Owner of Carwash Gets Eviction Notice
The operator of the Studio City carwash that has been the focus of an unsuccessful campaign to name it a Los Angeles cultural monument received an eviction notice Tuesday from a developer who plans to tear it down to make room for a mini-mall.
The 28-year-old carwash and an adjoining Unocal gas station must shut down Sept. 1. After Unocal removes underground gasoline tanks and checks for pollution, the site will be turned over Oct. 19 to developer Ira Smedra, said Pat Galati, the carwash’s owner.
Unocal subleases a portion of the site at Ventura and Laurel Canyon boulevards to Tiny Naylor’s coffee shop, for which residents also sought landmark status last week.
Carwash supporters are now appealing to Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs to try to overrule last week’s 4-0 Cultural Heritage Commission vote.
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