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Historic Places of Los Angeles

Use the filters above to browse hundreds of historic places throughout Los Angeles County. Below you'll find a listing of the buildings on the map, in no particular order.

Please note: Although some places on this map have been advocacy issues for the Conservancy, there is no direct correlation between the map and our advocacy activities.

Just because a place is, or isn't, on this map does not mean that it will, or won't, be an advocacy issue for the Conservancy at some point. The map is strictly a way to highlight some of the many historic gems throughout Los Angeles County.

Leimert Park's Vision Theatre. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Vision/Leimert Theatre

Morgan, Walls, and Clements
Built in 1931 as a centerpiece of the Leimert Park village and neighborhood, the Leimert Theatre is a Spanish Colonial and Art Deco community landmark
Photo courtesy of Big Orange Landmarks

Shrine Auditorium

John C. Austin
G. Albert Lansburgh
Abram M. Edelman
The Shrine Auditorium and its adjoining Shrine Expo Center were designed by architects John C. Austin and Abram M. Edelman with interiors by noted theatre architect G. Albert Lansburgh in a Moorish Revival style. When it opened in 1926 with over 6,700 seats, the Shrine was the largest theatre in the United States. It is still the largest proscenium arch stage in North America.
Photo by Michael Locke

San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

Dodd & Richards
Arthur B. Benton
Opened in 1927, the playhouse was built for John Steven McGroarty specifically as a venue for his famed Mission Play. The architectural style is Mission Revival - the exterior façade was designed to resemble McGroarty’s favorite mission, San Antonio de Padua in Monterey County, California.
Photo by Sean_Yoda_Rouse on Flickr

Regent Theatre

Architect Unknown
The Regent is one of only two survivors of Main Street’s early entertainment heritage.

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