Los Angeles Conservancy | Preservation Resources

Los Angeles Conservancy, 523 W. 6th Street, Suite 826, Los Angeles, CA 90014
tel: 213-623-2489, fax: 213-623-3909

Los Angeles' Historic Districts
What are Los Angeles' most historic neighborhoods and what tools are available to protect their unique ambiance and design?

Click here to see the current HPOZ Ordinance (as of 3/11/02)

The Conservancy has published a summary of the City of Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) program, which enables historic neighborhoods to control exterior alterations to historic structures. This publication outlines how neighborhoods can become an HPOZ, describes the City's processes, and offers descriptions and histories of all existing HPOZ neighborhoods.

Download the document from this site. Due to its size, it has been divided into three parts:
HPOZ Overview (103k)

Neighborhood descriptions - part 1 (includes Angelino Heights, Banning Park, Carthay Circle, Harvard Heights, Highland Park, Lafayette Square)

Neighborhood descriptions - part 2 (includes Melrose Hill, Miracle Mile North, South Carthay, Spaulding Square, University Park, Vinegar Hill, West Adams-Normandie, Western Heights, Whitley Heights)

The Economic Benefits of Historic Districts
The formation of historic residential districts such as HPOZs actually creates economic value in neighborhoods. Not convinced? The Conservancy has collected here the uniformly positive research from around the nation on the effects of historic districts on property values. Go to "Economic Benefits"

Pershing Square
Downtown Los Angeles

Pershing Square is the oldest public park in Los Angeles. Its history extends back two hundred years when it was a vacant lot known as block number 15. In 1866, an ordinance was signed declaring the park "...a public square for the use and benefit of the citizens of the common." Over the last century the park has undergone numerous changes including the addition of underground parking in the 1950s. In the 1990s, the park was significantly remodeled by a design team led by architect Ricardo Legoretta and landscape architect Laurie Olin.

Photo courtesy of California Historical Society / Ticor Title Insurance

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