#birdwell island

[thetyranttegu]

A Favorite Customer ( Part 2 )

So this is based on the talented @doverstardoodles / @doverstar who originally made an art peice that I referenced. Their teenage designs are made by them

[pcperfcntcsy]

muse: dulce birdwell verse: descendants or fandomless setting: getting off work, old town shopping area

" sorry, i bet this isn't very polite, " dulce ate her sandwich with the haste of someone who'd been trapped on a desert island for weeks. or rather, a hostess getting off a double shift who hadn't had time to stop for a snack all day, " we could share, if you'd like. "

[thenighttrain]

WAIT I WAS ALSO OBSESSED WITH CLIFFORD

WHAT REALLY OMG? 😭 it was literally my dream life omg i wanted to live on birdwell island SO BADLYY and i was so jealous of emily and her friends… I WISH THAT WAS US 💔

[a34trgv2]

FINALLY!!! After watching over a dozen stupid, badly made cartoons in a row, I'm finally talking about a good one! I've never wanted to go to a fictional setting so badly, because Birdwell Island sounds like the ideal vaction spot. Here's my review of the 2019 reintroduction of Clifford the Big Red Dog

[sidewalkstamps]

C. L. Peck Contractor (Photo taken by me on May 11, 2022)

C. L. Peck Contractor was started by Clair L. Peck Sr. in 1915 or 1918 in Los Angeles, CA. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana on May 5, 1881, the son of a lumberman. He went to Purdue University and, while there, competed in track and basketball at the same time as finishing his four-year engineering degree in three years. The firm "became known for erecting office buildings, classical church structures, warehouses and corporate headquarters" (LA Times). The Los Angeles Business Journal said the firm "specialized in creating fireproof buildings." "He was considered an expert in reinforced concrete almost from the beginning of its use in construction and was noted for his craftsmanship" (NY Times). His full name is Clair Leverett Peck. He was born in 1881 and died in 1971. He was married to Viola Curtis Peck. The LA Times described him as "the contractor who literally built much of Southern California, from the Capitol Records Building to the Bonaventure Hotel... to the Crystal Cathedral and the Orange County Performing Arts Center." The company constructed more than 1,200 buildings in Los Angeles, including 40 buildings along Wilshire Boulevard. Some other buildings include: the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, "the Forum in Inglewood, high-rises in Century City and most of the chapels and other buildings at the Forest Lawn parks." According to The New York Times, "Saks Fifth Avenue had Mr. Peck build its first Los Angeles area store, in Beverly Hills, with no written contract." He died April 23, 1971 at the age of 89 at Good Samaritan Hospital and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA.

Peck was the Peck of Leonardt & Peck! I think my Leonardt post might be the longest ever, but this one is pretty close! His bookkeeper was named Meda Green and she lived on Hartford Avenue (Westlake). Weirdly in the same 1927 city directory, Peck is president of C L inc at 354 S Spring (Downtown) and vice president of another General Contractors firm of unclear name (with A S Bent as president, whom I've written about before) at 257 S Spring room 430. Finally, in the same directory, Beverly Hills Realty Board is in the "C L Peck bldg" in Beverly Hills (???!).

He had two sons, who both worked in his company: Edwin and Clair Leverett Peck, Jnr., who was born on November 18, 1920. Jnr went to Los Angeles High School. He was married to Emily Lutz and then Margo Ryan (according to a contributor to Find A Grave, he had another wife named Linda Hussey and three step-children through her). He had three children from his first marriage to Emily Lutz of Brentwood (assuming the Los Angeles neighborhood): Clair L. "Peter" Peck III, Nancy Peck Birdwell, and Suzanne Peck. He also had a sister named Sally Peck Carson and seven grandchildren. He had an engineering degree from Stanford and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II before joining his father's company in 1945. He expanded the business's work "erecting major department stores for Nieman Marcus, Robinsons-May, Broadway and Bullock's, the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Fashion Island in Newport Beach and much of the original South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. He worked with some luminary architects as "John Portman on the Bonaventure Hotel, Philip Johnson on the Crystal Cathedral, Charles Luckman on the Forum, I.M. Pei on the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, and Bill Pereira on the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building in Newport Beach."

The Byron Jackson plant in Santa Ana, CA was designed by John Kewell & Associates and constructed by C. L. Peck (see source below).

In this photo, Melba Rardin and L. A. Claypool survey the excavation for an addition to St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank, CA in 1961. C. L. Peck was the contractor for the creation of "a new six-story-and-basement wing for the hospital" for $5.5M USD which was planned to add 256 patient beds and other facilities. Claypool was the "clerk of works" for Peck.

In 1976, Peck was "elected to the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and, as chairman of its building committee, oversaw construction of the bank's new building at 101 Market St." The firm also built the Hibernia Bank building in San Francisco. He also served on the boards of the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Investment Company of America, Farmers Insurance, Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, and Metropolitan YMCA. Additionally, he had been president of San Francisco's Bohemian Club, Los Angeles's California Club, and the Los Angeles Country Club. "In 1985 he was the recipient of the Y.M.C.A. Dr. Martin Luther King Human Dignity Award."

As of 1981, C. L. Peck Construction Inc. was located at 626 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 925 in downtown Los Angeles, CA. They had a General Building Contractor license from the California Contractors State License Board from February 27, 1981 through February 28, 1997. Weirdly they were exempt from Workers Compensation Insurance? Victor Herbert Siegel was the Responsible Managing Officer, John Lee Willis was CEO/President until September 26, 1983, Paul John Matt was the Responsible Managing Employee from May 7, 1991 until July 15, 1991, Allen Marvin Katz was RMO/CEO/President until only November 16, 1983, Louis M Stafford was RMO/CEO/President from then until April 7, 1987, and William Alan Worthington was "Officer" until February 15, 1983.

In 1986, C. L. Peck Contractor (the 53rd-largest construction company in the USA in 1986 and one of five largest contractors in California by the time of his death) and Jones Bros. Construction Corp. agreed to merge. By then they had "dominated the heavy construction business in Southern California for more than half a century." Apparently the reasoning behind their merger was the increased competition from overseas and out-of-state companies. The plan was to become Peck/Jones and have their headquarters on Wilshire Blvd. in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. C. L. Peck, Jr. would be the chairman, with Jerve M. Jones the chief executive. According to the Los Angeles Times, "the Peck and Jones families will continue to be the sole stockholders of the merged concern, which is estimated to have annual revenue of about $400 million and a work force of about 500."

He died on December 14, 1998 at 78 years old at the UCLA Medical Center from a massive stroke. He is burried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA.

According to Open Corporates, C. L. Peck Construction Inc.'s registered address was 122 S. Westgate Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90049 and there was a filing in 1999 of a Certificate of Dissolution. In January of 2021, Suzanne Peck was added as CEO and then, in July of 2022, there was a change of status from Dissolved to Terminated.

In 2005, Peck/Jones had "been forced into bankruptcy proceedings by its creditors" in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles "by one of its clients and two subcontractors who claim they are owed nearly $400,000." In another bankruptcy filing at the "U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Redlands Community Hospital and other companies said they were also owed significant amounts of money.

It's unclear if Jones Construction Management is the current name of that firm or if the Jones Brothers' descendant, Eric Jones, is just using their legacy for the company he founded in 2008. According to him, the Jones Brothers acquired C. L. Peck Contractors rather than it being a merger (www.jonescm.com).

"Building Contracts Recorded" Southwest Builder and Contractor, F. W. Dodge Company, 1919.

“C L Peck Construction Inc.” C L Peck Construction Inc · 626 Wilshire Blvd Suite 925, Los Angeles, CA 90017, OPENGOVUS, opengovus.com/california-contractor-license/399308. Accessed 24 Feb. 2024.

“C. L. PECK CONSTRUCTION INC.” Opencorporates.Com, opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/0999492. Accessed 24 Feb. 2024.

“Clair L. Peck Sr., 89, West Coast Builder.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Apr. 1971, www.nytimes.com/1971/04/25/archives/clair-l-peck-sr-89-west-coast-builder.html.

“Clair Leverett Peck Jr. (1920-1998) - Find a Grave...” Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/memorial/73675251/clair_leverett_peck. Accessed 28 Feb. 2024.

“Clair Leverett Peck Sr. (1881-1971) - Find a Grave...” Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/memorial/73673866/clair-leverett-peck. Accessed 28 Feb. 2024.

Kelly, Howard D. “Byron Jackson plant, Santa Ana.” LAPL Tessa, 1956, https://tessa2.lapl.org. February 14, 2024. 

Los Angeles City Directory, 1921, Los Angeles Directory Co. accessed through Los Angeles Public Library.

Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927, Los Angeles Directory Company Publishers, accessed through the Los Angeles Public Library.

Melba Rardin and L. A. Claypool survey excavation for St. Joseph Hospital’s addition. 11 July 1961. Los Angeles.

"Obituary for Clair Leverett Peck Jr." The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1998. pg. 65.

Oliver, Myrna. “Clair L. Peck Jr.; Contractor Built Southland Landmarks.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 1998, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-16-mn-54665-story.html.

Shiver, Jube. “2 Big Builders of L.A. Landmarks Agree to Merge.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 1986, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-02-fi-3629-story.html.

Staff-Author. “Peck/Jones Headed to Bankruptcy Court under Chapter 7.” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2 Jan. 2005, labusinessjournal.com/news/peckjones-headed-to-bankruptcy-court-under/.

[luckycavy117]

In the original Clifford series, Emily Elizabeth and her family move to Birdwell Island, specifically to a largely agrarian town on aforementioned island, to better accommodate Clifford's size. If they stay in the city in the movie they are disregarding the source materials and I am offended.

Really not a fan of this modern trent in movies where the final resolution is that the exotic or otherwise unfit pet is kept in a shitty city apartment and it's portrayed a GOOD thing in the end.

[tetramodal]

Clifford The Big Red Dog Charles Morgenstern, 2020.

[doverstar]

do not tell me that these two adorable children from Clifford the Big Red Dog did not grow up madly in love and get married directly out of college

because you would be wrong

[doverstardoodles]

Someone requested more teenaged Birdwell Island kids from Clifford. My babies <3

[mayorwhisper]

Visited @thegirl_frombirdwell on instagram at her island Birdwell and it was all ready for Christmas, inside and out! It’s a cute island. DA 0127-9437-7977

[thetyranttegu]

Got my first c0mm ever, who wants to remain anonymous. Out of all of Emiliy Elizabeth friends, Charley is definitely her Best Friend out of all her friends on Birdwell Island, Maybe even more then Friends :0 Clifford the Big Red Dog from 2000 was the GOAT of Nostalgia.

[ingo-in-places-he-shouldnt-be]

Ingo shouldn’t be playing with the dogs of Birdwell Island.

[helthehatter]

Can’t have TWO parents that love each other in movies these days I guess?

Also I know...I know it’s based off the books...but they should have based it off the show

Apparently their is a live action Clifford the big red dog movie coming out. It doesn't look that good but it also is made for little kids so I'm not going to be too harsh with it. CGI Clifford reminds me of the live action Garfield movie, but a little better. My only problem with it is they made puppy Clifford the size of a like a regular puppy even though he was supposed like really small, like fit in you palms small.

The trailer for the Clifford movie is indeed very meh.

However, the CG for Clifford looks a lot better in the trailer than it did in the initial teaser, so at least there's that.

My main point of confusion when I watched it was that I thought 'Oh, but wait, didn't Emily-Elizabeth have both of her parents in the original stories/cartoon? I guess quirky single dads are trendy again?' But, come to find out, it's not even her dad in the movie: she lives with her uncle? Because... Potatoes?

[pixiesdaydreamsinlittlespace]

Cartoons for Littles and Age Regressors for bedtime 🌒🛏

That are calming and great to put on for bedtime for littles and age regressors or anyone who likes to have something playing while you sleep. Or if you have a busy mind, anxiety, depression, or stress and you'd like to unwind a bit. These are some cartoons that i like personally for bedtime 😊

Little Bear

First off, the music is simply slendid !! Beautiful classical melodies that just relax you. Little bear goes on adventures in his imagination and with his friends. Its nice to be tucked into bed and watch what wonders they'll discover. I personally love all the night scenes 😊 and playing this while i sleep is really soothing.

64 Zoo Lane

Each episode starts off with lucy getting ready to go to bed. But she visits her animal friends first and they tell her stories. Its comforting, the colors are relaxing and the art is pretty. The characters are lovable and after a story or two im feelin cozy, yawning and ready to sleep peacfully. Also has lovely music too.

Clifford

Its a really sweet show about a kind and helpul dog thats super big !! The stories are interesting and the atmosphere makes you feel at home, like you're living right there on Birdwell island too lol its comforting. Not too distracting but enough going on to entertain you until you fall asleep.

[beautifulhusky-blog]

I am soo excited for the @cliffordmovie! I wanted to share these plush I have had since elementary school! It’s crazy! I’m telling you when I watched toy story I think they taught me to play nice with my toys! 🤣 But honestly I am not too sure where you could get them as I remember purchasing them from my elementary book fair! 💖 📚 (at Birdwell Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJNmNFjeO8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[haunted-phantom-student]

Imagine if Clifford the big red dog got rabies. Birdwell Island would be so fucked. Just cut off from the mainland with a giant Cujo and his elderly neighbors probably have guns but that won't be enough to stop him.