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TGHS supported the City’s issuance of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in April 2014 to solicit interest from developers with experience in rehabilitating and restoring historic properties. TGHS views a public-private partnership as the most viable option for saving Rockhaven and, to that end, has asked that any development project: 1) identify, retain and preserve historic structures, features and landscaping in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards 2) ensure that any alterations and additions to the property not radically change, destroy or obstruct character-defining features 3) result in placement on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and 4) provide public access so that the community has an opportunity to experience and enjoy the historic property. Three years later, the City of Glendale purchased the property, which consists of approximately 150,000 square feet on 11 separate parcels, some of which remain undeveloped.Ĭoncerned about the poor condition of the abandoned property and the lack of proper maintenance, TGHS has advocated for an adaptive reuse solution to ensure that the property is preserved for future generations. In later years, Rockhaven operated as a senior health facility until it closed in 2005. Richards as a women-only health care facility, Rockhaven is the only intact example of the many sanitariums that once existed in the surrounding area. John lives with his wife and son and two dogs in the foothills of Los Angeles.Located at 2713 Honolulu Ave., Rockhaven Sanitarium was established in 1923 and built into its current configuration by the 1930s with a mix of Craftsman and Spanish bungalows surrounded by lush and beautiful gardens. John is currently working on two documentary film projects, a history of the Flintridge Riding Club, and a documentary about jazz legend and film composer Lalo Schifrin ( Mission Impossible, Dirty Harry, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke). While in film school at Regent University in Virginia, John wrote and directed the award-winning comedy Lovestruck, which won the Judges Award from Vanderbilt’s film festival, an Academy Award for Student Films Mid-Atlantic Region, and was an Official Entry at the Virginia Film Festival and the Chicago Film Festival.

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Originally created for the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in Cape Town, South Africa, it continues to air on TV overseas.

John wrote and edited the documentary Turning Points, a sweeping overview of church history. The film is regularly aired on TV in China, Brazil and many other countries. His first feature film Best Man in Grass Creek won a number of awards, including the Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival, Best Comedy from the Flagstaff Film festival, Best Comedy from the Santa Clarita Film Festival, and was an official entry in film festivals around the world, including the Montreal Film Festival and Cairo Film Festival. Other award-winning historical documentaries include Winnetka Story, Indian Hill Club, and Rancho La Canada. John’s historical documentary, Kenilworth: The Suburban Ideal, won top honors from the Illinois Association of Museums. Prior to creating his own comic strip with editorial cartoonist John Deering, John wrote for Archie Comics, Inc., working with famed comic book artist Dan De Carlo. Launched in 2003, Zack Hill appears in over 75 newspapers and can be viewed on websites such as. John also writes and storyboards the nationally syndicated comic strip Zack Hill. He has written and directed both narrative and documentary films, edited innumerable videos, and written a number of screenplays. John Newcombe is an award-winning writer, director and editor based in Los Angeles.

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