16 • April 25 - May 8, 2014 • The Log
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fate clouded with doubt
Fisherman’s Village
Tenants ask for redevelopment not demolition. By John W. Scafetta
MARINA DEL REY— As an eerie Friday afternoon marine layer hovers over the New England-esque shopping district known as Fisherman’s Village, Plinio “PJ” Garcia’s outlook of the village rolls heavy with concern and hesitant hope. “If you’re a tourist, everyone thinks
Fisherman’s Village is what American fisherman are all about,” he explained. “If I were European I would look at this place and say ‘How do we make this nicer?’ Not how do we redevelop it.” On Saturdays and Sundays, jazz, salsa and rock bands draw crowds to the site, hundreds of people line the walkways and, according to Garcia, 50 to 60 tourists between flights arrive on buses which stop frequently in front of the village’s parking lot. But the weekdays are hit or miss as
tourists bypass the waterfront shop- ping center for more revitalized desti- nations.
A look back
Marina del Rey, the unincorporated seaside village, which was formally dedicated in 1965, is home to more than 6,000 boats. The same year it opened, Fisherman’s Village became a
bustling spot for tourists, boaters and patrons seeking a place to shop and a bite to eat. Through the years, the village has
endured the typical wear-and-tear and transient tenants. While owned by the county, the property is leased by Gold
Coast Village, LLC, and operated by Pacific Ocean Management (POM), an entity partially controlled by Michael Pashaie. The group has owned the lease since December of 1998. Pat Younis, a consultant for The
Bridge Group, has worked as a manager
The famous entrance to Fisherman’s Village, housing the prominent blue and yellow lighthouse, has been a welcoming site for tourists for years. However, new visioning plans have the village’s future exis- tence in question.
in Marina del Rey for several years. She said, throughout her time at the mari- na there have been several proposals made in relation to a possible revital- ization of the village. “I think there’s no question that it needs updating considerably,” Younis said. “There have been several plans put forth that did not go through that included the remodeling. Some plans included demo, some included a remodel. I think that the goal overall was to demo the site and build it.” Younis said Parcel 56, the small
landing where Fisherman’s Village cur- rently sits, along with the adjacent waterfront area, is leased through POM. She said the parcel does not include Whiskey Reds, a bordering restaurant on the south end of the vil- lage and the nearby fuel dock. The size, she added, has limited what remodeling can be done. POM addi- tionally leases the neighboring dock system. She stressed that the boat
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