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Los Angeles Public Library, Canoga Park Branch (former)

Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

CDI Early Learning Center

Bowerman & Hobson

A destination for readers and zigzag roof-lovers alike, the Canoga Park Library was the first Mid-Century Modern-style library to be named a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Chapel built in 1933, currently slated for demolition. Photo by Whittier Conservancy

Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility Campus/Historic District

With buildings constructed over a large time span and in a variety of architectural styles, the campus of this former juvenile reform school is determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

AbilityFirst's Paul Weston Work Center

Period photo courtesy Helena Arahuete

IAC Shepher Community Center

This excellent example of Late Modern/Expressionist architecture was designed by master architect John Lautner.

International Institute of Los Angeles, 2011. Photo by Omar Gonzalez

International Institute of Los Angeles

Webber & Spaulding

Founded in 1914, the International Institute of Los Angeles aimed to help immigrant women adapt to life in the United States.

Photo by John Sequeira

Keiro Retirement Home

Located on land adjacent to the original Boyle family home, this complex operated as the Jewish Home for the Aged from 1916 to 1974.

Building 209. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center

Founded in 1888, the West Los Angeles VA Campus honors four generations of Veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Photo by Stephen Russo

YWCA Harbor Area & South Bay

Julia Morgan, the first woman licensed as an architect in California, designed this historic YWCA building in 1918.