which Lynch initially bought in 1987 for $560,000. Third-generation architect Eric Lloyd Wright later designed a pool and pool house added to the property.
Lynch’s production company, Asymmetrical Productions, also was located on the property. Yet another section of the property, which housed Lynch’s editing studio, was prominently featured in Lynch’s noir-inspired thriller “Lost Highway,” starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty. That film would be the first of his three that were set in Los Angeles.
Marc Silver and Barry Sloane of The Agency Beverly Hills are the listing agents for the compound.
Their listing hails the property as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire the…private 2.3-acre hillside enclave that unites architectural pedigree, cultural history, and
cinematic mythology in the heart of the Hollywood Hills.”
Zane Hill
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