Ivanhoe Filled With Balls
A while back, I wrote about the Los Feliz Ledger reporting that the Ivanhoe Reservoir had been filled with “bird balls” by the DWP, but when I went to check out the DWP’s balls for myself, I couldn’t find a single one. Well, they have finally appeared. The LA Times reports the tiny reservoir got 400,000 of the black orbs dropped on it this week, with more to come. It sounds like the big drop was quite an event:
Elected officials, community activists and two dozen DWP officials and maintenance workers grabbed a few balls out of a white tub and tossed them into the aquamarine pool after a brief news conference.
Pebble-heavy “plops” permeated the laughter of smiling onlookers. City Councilman Tom LaBonge shouted, “For quality of water for all of Los Angeles!” with each of three balls he chucked into the water.At a signal from DWP General Manager David Nahai, a dozen crew members began opening dozens of white nylon bags that lined the reservoir. Each bag bulged with 2,100 balls.Resembling a stream of oversized caviar, the black balls rolled thunderously down the reservoir’s slopes. “Water quality doesn’t get more exciting than this,” Marina J.F. Busatto, a DWP biologist, said smiling.
Wow, I can’t believe I missed it. But for the people who live in one of these reservoir-view for-sale homes, it’s just a glance out the window to catch the action:
- Here’s a 3/2.25 fixer on the market for 187 days for $998,500.
- Over on Kenilworth (one of my favorite streets) there is an impeccable 3/3 for $1.395 million. It’s been on the market for 51 days, but last sold in 2005 for $1.08, so we’ll see if that price holds.
- This one doesn’t have a water view, but it’s in the Moreno Highlands, so you just have to get yourself out your front door, and you’ll get a peek of the reservoir someplace close by. In the meantime, you’d be in your amazing 4/3 Spanish home, so things wouldn’t be that bad. It’s listed for $1.395, been on the market 2 days, and last sold for…..$364,500 in 1994!
