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Sportsmen's Lodge, 2015. Photo by Shane Swerdlow.

Sportsmen's Lodge

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The Valley's iconic Sportsmen's Lodge is set to be demolished to make way for a luxury shopping center in the heart of Studio City.
Left: St. John's in July 2013; Right: The cleared lot in April 2014. Photos courtesy of the San Fernando Valley Blog.

St. John's in the Valley Methodist Church

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This Mid-Century Modern church was demolished in 2014 without a demolition permit or a thorough review of the significant impacts to the known historic resource.
Photo by Alan Hess

St. Martha’s Episcopal Church

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This significant Mid-Century Modern church was demolished in April 2014 despite the Conservancy's urging for the City of West Covina to recognize it as a historic building and consider preservation alternatives as part of an EIR process.
Photo courtesy RoadsideArchitecture.com

Star Theatre

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The historic Star Theater was demolished on June 17, 2019, to make way for a residential development project.
Photo by Cindy Olnick / L.A. Conservancy

Superior Grocers/Shoppers Market

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A Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) nomination failed to win support, allowing the owner of this 1960 Googie-style grocery market to remodel the original facade.

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