DEMOLISHING HISTORY:

The City of Santa Monica is now demolishing the two original RAND Corporation buildings. Generally thought to be America’s first think tank, RAND occupied the site from 1951 until last year when it moved into its new HQ, which is just south of these buildings. Several years ago, RAND sold most of its original acreage to the City for $53 million. Many of America’s most significant post-World War II foreign and domestic policies and strategems were developed in these buildings, and it was a RAND researcher Daniel Ellsberg who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times.

You might be interested in …

Local Business Spotlight August 3, 2021

Everything counts at Everything Counts for Kids

Culver City camp combines all aspects of child development into programming By Susan M. Payne As Culver City went into lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, television writer and producer Chris Atwood saw […]

Pacific Opera Project’s production of “The Mikado” will take place at The Miles Playhouse with performances today through Sept. 22.

News September 13, 2013

Pacific Opera Project Presents “The Mikado” At Miles Memorial Playhouse:

Southern California opera company Pacific Opera Project (POP) will present its ninth production at The Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica – Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado.” Performances will be held on various days and […]