Exterior of Watts Happening Cultural Center. Photo by Rita Cofield. Watts Happening Cultural Center Kennard and SilversSince 1969, Black art, culture, and activism have flourished in this rare Late-Modern style building in the Watts neighborhood of South L.A.
Photo by Adrian Fine/L.A. Conservancy Westlake Theatre Richard D. BatesAn icon of the MacArthur Park neighborhood.
Photo by Stephen Schafer William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Robert D. FarquharThis creative design solution to a historic library proves that preservation and modernization can coexist.
Photo by Tom Bonner Wilshire Boulevard Temple S. Tilden NortonA. M. EdelmanDavid C. AllisonThe restoration of this beloved Wilshire landmark earned the Conservancy's President's Award in 2014.
Photo by Larry Underhill Wilshire Galleria Myron Hunt"A symphony of beauty," this marble building housed I. Magnin for more than fifty years.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy Wilshire Tower Gilbert Stanley UnderwoodThe first Art Deco tower built on the Miracle Mile.
Photo by Hunter Kerhart Wilshire United Methodist Church Allison & AllisonThis church was known for a controversial jazz concert and celebrity congregants.
Photo by Stephen Russo YWCA Harbor Area & South Bay Julia MorganJulia Morgan, the first woman licensed as an architect in California, designed this historic YWCA building in 1918.
Photo by James Black, AIA, lomo.architectureburger.com Zucky's Weldon J. FultonZucky's exemplified the space-age Googie coffee shop.