Left to right: Tim Vreeland, Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Satya Whitby, Caroline Vreeland, Alexandra Vreeland, Phoebe Vreeland, Chris Whitby, Daisy Vreeland, Alexander Vreeland
The Crescent Drive Wing, which was completed in 1949, was designed by master architect Paul Williams Wednesday nights ceremony also featured the recovery of a time capsule that was planted at the hotels entrance in 1993 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the most recent major renovation project. That project lasted approximately two and a half years, during which the hotel was closed. The capsule was marked by a plaque stating the capsule was to be opened during the hotels 100th anniversary. Contents included a cigar that belonged to Milton Berle, hand drawings by Tony Curtis, a Dionne Warwick cassette, and an original invitation from the hotels 1912 opening that described the location as halfway between Los Angeles and the sea. At the ceremony, the hotel showed a 100th-anniversary film that included footage of individuals depositing their belongings into the time capsule at the 1993 groundbreaking ceremony. After revealing the contents of the 1993 capsule, a new capsule was packed with artifacts representing guests, employees and the community. The 2012 capsule was buried with instructions to open it a quarter century from now. Kimberly Vinokur Reiss, founder of the Beverly Hills Historic Preservation Facebook page, called the hotel the perfect inaugural landmark for the City because she believes it to be the most historically significant structure in the city. [The Beverly Hills Hotel] is very deserving of the honor it is receiving, Reiss said. We are fortunate that the original hotel and its midcentury update are both still in existence today, considering the amount of demolition that has taken place in the last 25 years within the city limits. Hopefully, with the newly enacted preservation program along with the work of the Cultural Heritage Commission, we will be able to preserve more of the city of Beverly Hills past for future generations. The Beverly Hills Hotel official historian Robbie Anderson did not return a phone call from the Weekly.
BHHS Girls Tennis Team Loses to Corona del Mar, Mira Costa
The Beverly High girls tennis team lost to Corona del Mar, 10-8, in its season-opening nonleague match Aug. 30 at Beverly High, despite Martina Bocchi, its No. 3 singles player, winning all three of her sets. Miriam Binman and Charlotte Frank, the Normans No. 1 doubles team, won its final two sets, 6-4, 6-3, following a 6-4 firstround loss. Katarina Stefanovic, Beverly Hills No. 2 singles player, won her final two sets, 6-1, 6-3, following a 6-4 firstround loss. Alison Isaacman, the Normans No. 1 singles player, defeated Siena Sharf, 6-1, in the second round. Beverly Hills trailed 5-1 at the end of the first round and 7-5 at the end of the second round. The Normans lost to Mira Costa, 14-4, in a nonleague match Sept. 5 at Beverly High as the Binman-Frank team won its final two sets, 6-3, 7-5, following a 7-5 first-round loss Bocchi was a 6-0 winner in the third