Centennial celebration
Brent Freedman, 3, pushes his grandfather, Gary Freedman, who is pushing his 100-year-old father, Walter Freedman, after Beverly Hills’ tribute to residents who are at the century mark. The city itself turns 100 next week. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Charlotte Rubin, 104, right, pauses for a photo during the Beverly Hills centenarian celebration. The event was one of the first in a rolling, yearlong birthday party for the city, which turns 100 this year. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Sitting on dad Eric Freedman’s lap, Brent Freedman, 3, talks with great-grandfather Walter Freedman, 100, as grandfather Gary Freedman right, and grandmother Nancy Freedman, in back, look on at Beverly Hills’ tribute to residents as old as or older than the city. Beverly Hills was incorporated Jan. 28, 1914. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)