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Jimmy, perfect read for us all. And I’m remembering blocking Bollinger St every Labor Day before start of new school year, so we could have the Bollinger Block Party, wherein we elected an adult Mayor and a Junior Mayor, to serve for a year; and we participated in a giant game of musical chairs in the middle of the street.

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Thanks Jimmy be well

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Thank you. I lived at the top of monument until 98 and it was the only home I ever knew. I’ve been beside myself with the loss of so much. I went to Pali elementary and then corpus. Sister Patricia was “on a war path” as she put it, but never in vain. I always loved the soup kitchens they hosted there. I spent countless hours at the palisades park and hit the little hidden candy shop across from corpus on the regular. I ran in the 4th of July race for many years of my youth. I remember the Greg’s grill breakfast burritos and going to Starbucks after high school to chill. Mort’s potato pancakes have a special place in my heart and for some reason I always remember the huge mountainous crack in the sidewalk right outside the restaurant. My house was a victory of beauty at the top of monument that my family shingled and bricked around the entire property….and I have always longed to come home to it and the glory of the Santa Monica mountains beyond our fence line. I roller bladed thousands of miles in the alphabet street and spent countless sunsets on the bluffs. My parents made me walk home from school everyday from 2nd grade through 8th and Your tribute touches me bc all I have been thinking is that I want to come home, get dropped off at the park and walk up to our old property. I want to see and feel everything. My memories last through the 90s but I have never forgotten how special the Palisades was and the fires have brought up what what I lost a long time ago and have wished I could have come back to. Much love to you, your family and all your friends and neighbors.

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Thank you so much for this. I’m absolutely tearful but hopeful we will be back with a vengeance. ❤️

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Beautiful, Jimmy. I was teary-eyed reading this. I miss my community as well.

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Beautifully written and choreographed with fantastic pictures. Thank you!

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Amazing and thank you

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So beautiful!!

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This is fantastic. The most special community. ❤️ 🙏

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Jimmy Dunne, Jimmy Dunne ( I can never address you any other way)! You brought tears of memories to my eyes and to my mind. You and your dear family have been forefront on my mind along with all the wonderful friends from my old town of Pacific Palisades!

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Jimmy, you are a special person and so grateful to know you ❤️.

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Thank you for the wonderful article Jimmy. I’ve been thinking about you and your family and wondering how you are. You paid lovely tribute to so many of the people and places that made our town special….and yes, we’ll be back and our town will too❤️

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Thank you for this. Thank you for articulating how we all feel about our town. We will rebuild, and we will never give up on the Palisades. Ever.

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I have thought so much about you and Catherine during this tragedy. I have many fond memories from almost 40 years ago at your home on Bolinger. I remember how fun it was to celebrate friends and family in that house. You created a wonderful community then and I know you are all supporting each other now. I am sending you hope and strength as you weather this storm. Please say hello to Catherine for me and let her know I am thinking of you all.

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Thank you so very much for this piece. You captured all that is dear to our community. And thank you for bringing so many together under the bocce umbrella. Prayers to you and your family as we all rebuild our little town brick by brick. 🥰❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

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I have been following the news of the fire with you always in mind. You and your family and your community are in my prayers.

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