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First Baptist Church of Venice, 2021. Photo by: Save Venice Facebook.

First Baptist Church of Venice

George R. Williams
The First Baptist Church of Venice is one of the last remaining significant resources associated with the history and development of Oakwood, an early African American neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Photo by Maxim Shapovalov.

Formosa Café

This ambitious rehabilitation project revives a glamorous Hollywood landmark to its original splendor and honors its cultural heritage and identity.
Photo by Annie Laskey/Los Angeles Conservancy

Foy House

Ezra F. Kysor
This Italianate-style residence is one of the few remaining homes in Los Angeles from the 1870s. An early resident was Mary Foy, L.A.'s first female chief librarian and a leader in the women's suffrage movement
Photo by Jim Simmons Photography

Freehand Los Angeles

Walker & Eisen
A long-neglected former office building was transformed into a vibrant hotel, connecting people to their past and each other.
Garfield Building
Photo by Annie Laskey/L.A. Conservancy

Garfield Building

Claud Beelman
This twelve-story structure gracefully combines Art Deco geometry and the floral swirl of the Art Nouveau style.
Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

George's 50s Diner

Wayne McAllister
An iconic building with all the essential ingredients of the drive-in diner with a building that served as its own best advertising at the busy intersection of Atlantic Avenue and San Antonio Drive.
Glen Lukens House
Photo by Barry Milofsky

Glen Lukens House

Raphael Soriano
The Lukens House is one of about a dozen Soriano homes that still exist, and it's a rare example of modernism in the West Adams neighborhood.

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