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MOCA Tribute to Fred Nicholas

Patsaouras, Nick. The Making of Modern Los Angeles”, ORO Editions, 2024, p. 229-252 (excerpt)

Patsaouras, Nick. The Making of Modern Los Angeles”, ORO Editions, 2024, p. 401-405 (excerpt)

Norris, William A. “Liberal Opinions: My Life in the Stream of History”, Quid Pro Books, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, p. 182-184 (excerpt)

Boehm, Mike. "A who's who of the art elite at MOCA," Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2012

Boehm, Mike. "MOCA meeting aims to generate unity among trustees," Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2012

Boehm, Mike. "Eli Broad's Foundation Withholds Pledge Payments," Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2012

Kazakina, Katya and Christopher Palmeri. "Eli Broad Misses MOCA Payment in Museum's Murky Finances," Bloomberg Businessweek, August 8, 2012

Boucher, Brian. "Postscripts: L.A. MOCA Trustees Speak Out," Art in America, August 8, 2012

Bruck, Connie. "Profiles: The Art of the Billionaire,” The New Yorker, December 6, 2010, p. 50

"MOCA travel: Spans the Globe," The Contemporary, Winter, 1999, p. 2

Byrne, Bridget. "The Not-So-Temporary Museum," Los Angeles Times, October 16, 1995, p. E5

“Doing MOCA’s Bidding,” Beverly Hills Post, June 12, 1992, pp. Cover, 1

"On View," Los Angeles Times, 1989, pp. E16-17

P.H. "Profiles: An Interview with Frederick Nicholas," Brushstrokes, 1989, p. 5-6

Ginsberg, Steve. "MOCA: The Hippest Museum," W Magazine, September 5-12, 1988, pp. 74-76

"Art," Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1988

Boal, John. "High Rise With a Heart," PSA, January 1986, pp.56-60, 102-103

"MOCA Dinner," The Post, March 13, 1986, p. 10

"Frederick M. Nicholas," The Contemporary, Spring 1986, p. 7

Christy, George. "The Great Life," The Hollywood Reporter, May 22, 1986, p. 15

Oats, Mary Louise. "Contemporary Art Museum Opener Is a Work of Art: A Glittering Crowd Turns Out for the Gala Christening," Los Angeles Times, View, December 3, 1986, pp. 1, 11

"Dream Realized With Completion of MOCA," California Plaza Update, Summer 1986, p. 1

Wilson, William. "MOCA: A Downtown Oasis in a Former Wasteland," Los Angeles Times, Calendar, August 25, 1985, p. 92

Baker, Erin, and Scott, Austin. "California Plaza Construction Could Start in July: L.A.'s Largest Redevelopment Job Approved for Bunker Hill Section," Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1983, pp. A3, A18

Dreyfuss, John. "Optimism Develops for Art Museum," Los Angeles Times, April 30, 1982, pp. G1, G12-G13

Dreyfuss, John. "Hope Grows for L.A. Art Museum: Developer Attempts to Pull Building's Factions Together," Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1982, pp. OC_D6-7

Dreyfuss, John. "An Art Museum Draws Closer: Developer-Collector Pulls Project Off the Shoals," Los Angeles Times, July 23, 1982, pp. F1, F8-F9,

Walt Disney Concert Hall

S.L. “Frederick M. Nicholas Heads Disney Hall,” Music Center News, No. 25, November 1987, pp. 1, 3

"Nicholas Appointed Chair of Disney Hall Committee," News From the Music Center, p. 11, c. 1987

Michaelson, Judith. “6 Architects Are Candidates for Disney Hall,” Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1988, p.1, 21

Zasada, Marc Porter. “Disney Hall: Fred Nicholas Leads an Odyssey Among the Great Halls of Europe to Envision the ‘Greatest Hall’ or Los Angeles,” Los Angeles Downtown News, Volume 17, Number 13, March 28, 1988, p. 1, 4-5, 19

Whiteson, Leon. “Harmony on the Hill With Disney Hall,” Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1988, pp. 1

White, Garrett. "Walt's Way: Building Something Wonderful for the Los Angeles Philharmonic" November 1988, pp. 28-29, 32, 59-60, 62-64

Whiteson, Leon. “Four Different Visions of Disney Concert Hall,” Los Angeles Times, December 8, 1988, p. 1

Reuben, Richard C. “Profile: Frederick M. Nicholas,” The Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 4, 1990, pp. 1, 7-8

Whiteson, Leon. “Critique High Note Gehry’s Crown for Bunker Hill is a Fitting Tribute for Disney,” Los Angeles Times, September 15, 1991, p. 1

Giovannini, Joseph. "Wrapmaster Gehry and the New Culture Palace: With Hight-Tech Acousitics Sheathed in Waves of Stone, L.A.'s Premier Architect Remakes the Music Center and the Heart of the City." Los Angeles Times Magazine, November 22, 1992, pp. 24-28, 70.

Nicholas, Frederick M. “In the Spirit of Our Times: The Disney family’s gift represents an investment in the future of Los Angeles,” Los Angeles Times, December 21, 1992, p.7

Bibisi, Suzan. “Living room of L.A.: Disney Hall comes one step closer to reality,” Daily News, December 10, 1992, pp. 22-23

Ginsberg, Steve. “Mr. Downtown Culture: Developer Fred Nicholas’ civic activities have influenced L.A.’s cultural scene,” Los Angeles Business Journal, Volume 15, Number 12, January 11-17, 1993, pp. 1, 16-17

Loper, Mary Lou. “It All Began With Disney Dollars,” Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1993, p. E2

Loper, Mary Lou. “Philharmonic Salutes Volunteers in Style,” Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1993, pp. E5

“Question & Answer with Fred Nicholas,” The Music Center News, Fall 1993, p. 3

“Walt Disney Concert Hall Breaks Ground,” The Music Center News, Winter 1993, pp. 1-2

"Walt Disney Concert Hall Tribute," The Music Center Performing Arts, April 1993, pp. MC6-MC7

"The Key Players Talk about Disney Hall," The K/HM Report, No. 3, Spring 1993, pp. 5-6

“April Program: Update on Disney Hall,” FOCUS Los Angeles Headquarters Association, Volume 11, Issue 3, Spring 1994, p. 1

Webb, Michael. “Disney Hall: A Grand Public Building for a City Sadly Lacking,” Los Angeles Times, April 16, 1995

Ryan, John. “An Eye for Detail: Fred Nicholas and Amy Forbes examine the Frank Gehry-deigned Walt Disney Concert Hall with more than a curiosity for the structure’s wavy, steel exterior. Among the curves, they see 16 years of legal wrangling, not to mention a $50 million gift that would have vaporized in 1992 were it not for their efforts to keep the project moving,” Daily Journal Extra, September 29, 2003 pp. 1, 13-15

Koshalek, Richard. “The Impossible Becomes Possible: The Making of Walt Disney Concert Hall,” Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2003, pp. 38-39, 47

Boehm, Mike. "A Rocky Road, Step by Step: Disney Hall is here, but it wasn't easy" September 14, 2003, pp. E54-E55

Brandon, Karen. “Soaring Costs Stalled Los Angeles Hall,” Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2001

Winters, Nancy. "The Facilitator" (essay)

Davis, Margaret Leslie. The Music Center of Los Angeles County: Five Decades of Music, Theater, and Dance!, The Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, copublished by The Huntington Library, Arts Collections, And Botanical Gardens, 2015 pp. 102-107, 118, 120-124, 130-141

Patsaouras, Nick. The Making of Modern Los Angeles”, ORO editions, 2024, p. 419-429 (excerpt)

Law

Synanon

Real Estate

“Colorful Debut For Tanforan Park”

“$10 Million Shop Unit to Be Built in Fremont,” Los Angeles Times, September 10, 1961, p. M11

“Good Industrial and Commercial Planning - A Key to City’s Growth,” Fremont News, February 4, 1962, p. 1

“Huge Center Planned by Southland Group,” Los Angeles Times, May 17, 1964, p. J22

Bates, Bob. “Tanforan Center Approved,” Enterprise Journal, March 5, 1969, p. 1

MacDonald, Ken. “Problems Mount, but Development Continues,” San Francisco Chronicle, May 1974

“Shopping Center Under Study in UCLA Seminar,” Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1979, p. H17

Ryon, Ruth. “Leading Urban Airport Center in the Making,” Los Angeles Times, November 15, 1981, p. H1

Gamarekian, Barbara. “Washington Culture Center Delayed,” The New York Times, July 21, 1990

Howard, Bob. “L.A. Developers Keep Active With Out-of-Town Projects; among largest is Hapsmith’s $800 million trade center,” Los Angeles Business Journal, April 25, 1994, pp. 25, 28

Freed, James Ingo. “THE RONALD REAGAN BUILDING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER: A Short Discussion of the Building,” Catalogue, May 5, 1998

“Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,” Program, May 5, 1998

Apple, R.W., Jr. "A Huge Building Honors Foe of Bigness: Reagan," New York Times, May 6, 1998

Montgomery, David; Linda Wheeler. "A Soaring Reagan Tribute: Nostalgia, Optimism in Air at Federal Building Dedication" The Washington Post, May 6, 1998

Peterson, Jonathan. "Massive Reagan Building Is Dedicated" Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1998

“PRESENTING The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,” Brochure

Bridegam, Martha. "Fear Itself: Tanforan and Public Memory," Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life, Issue #58, December 2001

Osaki, Paul. "Journey To Tanforan: To Commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Opening of the Tanforan Assembly Center and the Signing of Executive Order 9066," June 2, 2007 (excerpts from brochure)

Drawing presented to Frederick Nicholas Journey to Tanforan Committee by Kansha Shimasu May 27, 2007

"Eight Over 80: Frederick M. Nicholas | 93 | President, Hapsmith Co., retail real estate development" Los Angeles Business Journal, December 16, 2013

Keates, Nancy. “Gaming’s Top Execs Aren’t Playing Around When It Comes to Buying and Building Homes,” The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2023

Wartime

Journalism

  Southern California Daily Trojan, Staff

“Men Writers Dine Tomorrow,” USC Daily Trojan

“Fred Nicholas Named New Sports Editor,” USC Daily Trojan

“S. C. Student Journalists Edit Daily Facts Today,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Hardboiled Egg Mystery Stumps ‘Super Sleuths’,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Dental Students Find More Work Than Play,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Page Sherlock Holmes! Medical Student Lost,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Dodgers Once Known as Superbas,” USC Daily Trojan, May 7, 1940

Nicholas, Fred. “SC Instructor Sells Fiction,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Pepperdine Springs Upset To Defeat Troy in Mile Relay,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Dr. Von KleinSmid Addresses Banquet,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Trojan Club Jamboree Honors Grid Stars Tonight,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Cavalcade of Journalism Depicted by Museum,” USC Daily Trojan, October 23, 1940

Nicholas, Fred. “Ben Sohn Injures Hand in Practice: Unbeaten Indians Favored in Crucial Conference Struggle at Palo Alto” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “GOOD EQUIPMENT IS AID TO TEAM: Gridders Travel With 12 Trunks of Extra Material: CLEAN OUTFITS ARE USED DAILY,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Trojans Leave for Husky Tilt,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Bob de Lauer Rates Albert Among Nation’s Best Backs,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “SC Faces Irish With 15 Players Stricken by Flu,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Investment Returns,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “McKellar Elected New Squire Head,” USC Daily Trojan, February 6, 1941

Nicholas, Fred. “On the Rebound,” USC Daily Trojan, May 3, 1941

Nicholas, Fred. “‘Park Sharks’ Return,” USC Daily Trojan, May 8, 1941

Nicholas, Fred. “The Little Fellow,” USC Daily Trojan, May 21, 1941

Nicholas, Fred. “Trojan Line Blamed for Poor Showing: California Forward Wall Completely Outclasses Troy’s Ponderous Defense,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “‘One Track’ Mind Theory Debunked By Professor,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “Nicholas Says: Musick Didn’t Make Final Troy Touchdown,” USC Daily Trojan

Nicholas, Fred. “ISDX Alums from USC hold top news jobs,” Matrix Issue, May 16, 1947

Sports

“TWELVE HANDBALLERS TO START ALL-U TOURNEY,” USC Daily Trojan, April 20, 1939

“Handball Tourney Resumes Tonight,” USC Daily Trojan, April 20, 1939

“Nicholas Takes Handball Lead,” USC Daily Trojan

“All-U Handballers To Begin Second Round Tonight,” USC Daily Trojan

“Handball Team Defeats UCLA,” USC Daily Trojan, May 15, 1939

“All-U Handball Tourney Enters Fourth Round: Voorhees Defeats Koskoff in Grueling Quarter-Final Match,” USC Daily Trojan, November 6, 1939

“Favorite Upset in Handball Tournament: Brown Defeats Snow; Quarter-final Round Scheduled for Today,” USC Daily Trojan, November 7, 1939

Lubin, Ronald. “Favorites Win In Handball Quarter-Finals: Steckel, Defending Champion Beats,” USC Daily Trojan, November 8, 1939

“Handballers Meet Tonight In Semi-Finals,” USC Daily Trojan, November 9, 1939

Gillean, Jack. “HEADLINES FROM THE SIDELINES,” USC Daily Trojan, November 16, 1939

“Nicholas Enters Handball Finals,” USC Daily Trojan, November 17, 1939

“Nicholas To Meet Al Perel Tonight,” USC Daily Trojan, November 21, 1939

“Nicholas Wins Handball Title,” USC Daily Trojan

“All-U Handball Doubles Teams Clash Tonight: Twelve Pairs Compete In Opening Round; Bruin Champ Plays,” USC Daily Trojan

“All-U Handball Opens Thursday,” USC Daily Trojan

“TEPs, Phi Taus Gain Victories In Handball,” USC Daily Trojan, March 15, 1940

“TEPs Battle KAs In Interfraternity Handball Finals,” USC Daily Trojan

“Handball Tilts Set for Tonight,” USC Daily Trojan

“KAs Defeat Phi Kappa Tau In Handball,” USC Daily Trojan

“Doubles Teams Tie in Handball: All-U Plays to Finish Contest Next Tuesday,” USC Trojan

“Handball Pairs Clash Tonight In Semi-Finals: Teams Cancel Draw; Play Match Over For Place in Finals,” USC Daily Trojan

“Fred Nicholas, Rodriquez Gain Handball Finals,” USC Daily Trojan

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Art Center College for Design

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