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Saving Historic Places in L.A. County

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Lincoln High School

Lincoln High played a key role in the East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts) of March 1968.

Lincoln Place

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Lincoln Place

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Little Tokyo

Active

Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART/Gondola) Project

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Los Angeles Central Library

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Lou Ehlers Cadillac

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Lou Ehlers Cadillac (Demolished)

Saved

Mansionization and Teardowns – City of Los Angeles Ordinance

Maravilla Handball Court and El Centro Grocery

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Maravilla Handball Court and El Centro Grocery

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Marco Place Court

This charming bungalow court is located within the Millwood Walk Street historic district.

Derelict bungalow court behind chain link fence

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Maycrest Bungalows

The Maycrest Bungalow courts represent the history -- and potential future -- of affordable housing in El Sereno.

McDonald's Hamburgers

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McDonald’s Hamburgers

The World's oldest McDonald's continues in operation as a fast-food historic landmark.

Rexall Drug Store, Lee Drug Company (6800 Hollywood Boulevard)

Active

Metro K Line Northern Extension

The Mirabel project as seen from Wilshire Boulevard, looking northwest.

Active

Mirabel Wilshire Boulevard

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Mission Hills Bowl / Citrus Lanes

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Mole-Richardson Studio Depot (Demolished)

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Moore House (Demolished)

Morris Kight Residence

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Morris Kight Residence

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Nishiyama Residence/Otomisan Japanese Restaurant

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Norms La Cienega Coffee Shop

Active

Oil Can Harry’s

Two-story stucco building with rooftop sign.

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Oil Can Harry’s

Studio City's beloved country-western bar was one of the longest running LGBTQ+ bars in the nation.

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Ozawa Boarding House/ Obayashi Employment Agency and Joyce Boarding House/ Ozawa Residence

These rare remaining Japanese American boarding houses have served as affordable housing for over 100 years.

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Pan American Bank

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Paramount Pictures

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Paul Revere Williams House

The Craftsman-style house at 1271 West 35th Street illustrates a part of Paul Revere Williams' life and story that is ra...

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Philip Ahn/Kurt Cobain Residence

1920s Craftsman style residence with Japanese influences in Hollywood Heights was once home to actor Philip Ahn and late...

Primary facade of two story spanish colonial revival church

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Pierce Brothers Mortuary

The Pierce Brothers Mortuary, a Historic-Cultural Monument, was adaptively reused to provide affordable senior housing.

A brown run-down building with broken windows and a steel fence surrounding it.

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Rancho Los Amigos

Urgent

Recovery and Rebuilding After Historic L.A. Fires

Watch List

Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign

Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist, 2018. M. Rosalind Sagara/L.A. Conservancy

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Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign

Two story brick building with light emanating from interior windows against dusky sky

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Santa Fe Art Colony

Originally built to house the C.B. Van Vorst Furniture Manufacturing Company, it has provided live/work space to artists...

Active

Saving the 1970s

Resolved

SB 9 and SB 10

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Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

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Seaport Marina Hotel (Demolished)

Lost

Senate Bill 330

Resolved

Senate Bill 50

Resolved

Senate Bill 743

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Shepherd Residence

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Singleton Estate

Sister Mary Corita Studio in the mid-1960s, courtesy of the Corita Art Center..

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Sister Mary Corita Studio

From 1960-1968, Sister Mary Corita used the building as her studio and classroom where she made some of her most recogni...

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Sixth Street Viaduct

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Sportsmen’s Lodge

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St. John’s in the Valley Methodist Church (Demolished)

Lost

St. Martha’s Episcopal Church

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St. Martha’s Episcopal Church

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Star Theatre (Demolished)

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Superior Grocers/Shoppers Market

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Lincoln High School

Lincoln High played a key role in the East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts) of March 1968.

Lincoln Place

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Lincoln Place

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Little Tokyo

Active

Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART/Gondola) Project

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Los Angeles Central Library

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Lou Ehlers Cadillac

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Lou Ehlers Cadillac (Demolished)

Saved

Mansionization and Teardowns – City of Los Angeles Ordinance

Maravilla Handball Court and El Centro Grocery

Place

Maravilla Handball Court and El Centro Grocery

Place

Marco Place Court

This charming bungalow court is located within the Millwood Walk Street historic district.

Derelict bungalow court behind chain link fence

Place

Maycrest Bungalows

The Maycrest Bungalow courts represent the history -- and potential future -- of affordable housing in El Sereno.

McDonald's Hamburgers

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McDonald’s Hamburgers

The World's oldest McDonald's continues in operation as a fast-food historic landmark.

Rexall Drug Store, Lee Drug Company (6800 Hollywood Boulevard)

Active

Metro K Line Northern Extension

The Mirabel project as seen from Wilshire Boulevard, looking northwest.

Active

Mirabel Wilshire Boulevard

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Mission Hills Bowl / Citrus Lanes

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Mole-Richardson Studio Depot (Demolished)

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Moore House (Demolished)

Morris Kight Residence

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Morris Kight Residence

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Nishiyama Residence/Otomisan Japanese Restaurant

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Norms La Cienega Coffee Shop

Active

Oil Can Harry’s

Two-story stucco building with rooftop sign.

Place

Oil Can Harry’s

Studio City's beloved country-western bar was one of the longest running LGBTQ+ bars in the nation.

Place

Ozawa Boarding House/ Obayashi Employment Agency and Joyce Boarding House/ Ozawa Residence

These rare remaining Japanese American boarding houses have served as affordable housing for over 100 years.

Place

Pan American Bank

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Paramount Pictures

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Paul Revere Williams House

The Craftsman-style house at 1271 West 35th Street illustrates a part of Paul Revere Williams' life and story that is ra...

Place

Philip Ahn/Kurt Cobain Residence

1920s Craftsman style residence with Japanese influences in Hollywood Heights was once home to actor Philip Ahn and late...

Primary facade of two story spanish colonial revival church

Place

Pierce Brothers Mortuary

The Pierce Brothers Mortuary, a Historic-Cultural Monument, was adaptively reused to provide affordable senior housing.

A brown run-down building with broken windows and a steel fence surrounding it.

Place

Rancho Los Amigos

Urgent

Recovery and Rebuilding After Historic L.A. Fires

Watch List

Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign

Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist, 2018. M. Rosalind Sagara/L.A. Conservancy

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Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign

Two story brick building with light emanating from interior windows against dusky sky

Place

Santa Fe Art Colony

Originally built to house the C.B. Van Vorst Furniture Manufacturing Company, it has provided live/work space to artists...

Active

Saving the 1970s

Resolved

SB 9 and SB 10

Place

Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

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Seaport Marina Hotel (Demolished)

Lost

Senate Bill 330

Resolved

Senate Bill 50

Resolved

Senate Bill 743

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Shepherd Residence

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Singleton Estate

Sister Mary Corita Studio in the mid-1960s, courtesy of the Corita Art Center..

Place

Sister Mary Corita Studio

From 1960-1968, Sister Mary Corita used the building as her studio and classroom where she made some of her most recogni...

Place

Sixth Street Viaduct

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Sportsmen’s Lodge

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St. John’s in the Valley Methodist Church (Demolished)

Lost

St. Martha’s Episcopal Church

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St. Martha’s Episcopal Church

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Star Theatre (Demolished)

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Superior Grocers/Shoppers Market

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