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Lincoln Heights Landmarks

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Home on the Ranch

It has been said that the Ranch House is a twentieth-century invention of the American West. Its trademark rustic appear...

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Housing the Masses

Greater L.A. was a hub of wartime production during World War II and the nation’s top producer of aerospace techn...

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The Public Realm

As Los Angeles County’s growth exploded after World War II and neighborhoods and cities sprang up where there were...

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Innovations in Technology

Technology played a huge role in virtually every example of Modern architecture in Los Angeles. Postwar L.A. was the rig...

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Homegrown Architects

For over a century, Los Angeles has served as a breeding ground for innovative, top-notch architects — from native...

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Car Culture in Los Angeles

Greater L.A.’s symbiotic relationship with the automobile reshaped architecture and the way people lived. The urba...

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Big Business

In the postwar world, Los Angeles became synonymous with several advanced industries, such as oil, aerospace, entertainm...

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Art and Architecture

Architecture of the late twentieth century often reflected the influence of the contemporary art of its time. Architect...

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Preservation Award Recipients

Over more than three decades, the Conservancy has honored more than 200 people and projects for outstanding achievement ...

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Cruising the Boulevard

Cruising down today’s Ventura Boulevard at 45 miles per hour, it’s difficult to imagine its dusty beginnings as a st...

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Head for the Hills

Although many people start in Silver Lake and the Hollywood Hills when hunting for stunning, hillside Modern houses, a s...