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Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Iconic Lovell Health House By Richard Neutra Hits The Market In Los Angeles

The Perfect Shelter: Lovell Health House by Richard Neutra is now accepting offers

Heritage Auctions is pleased to offer an exclusive opportunity for the iconic Lovell Health House by esteemed architect, Richard Neutra. Available for the first time in nearly 60 years, the owners are now accepting offers exclusively through Heritage Auctions.

  • Iconic International Style Modernist house
  • 5 bedrooms | 4 baths * 4807 sf
  • Half acre+ lot * Sweeping views over the city and near Griffith Observatory
  • North of the Boulevard
  • Built in 1929
  • Available for the first time in nearly 60 years

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Julien’s Auction House In Beverly Hills Goes Online With Irresistible Collection

Julien’s Auctions is proud to present an elegant online only auction titled “Golden Era Glamour Photography.”

The auction comprises beautiful black and white photographs of some of Hollywood’s most fascinating stars such as Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as shot by the best portrait photographers of the day including George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and Edwin Bower Hesser, to name just a few.

All images evoke a Hollywood past that was chic, sophisticated, intriguing and dynamic, and all lots are being offered at no reserve, enabling you to bring some of this “Golden Era” glamour into your own home!

The auction is now online for advance bidding and the auction will start closing in real time and in lot order for live bidding at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, May 11th, 2020.

Photo:

JEAN HARLOW PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWIN BOWER HESSER in Julians Auction

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Cedars Sinai Hospital President CEO Tom Priselac With His Touching Message

We are so grateful for the community and for the outpouring of kindness and generosity toward Cedars-Sinai during this time. We are truly touched by this extraordinary commitment as the world continues to face the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic—from offering kind words that fill our hearts to donating money and supplies that keep our front-line staff prepared, rested, fed and, most importantly, safe. Your thoughtful gestures mean so much to everyone here.

As we continue to treat and care for patients across the community, we wanted to share more about new initiatives in development across the Cedars-Sinai enterprise. Right now, we are preparing for projected increases in patients with COVID-19 seeking treatment at Cedars-Sinai. Over the last few weeks, we have been preparing for this surge by doing the following:

  • Ensuring that our front-line clinical staff have the supplies and equipment needed to protect themselves and to care for patients. Our leadership team is in ongoing contact with a variety of suppliers worldwide to sustain our needs to support our staff and our patients over an extended period.
  • Strengthening our care teams and training nurses who specialize in other areas to have the skills needed to also work in our intensive care unit. Every day, nurses at Cedars-Sinai provide the best in care to patients and their families, and as we prepare for this projected surge, we want to be sure that our nurses have the expertise to treat patients in every scenario. Cedars-Sinai is built on this tradition of teamwork—especially in times of great need.
  • Establishing a COVID-19 Research Task Force to centralize all COVID-19 research-related activities at Cedars-Sinai. This group is coordinating all ongoing, planned and already initiated COVID-19 research efforts; identifying collaborative opportunities both within Cedars-Sinai and at institutions around the world; and sharing all that is learned about COVID-19 with our investigators.

You play a key role in these important developments—your gifts make these efforts possible. If you would like to support our COVID-19 response or would like to learn more about our care and research efforts, please visit cedars-sinai.org. We can only do this work with your partnership.

Thank you for all that you do for Cedars-Sinai and the patients and families who come to us for health and hope.

About Thomas Priselac

An advocate for improving quality and access in healthcare, Thomas M. Priselac has developed strategic and operational innovations to foster high-quality, safe and efficient care for patients. Under his leadership, Cedars-Sinai has earned an international reputation for quality care, community service, research and education while evolving from a community hospital to a major health system that continues to expand to better serve patients. Priselac, who holds the Warschaw Law Chair in Healthcare Leadership at Cedars-Sinai, first joined Cedars-Sinai in 1979, and has been president and CEO since 1994.

Before being appointed to his current role, he was executive vice president of Cedars-Sinai from 1988 to 1993. Earlier in his career, he was on the executive staff of Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh.

An authority on healthcare delivery and policy, Priselac is a past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. When he was chair of the American Hospital Association in 2009, he had an instrumental role in the development of Affordable Care Act. He also formerly chaired the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California.

He is a member of the Board of Councilors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Civic Alliance, the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Priselac has received numerous awards for his leadership in healthcare and his commitment to improving the health of the underserved, including the American Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award, B’nai Brith International’s National Healthcare Award, the Special Needs Network’s Distinguished Community Champion Corporate Leadership Award and the Charles R. Drew University Board of Trustees Medal of Honor.

Priselac writes and speaks on a variety of policy issues related to the delivery and financing of healthcare, healthcare quality and safety, and the adoption and implementation of information technology. He is an adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he teaches principles of organizational leadership.

Priselac earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in public health, health services administration and planning from the University of Pittsburgh.

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: NYC PR Tycoon Jon Marder Endorses Fabulous New Art Project – ‘Bouquet of Hope’ by Abhishek Poddar

The NYC PR Pope Jonathan Marder who is a former Vice President of The New Yorker magazine, Random House, Inc., and BBC Worldwide Americas plus a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves as a board member of The American Friends of Versailles and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute has endorsed a wonderful new initiative called ‘Bouquet of Hope’.

The movement tries to create the largest bouquet of flowers in history. The ‘Bouquet of Hope’, a new initiative by Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bangalore, India and its founder Abhishek Poddar. His message is below. Their museum will soon become south India’s premier art museum with an existing collection of over 18,000 artworks from India and South Asia (and growing fast).

I was recently reminded of a time when my sister and I pulled off the surprise of their life for our parents’ silver wedding anniversary. The image above is the blossoming of that idea when we requested 25 of India’s well-known artists to create a single flower, one for each year of our parents’ married life together till then, in the artists’ own inimitable style. All we told our parents in the weeks leading up to the big day was that they were going to receive a very special bouquet of flowers from us. And then on the day of their anniversary, amidst all the beautiful flowers that poured in from friends and family from around the country, they wondered why our ‘bouquet’ had not yet arrived. In the evening, as they celebrated with friends, the ‘bouquet’ was quietly installed in their bedroom in just the way it is presented above. Their expressions of bewildered joy are unforgettable! 
Every image reminds us, as a family, of a friendship, an incident or a story behind each painting.

We have now created a website that allows people to upload a flower – be it an artwork, something from their garden, an embroidered motif, anything floral – as a symbolic gesture of hope against this pandemic that currently rages the world. 
We hope for this to become a beautiful global voice of hope that encourages and stands up against the despondency of COVID-19. Will you please join us and forward the bouquet to your dear ones?

Abhishek Poddar
(in case you wish to contact Abhishek to find out more about MAP, you can reach him at abhishek.poddar@map-india.org)

Jonathan Marder + Company specializes in marketing, strategies, and public relations for arts, cultural, and not for profit organizations. Our advantage is a tactical, goal-oriented strategy, created to suit each client’s individual needs combined with contacts at the highest level. Our successes include events on five continents.

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: How Dr. Cameron Kaiser The Riverside County Health Officer Department of Public Health Protects People Effectively Plus Tests For Everyone

The renown and respected M.D. Cameron Kaiser has banned all gatherings and ordered residents to wear face coverings outside of their homes in Riverside County. Violations of the order are punishable by imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,000 per violation per day.

Teaming up with Sheriff Chad Bianco who urged county residents to stay in their own communities with their families made the efforts of the counties leaders clear: Stop the spread of Corona Virus and keep people safe at their homes.

Residents are also protected from landlords who start to gauge on included utilities that change when people are at home and arrangements of property managers trying sneaky evictions are banned by additional state and county orders in place that can result in criminal charges and severe civil fines.

Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, Dr. Cameron Kaiser and Sheriff Chad Bianco deserve a grand salute for the fabulous work handling the crisis ! Even testing for coronavirus expanded to residents without symptoms is offered now.

Riverside County residents who do not have symptoms but want to be tested for coronavirus will now be able to after health officials modified the guidelines for testing. Meanwhile, a fifth Riverside County community testing site has been established in Blythe for residents who want to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19). The site, located at the Blythe Fairgrounds (591 N. Olive Lake Blvd.), will open on Wednesday (April 22) and operate for four days. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 for an appointment. Drive-ups without appointments cannot be accommodated. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer, said the modification of the testing criteria will allow anyone who wants to be tested the opportunity to see whether they have the illness. Officials have said expanded testing – for those with and without symptoms — will give health experts a better idea of the extent of the illness in Riverside County. About 30,000 tests have been administered so far at the county’s four community test sites, clinics, hospitals and other locations.

“We’re testing people already when they’re sick, but we need to understand how COVID-19 is affecting people who may generally feel well, including kids,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, public health officer for the County of Riverside.

“That’s going to be a key indicator for understanding how it spreads and knowing where our areas of concern are when we think about if and how much to open things again.” The Blythe site is the fifth location for testing in Riverside County. Testing sites are also located at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio (Tuesdays through Saturdays), at The Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore (Sundays through Thursdays), the parking lot at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Riverside (Tuesdays through Saturdays) and the Perris Fairgrounds (Tuesdays through Saturdays). “This is great news that we will have a community testing site in Blythe. I want to thank Riverside County Public Health for bringing this much-needed resource to the Blythe area, and also thank Palo Verde Hospital which has been providing testing,” said Board Chair V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District Supervisor.

“Testing, especially with the expanded criteria, will give us a better picture of the situation.”

The Indio, Lake Elsinore and Riverside locations have been in operation for weeks and the Perris location opened on Tuesday (April 14), resulting in thousands of residents receiving help. As of April 16, Riverside County health officials confirmed 2,105 cases of COVID-19 and 54 residents died from the virus. More than 400 county residents have recovered from COVID-19 and more than 29,000 residents have been tested. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 and specify which location is preferable. Appointments for the Lake Elsinore site can also be made online by going to http://www.projectbaseline.com/study/covid-19.

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: New Guidelines Of Opening Up America Again And The International Plans

Proposed State or Regional Gating Criteria (Satisfy Before Proceeding to Phased Opening)

SYMPTOMS

Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period.

CASES

Downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests).

HOSPITALS

Treat all patients without crisis care Robust testing program in place for at-risk healthcare workers, including emerging antibody testing.

*State and local officials may need to tailor the application of these criteria to local circumstances (e.g., metropolitan areas that have suffered severe COVID outbreaks, rural and suburban areas where outbreaks have not occurred or have been mild). Additionally, where appropriate, Governors should work on a regional basis to satisfy these criteria and to progress through the phases outlined below.

Core State Preparedness Responsibilities

TESTING & CONTACT TRACING

 Ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites for symptomatic individuals and trace contacts of COVID+ results

 Ability to test Syndromic/ILI-indicated persons for COVID and trace contacts of COVID+ results

 Ensure sentinel surveillance sites are screening for asymptomatic cases and contacts for COVID+ results are traced (sites operate at locations that serve older individuals, lower-income Americans, racial minorities, and Native Americans)

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY

 Ability to quickly and independently supply sufficient Personal Protective Equipment and critical medical equipment to handle dramatic surge in need

 Ability to surge ICU capacity

PLANS

 Protect the health and safety of workers in critical industries

 Protect the health and safety of those living and working in high-risk facilities (e.g., senior care facilities)

 Protect employees and users of mass transit

 Advise citizens regarding protocols for social distancing and face coverings

 Monitor conditions and immediately take steps to limit and mitigate any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on severity.

Proposed Phased Approach

BASED ON UP-TO-DATE DATA AND READINESS

MITIGATES RISK OF RESURGENCE

PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE

IMPLEMENTABLE ON STATEWIDE OR COUNTYBY-COUNTY BASIS AT GOVERNORS’ DISCRETION

Guidelines for All Phases: Individuals

CONTINUE TO PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE

 Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces.

 Avoid touching your face.

 Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow.

 Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.

 Strongly consider using face coverings while in public, and particularly when using mass transit.

PEOPLE WHO FEEL SICK SHOULD STAY HOME

 Do not go to work or school.

 Contact and follow the advice of your medical provider.

Guidelines for All Phases: Employers

Develop and implement appropriate policies, in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance, and informed by industry best practices, regarding:

 Social distancing and protective equipment

 Temperature checks

 Testing, isolating, and contact tracing

 Sanitation

 Use and disinfection of common and high-traffic areas

 Business travel

Monitor workforce for indicative symptoms. Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider. Develop and implement policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following employee COVID+ test.

Phase One FOR STATES AND REGIONS THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS* should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 10 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. Avoid SOCIALIZING in groups of more than 10 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing (e.g., receptions, trade shows) MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. If possible, RETURN TO WORK IN PHASES. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce strict social distancing protocols. Minimize NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) that are currently closed should remain closed. VISITS TO SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under strict physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS should remain closed.

Phase Two FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A SECOND TIME.

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 50 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume.

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce moderate social distancing protocols. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) can reopen. VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under moderate physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient and in-patient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with diminished standing-room occupancy, where applicable and appropriate.

Phase Three FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A THIRD TIME

VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS can resume public interactions, but should practice physical distancing, minimizing exposure to social settings where distancing may not be practical, unless precautionary measures are observed. LOW-RISK POPULATIONS should consider minimizing time spent in crowded environments.

Resume UNRESTRICTED STAFFING of worksites.

VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS can resume. Those who interact with residents and patients must be diligent regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under limited physical distancing protocols. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to standard sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with increased standing room occupancy, where applicable.

Appendix 1. Elderly individuals. 2. Individuals with serious underlying health conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune system is compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy.

International Agenda

  • Germany is easing restrictions, shops may open as early as next week
  • Austria has reopened thousands of shops
  • France has extended its lockdown to 11 May
  • Italy is allowing limited number of shops to reopen in less-affected regions
  • India has extended its lockdown until 3 May
  • The UK has extended lockdown for at least three more weeks
  • Denmark has said it intends to ease its lockdown faster than originally planned
  • Spain has allowed some businesses to return to work
  • Poland will begin lifting restrictions this weekend

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: The Corona Virus Impact On The Art World And Why You Should Buy Now

Art enthusiasts wearing protective face mask walking in front of El Prado museum in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris and the LACMA in Los Angeles. Sorry We Are Closed! All of world leading museums are closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Corona Virus / COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of its global spread museums, art fairs, galleries, and many other art institutions and industry events have been faced with the decision to cancel, postpone or alter their 2020 editions or planned programming. 
Good News for Non Profits ! Art nonprofits can now apply for COVID-19 relief grants through the National Endowment for the Arts.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will provide nonprofit art organizations with emergency funding via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Out of the recently approved $2-trillion national stimulus plan, $75 million has been allocated to the NEA.

Arts organizations own $10-million relief fund for artists affected by COVID-19.
7 United States art grantmakers, including the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists, are launching a national emergency relief fund for artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The fund will distribute unrestricted grants of $5,000 on a continuing basis over the next six months. With $10 million already raised, the fund will provide support to U.S. artists with financial need during the pandemic.

Museums across the U.S., facing the effects of COVID-19, laid off staff or closed permanently.
The Museum of Modern Art, New Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art are among the institutions impacted. The J. Paul Getty Trust is committing $10 million to a COVID-19 relief fund to support nonprofit art organizations and museums in Los Angeles. The L.A. Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund was announced on Thursday and will be administered by the California Community Foundation (CCF). It will give emergency operational funding and recovery support for smaller and mid sized arts nonprofits based in Los Angeles County. Also Getty is encouraging other organizations and individuals to contribute to the relief fund if you can.

Sotheby’s furloughed nearly 200 employees in response to COVID-19 and Andy Warhol Foundations Help.

Art auctioneer Sotheby’s furloughed 12 percent of its staff—roughly 200 employees—in response to the financial effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the art market, the Wall Street Journal reports. U.S. and U.K. employees who have not been furloughed will receive a 20 percent pay cut until June 1st, and executives will take an additional 10 percent reduction plus overtime pay has also been temporarily suspended.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will provide $1.6 million in emergency grants to artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the foundation is teaming up with partner organizations in its Regional Program to distribute individual artist grants of $100,000 to artists in 16 U.S. cities. These funds may be used to help cover everyday expenses like food, rent, medical costs, and childcare.

Why you should invest your cash in art now!

You see the price hike in gold, the rollercoaster of stock but one valuable asset being completely unaffected by the Coronavirus: Art!

As pieces of art are not replicable their value will likely go up after the Coronavirus has settled. Art galleries are still open for online business and the variety is enormous. From a hidden treasure of Wiener Werkstaetten to a rare Warhol. Go Shop!

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Disney Furloughed 30,000 SoCal And 43,000 In Florida

Disney to Furlough 73,000 Employees During Indefinite Closure. After it was announced last week, the Walt Disney Co. will begin to furlough employees on April 19  the workers’ union said Saturday.

The Service Trades Council Union said that the employees will be able to file for unemployment benefits in Florida immediately, and those with insurance will retain their medical, dental and life insurance benefits for up to one year. “Disney will pay 100% of all insurance costs. There will be no cost to any employee who’s on furlough for use of their medical insurance and the continued coverage of it,” the union said in a release. Disney will also pay for any coronavirus test for employees covered by its insurance. As of now all employees will be able to return to their jobs after the furlough is over. “Everyone’s job, seniority, wage rate and benefits are guaranteed through the furlough, even if you stay on furlough after Disney reopens. Seniority continues indefinitely beyond 12 months,” the union said.

Less than 200 workers will remain to do essential tasks during the park’s temporary closure. Other unions, including non-essential food and beverage workers, have already completed negotiations with Disney over the park’s closure.

The company’s film labels, including Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Searchlight, have also been hit with furloughs.

The entire world is already excited for Disneyland and Disneyworld to reopen as it will always be The Happiest Place On The Planet AGAIN…

Photo: Disneyland.com

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: The Earliest McDonalds Is Still An Amazing Sight Of Downey California.

The oldest operating McDonald’s restaurant is a drive-up hamburger stand at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard at Florence Avenue in Downey, California. It was the third McDonald’s restaurant and opened on August 18, 1953. It was also the second restaurant franchised by Richard and Maurice McDonald, prior to the involvement of Ray Kroc in the company.

The restaurant is now the oldest in the chain still in existence and is one of Downey’s main tourist attractions. Along with its sign, it was deemed eligible for addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, although it was not added because the owner objected.

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Los Angeles Zoo Goes Online – Bringing The Zoo To You.

During our closure, we’ll continue to share cool views of the Zoo, our animal residents, and our dedicated keepers to keep you informed, engaged, and connected while social distancing.

The Los Angeles Zoo – closed until May 14th so far – became aware today that a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. Samples from this tiger were taken and tested after several lions and tigers at the zoo showed symptoms of respiratory illness. As a fellow member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), our thoughts are with the Bronx Zoo as they care for their felines that have been impacted and bring them to a full recovery.

Upon hearing this news, the L.A. Zoo immediately set protocols in place for every cat species in our care, initiating the use of personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves and social distancing with these animals. The L.A. Zoo already practices these safety measures with our primate, binturong, and mustelid species. The L.A. Zoo will not be testing any of our felid, primate, binturong, or mustelid species at this time because none of them are showing any COVID-19 related symptoms. In addition, the USDA is not recommending routine testing of animals for this virus. Because the situation is ever-evolving, public and animal health officials may decide to test certain animals out of an abundance of caution. The decision to test any of our animals will be made collaboratively between local, state, or federal public and animal health officials and the Zoo’s animal health experts.

The health and safety of the Zoo’s animals is our top priority. Our animal health experts on staff are in communication with public health officials, along with local, national, and international veterinary networks, to stay up-to-date on animals in human care and any potential risks.