Wok and Roll

[Jim Garrett]

Glad you enjoyed your trip to Ford's Theatre and the Petersen House. Often Ford's/Petersen sell out their morning tickets, even when they don't expect it. Their capacity is about 300 visitors every half hour.

As far as the Wok N Roll......There is little to no chance that the building will ever become a museum. The main reason is $$$$$. If ownership has not changed, it is owned by a Chinese family that has owned the property for a long long time. They have no interest. Even with restrictive covenants due to the historic nature of the building, the property would be too expensive to be able to raise the couple of million dollars probably needed.

We are lucky that we still have it at all. The rash of redevelopement from the late 1970s through 2000s have largely bypassed the few blocks that represent Chinatown.