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Culturally Significant

Photo by Marisela Ramirez/L.A. Conservancy

Belvedere Park

Belvedere Park has been the recreational heart of East Los Angeles for over seventy years.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Beth Chayim Chadashim

Beth Chayim Chadashim was the first LGBTQ synagogue in the world.
Photo by Brendan Ravenhill, copyright 2014

Bethlehem Baptist Church

R. M. Schindler
A community center and worship space, Bethlehem Baptist Church embodied Rudolph Schindler's philosophy that a well-designed building could shape space, light, and accessibility in positive ways, despite a modest budget.
Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy

Bob Mizer Residence and Studio

Photographer Bob Mizer founded one of the first erotic art publications from his studio and home in Pico-Union in the 1940s.
Photo courtesy Book Soup

Book Soup

"Bookseller to the Great and Infamous" is Book Soup's tagline: an appropriate description for this Sunset Strip staple.
Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy

Boyle Heights City Hall

After renovations were completed in 2013, Boyle Heights City Hall is now the cornerstone to the Boyle Heights Civic Center.
Photo by Larry Underhill

Boyle Hotel

W.R. Norton
Completed in 1889, the Boyle Hotel traces the evolution of Boyle Heights from an agricultural community to one of Los Angeles' earliest suburbs to a vibrant center for Latino culture.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Breed Street Shul

Abram M. Edelman
Reminiscent of Eastern European synagogues, the Breed Street Shul was the religious and cultural anchor of the Eastside's early Jewish community.
Courtesy GPA Consulting, Inc

Brown Beret Headquarters

This modest building served as one of the organization's most significant headquarters.

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