President of the Santa Monica Conservancy Carol Lemlein leads a tour through the historic 1936 Merle Norman Building during the Santa Monica Conservancy’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 13, 2012.The party was held at the future site of the Preservation Resource Center, in the parking lot across from the Ocean Park Branch Library at 2nd Street and Norman Place. The event featured docents describing the adjacent landmarks – the Ocean Park Library, the Merle Norman Office and the California Heritage Museum – as well as a self-guided tour of the Third Street Historic Neighborhood District and an architectural scavenger hunt for families. A blue grass band, Brax Cutchin and the Lazy Roosters, cake, and giveaways were some of the highlights of the festivities.
