Photo from L.A. Conservancy archives Santa Anita Park Gordon B. KaufmannSanta Anita Park greatly contributed to the advancement of California's thoroughbred racing industry, though it would later become infamous as the site of the largest Assembly Center for Japanese American internment during World War II.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy Hollywood Palladium Gordon B. KaufmannHollywood wouldn't be what it is today without the Palladium, a popular venue for dance, live music, and special events since 1940.
Photo by Hunter Kerhart Westwood United Methodist Church Gordon B. KaufmannWalter Thomas & Harold WagonerThis church has both a soaring Gothic-style building and a Spanish-style chapel.
Earl Carroll Theatre, now Nickelodeon Studios. Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy Earl Carroll Theatre Gordon B. KaufmannDesigned by master architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, the Earl Carroll Theatre exemplifies the optimism and grandeur of pre-war Hollywood.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy Times Mirror Square William PereiraRowland CrawfordGordon B. KaufmannDeveloped between the 1930s and 1970s, Times Mirror Square reflects the twentieth century growth of Los Angeles' Civic Center.