Hi all, it’s your old pals, Alan Singer and Ricky Eckstein. A number of weeks back, due to the effects of Covid 19, we made the very difficult decision to temporarily close the doors at West L.A. Studios. This decision was not due to a mandated government directive, but rather, it was made solely by our concern for you, our beloved customers, and for the safety of our workers. Since then, it has become more and more apparent that there would be no way for us to safely reopen our doors in the near term. So, after a pretty good 32 year run, we have made the very difficult decision to cease operations at our current location. We very much look forward to the opportunity of reopening West L.A. Studios at a new, and even better location, when the time comes that there is an effective vaccine or a very good treatment for this very aggressive flu. We anticipate that this will be sometime in the first half of 2021, but we hope that it will be sooner. Please stay tuned, and feel free to email us at westlastudios@me.com or call us at the number you’ve reached us at since the day we opened our doors, back in 1988…………..(310) 478-7917.
It took us a few weeks to completely move out of the building, and besides it being physically draining, especially for a couple of old farts, it was even more of an emotional drain. A truly sad task to complete. However, on the last day, when I picked up the very last item to be removed from the building, I looked around, and it hit me that 2033 Pontius Ave was just another old beat up building. No more no less. There was nothing magical about that old building and certainly nothing magical about that old beat up parking lot. There was no magic in searching for street parking or getting a parking ticket once you found a space. Rather, the magic was the music that you all played, that rang throughout the halls, the musicians who collaborated to create such amazing grooves and melodies, the close friendships which were born there, the laughs that were shared there, and most of all, the amazing love that was dispersed freely and generously every day since the day we opened our doors. BUT WAIT!!! I forgot to mention the pretzels! How about those pretzels? 😥❤️♥️💕💔
