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A Santa Monica Trailer Park — and Its Senior Residents — Face Off With Fancy New Development

By Tessa Stuart July 12, 2012

The eviction notices kept coming, one after another. Mary Herring, who will turn 79 in August, says she received six in all — "They just wanted to... More >>>

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A 1960s-era Streamline sits next to one of the empty concrete pads the park's owners refuse to rent.

Some residents have sunk thousands of dollars into additions.

Jack Waddington, in front of his home, is among 52 residents who will have to move if the developer's request is granted.

UCLA professor Calvin Normore bought a second trailer in the park for his sons.

Mary Herring lived in a different Santa Monica trailer park until the city turned it into a bus depot.

The park's elderly residents would be at risk of transfer trauma, Legal Aid warns.

Developer Marc Luzzatto in his Santa Monica office

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Jack Waddington, in front of his home, is among 52 residents who will have to move if the developer's request is granted.

PHOTO BY TED SOQUI

Jack Waddington, in front of his home, is among 52 residents who will have to move if the developer's request is granted.

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