Important Issues

Important Issues
Saving Historic Places in L.A. County

Issue Results
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Marilyn Monroe Residence
The house where the legendary Marilyn Monroe lived is now at risk

Resolved
Garden Apartments

Resolved
1968 East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts)

Lost
2015 Beverly Hills Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendments

Place
3901 San Fernando Road (Demolished)
Glendale City Council approved the demolition of this historic building for a new mixed-use development.

Resolved
710 Freeway Extension

Place
Alhambra Health Center (Shorb Clinic)
This Monterey Revival building has ben part of the Alhambra community since 1930 and is listed on the California Registe...

Place
Alpine Village
Alpine Village is the first legacy business to be designated a County historic landmark.

Place
Ambassador Hotel (Demolished)
One of Los Angeles' defining historic sites, the Ambassador fueled development of Wilshire Boulevard and housed the worl...

Place
Angel Food Donuts Sign

Place
Angels Flight

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Arthur Lloyd and Gertrude Sercy Reese Home
The Reese family cultivated community and economic opportunity for Black Venetians in the Oakwood neighborhood.

Urgent
Assembly Bill 2580

Place
B’nai B’rith Lodge (Demolished)

Active
Background Buildings

Place
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

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Bank of America Chinatown Branch

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Barlow Respiratory Hospital

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Barry Building

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Beverly Hills Waterworks Building / Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study

Place
Bob and Dolores Hope Estate

Place
Bob’s Big Boy Broiler

Active
Boyle Heights Community Plan

Place
Boyle Hotel (Cummings Block)
The Boyle Hotel in Boyle Heights stands as a prime example of preservation and adaptive reuse.

Place
Bullock’s Wilshire / Southwestern Law School

Resolved
CA Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Lost
California Highway Patrol Santa Fe Springs Area Office Replacement

Place
Capitol Records Tower

Saved
Case Study Houses

Place
CBS Television City
CBS' Television City was one of the first and largest complexes built expressly for television production and broadcasti...

Resolved
Central Avenue

Place
Century Plaza Hotel

Resolved
Changes Proposed to National Register

Place
Charlotte and Robert Disney House

Place
Chase Bank/Lytton Savings, Hollywood (Demolished)

Place
Chase Knolls

Saved
Chicano Moratorium
On November 2020, the Chicano Moratorium March (December 20, 1969) and National Chicano Moratorium March (August 29, 197...

Place
Chili Bowl, West Los Angeles (Demolished)

Place
Chinese Theatre

Place
Chuey Residence

Place
Cinerama Dome

Place
Circus Disco (Demolished)

Resolved
City of Los Angeles Fee Hike

Urgent
City of Los Angeles Mills Act Program

Active
Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) Ordinance

Place
Clinton Manor Courtyard Apartments
This 1940 courtyard apartment has been a site of community and connection for over 80 years.

Place
Commonwealth Savings Building (Demolished)

Place
Crenshaw Women’s Center
The first women's center to be established in Los Angeles from 1970-72 and significant for its connection to LGBTQ+ comm...

Place
Crossroads of the World
Completed in 1936, Crossroads of the World was one of the first outdoor shopping centers in the country.

Place
Denny’s / Van de Kamp’s Bakery

Place
Marilyn Monroe Residence
The house where the legendary Marilyn Monroe lived is now at risk

Resolved
Garden Apartments

Resolved
1968 East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts)

Lost
2015 Beverly Hills Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendments

Place
3901 San Fernando Road (Demolished)
Glendale City Council approved the demolition of this historic building for a new mixed-use development.

Resolved
710 Freeway Extension

Place
Alhambra Health Center (Shorb Clinic)
This Monterey Revival building has ben part of the Alhambra community since 1930 and is listed on the California Registe...

Place
Alpine Village
Alpine Village is the first legacy business to be designated a County historic landmark.

Place
Ambassador Hotel (Demolished)
One of Los Angeles' defining historic sites, the Ambassador fueled development of Wilshire Boulevard and housed the worl...

Place
Angel Food Donuts Sign

Place
Angels Flight

Place
Arthur Lloyd and Gertrude Sercy Reese Home
The Reese family cultivated community and economic opportunity for Black Venetians in the Oakwood neighborhood.

Urgent
Assembly Bill 2580

Place
B’nai B’rith Lodge (Demolished)

Active
Background Buildings

Place
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

Place
Bank of America Chinatown Branch

Place
Barlow Respiratory Hospital

Place
Barry Building

Place
Beverly Hills Waterworks Building / Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study

Place
Bob and Dolores Hope Estate

Place
Bob’s Big Boy Broiler

Active
Boyle Heights Community Plan

Place
Boyle Hotel (Cummings Block)
The Boyle Hotel in Boyle Heights stands as a prime example of preservation and adaptive reuse.

Place
Bullock’s Wilshire / Southwestern Law School

Resolved
CA Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Lost
California Highway Patrol Santa Fe Springs Area Office Replacement

Place
Capitol Records Tower

Saved
Case Study Houses

Place
CBS Television City
CBS' Television City was one of the first and largest complexes built expressly for television production and broadcasti...

Resolved
Central Avenue

Place
Century Plaza Hotel

Resolved
Changes Proposed to National Register

Place
Charlotte and Robert Disney House

Place
Chase Bank/Lytton Savings, Hollywood (Demolished)

Place
Chase Knolls

Saved
Chicano Moratorium
On November 2020, the Chicano Moratorium March (December 20, 1969) and National Chicano Moratorium March (August 29, 197...

Place
Chili Bowl, West Los Angeles (Demolished)

Place
Chinese Theatre

Place
Chuey Residence

Place
Cinerama Dome

Place
Circus Disco (Demolished)

Resolved
City of Los Angeles Fee Hike

Urgent
City of Los Angeles Mills Act Program

Active
Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) Ordinance

Place
Clinton Manor Courtyard Apartments
This 1940 courtyard apartment has been a site of community and connection for over 80 years.

Place
Commonwealth Savings Building (Demolished)

Place
Crenshaw Women’s Center
The first women's center to be established in Los Angeles from 1970-72 and significant for its connection to LGBTQ+ comm...

Place
Crossroads of the World
Completed in 1936, Crossroads of the World was one of the first outdoor shopping centers in the country.

Place