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Article: Cultural contribution.(Annenberg Foundation donates to transform Beverly Hills Post Office into cultural center)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- June 28, 2004
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The Annenberg Foundation has donated $15 million toward the preservation of the historic Beverly Hills Post Office and its transformation into a new cultural center, planned for 2006.
The center will serve as a venue for live theater, performing arts, cultural events, and a special children's theater series. The project has been in the works since the Postal Service sold the building to the city in 1993. The city awarded a long-term lease to the Cultural Foundation in 1999.
"When you look around the west end of Los Angeles there is very ...