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Wilson High School student protester Peter Rodriguez at LAUSD Board of Education meeting. Photo by Los Angeles Public Library.

1968 East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts)

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On June 26, 2018, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the "Walkout Schools of Los Angeles" on America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list.

(l-r): Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy and Fordsbasement/Flickr

710 Freeway Extension

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Good news! Metro has rejected the decades-long effort to close the gap in the 710 Freeway, which threatened historic neighborhoods in Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.

(l-r) Sunset Junction in Silver Lake and La Brea in Hollywood. Photos by Melanie Wynne/Flickr and Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Background Buildings

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Broadway Building. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

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Two historic Streamline Moderne buildings will be incorporated into the redesigned Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Barlow Respiratory Hospital

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Despite its designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, this century-old former tuberculosis sanatorium has been at risk for years.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

As of October 31, 2013, the proposed project that targeted the landmarked Barry Building and Coral Tree Median for demolition and alteration has been withdrawn by the owner, and is no longer under consideration by the City of Los Angeles.

(l-r) Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy and dailymatador/Flickr

Beverly Hills Historic Preservation Ordinance

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A revised Historic Preservation Ordinance reflects a big step backward for historic preservation in Beverly Hills.

Photo by Jessica Hodgdon/L.A. Conservancy

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

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A housing complex planned for the edge of Downtown threatens to overwhelm the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, a modest building designated for its cultural significance in 2009.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Central Avenue

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Community members and civic leaders are currently pressing for the creation of a Business Improvement District along the historic core of Central Avenue.

Photo by Hunter Kerhart

Chase Bank / Lytton Savings

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We believe the 8150 Sunset Boulevard project’s fundamental objectives can be accomplished without demolition of the historic Lytton Savings building.

Sal Castro, Security Pacific National Bank Collection/Los Angeles Public Library

Chicano Moratorium

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Great news! On May 17, the California State Historical Resources Commission voted to recommend listing of Chicano Moratorium sites in the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination next goes to the National Park Service for final approval.

Chuey Residence, as photographed by Julius Shulman. Courtesy of J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)

Chuey Residence

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This Richard Neutra-designed home now has a path forward for preservation.

Building 5, 1122 San Julian Street. Photo by Marcello Vavala/L.A. Conservancy

City Market and Market Chinatown District

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A major project in the Fashion District threatens the former City Market, a significant commercial center within Los Angeles' Chinese community before World War II.