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Photo by Annie Laskey/L.A. Conservancy

Continental Building

John Parkinson
Known as the first skyscraper in downtown L.A., the lavishly decorated 1904 Beaux-Arts style tower remained the city's tallest office building until the late 1950s.
Photo by John Eng

Covina Bowl

Powers, Daly, & DeRosa
Southern California has a few mid-century bowling alleys that survive as a testament to the glory days of the building type. One of the most exuberant is the Covina Bowl.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Crestwood Hills

Whitney Smith
A. Quincy Jones
What began as four musicians wanting to raise the level of middle-income family housing prospered into a utopian community in the middle of some of the most prime real estate in the country.
Photo by Hunter Kerhart

Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel

Curlett and Beelman
The adaptive reuse of this Renaissance Revival marvel into a modern hotel shows how old buildings can be repurposed while adding to the revitalization of a historic district.
Photo courtesy Thomas Safran & Associates and Coalition for Responsible Community Development

Dunbar Hotel

Architect Unknown
A beloved landmark of L.A.'s African American heritage has reclaimed its rightful place as a vibrant community resource.
E. A. K. Hackett House
Photo from Conservancy archives

E. A. K. Hackett House

Architect Unknown
A Southern California Arts and Crafts classic and one of the most architecturally intact residences in the historic Pico-Union neighborhood.
Eames House and Studio (Case Study House #8)
Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

Eames House and Studio (Case Study House #8)

Charles and Ray Eames
One of the most famous Mid-Century Modern buildings in Los Angeles, designed by its owners, legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames, as two simple boxes that reflect the Eames' love of industrial design and materials.
Earl Carroll Theatre, now Nickelodeon Studios. Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy

Earl Carroll Theatre

Gordon B. Kaufmann
Designed by master architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, the Earl Carroll Theatre exemplifies the optimism and grandeur of pre-war Hollywood.

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