Vernacular

Photo courtesy 27th Street Bakery.

27th Street Bakery Shop

Customers flock to this South Los Angeles bakery for their sweet potato pies.

Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

Met with mixed reviews upon its construction but since lauded by scholars and critics alike, this dome-shaped dwelling was considered by architect Wallace Neff to be the perfect solution to the mid-twentieth century global housing crisis.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Al Larson Boat Shop Complex

The Al Larson Boat Shop (ALBS) is among the longest-running businesses at the Port of Los Angeles, and one of the few remaining that relate to its rich tradition of shipbuilding and repair.

American Marine Corporation (Los Angeles Yacht Club)

Built on its own pier extending into the east side of Fish Harbor, this site housed the Los Angeles Yacht Club until 1993. The Yacht Club was the longest-operating recreational facility on Terminal Island.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park

Arden Edwards

A bit of the Alps in the high desert between the Tehachapi and San Gabriel mountain ranges, built using salvaged plywood from theatrical sets to house a vibrant collection of Native American artifacts.