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Ray Bradbury's Venice Home Is Now a Rivian Dealership

Ray Bradbury's Venice Home Is Now a Rivian Dealership

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"The site of our Venice hub has been everything from an electric substation, author Ray Bradbury's private home and even an art gallery," Rivian spokesperson Rachel Maniago told dot.LA. "We embrace the idea of adaptive reuse with our spaces; taking places that exist and bringing them to life in new, inventive ways." Read more >>

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