Important Issues
Important Issues
Saving Historic Places in L.A. County
Issue Results
Saved Issues
Places that have survived threats of demolition or excessive alteration.
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Angel Food Donuts Sign
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Angels Flight
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Arthur Lloyd and Gertrude Sercy Reese Home
The Reese family cultivated community and economic opportunity for Black Venetians in the Oakwood neighborhood.
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Bank of America Chinatown Branch
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Beverly Hills Waterworks Building / Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study
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Bob and Dolores Hope Estate
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Bob’s Big Boy Broiler
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Boyle Hotel (Cummings Block)
The Boyle Hotel in Boyle Heights stands as a prime example of preservation and adaptive reuse.
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Bullock’s Wilshire / Southwestern Law School
Saved
Case Study Houses
Ten residences from the famed Case Study House program were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Century Plaza Hotel
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Charlotte and Robert Disney House
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Chase Knolls
Saved
Chicano Moratorium
On November 2020, the Chicano Moratorium March (December 20, 1969) and National Chicano Moratorium March (August 29, 197...
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Chuey Residence
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Crossroads of the World
Completed in 1936, Crossroads of the World was one of the first outdoor shopping centers in the country.
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Denny’s / Van de Kamp’s Bakery
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Driftwood Drive-Thru Dairy Pole Sign
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Edinburgh Bungalow Court
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Ennis House
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Ethel Guiberson/Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
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First Baptist Church of Venice
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Flower Drive Historic District
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Formosa Café
Saved
Funding for Neighborhood Preservation
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Glen Lukens House
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Glendale County Building
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Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building
This the Late Moderne-style building was designed by renowned architect Paul Revere Williams.
Saved
Historic Tax Credit (HTC)
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Hung Sa Dahn
Saved
I-110 Flyover
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International Institute of Los Angeles
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Kronish House
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Los Angeles Central Library
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Saved
Mansionization and Teardowns – City of Los Angeles Ordinance
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McDonald’s Hamburgers
The World's oldest McDonald's continues in operation as a fast-food historic landmark.
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Nishiyama Residence/Otomisan Japanese Restaurant
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Norms La Cienega Coffee Shop
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Oil Can Harry’s
Studio City's beloved country-western bar was one of the longing running LGBTQ+ bars in the nation.
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Ozawa Boarding House/ Obayashi Employment Agency and Joyce Boarding House/ Ozawa Residence
These rare remaining Japanese American boarding houses have served as affordable housing for over 100 years.
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Paul Revere Williams House
The Craftsman-style house at 1271 West 35th Street illustrates a part of Paul Revere Williams' life and story that is ra...
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Pierce Brothers Mortuary
The Pierce Brothers Mortuary, a Historic-Cultural Monument, was adaptively reused to provide affordable senior housing.
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Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign
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Santa Fe Art Colony
Originally built to house the C.B. Van Vorst Furniture Manufacturing Company, it has provided live/work space to artists...
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Scottish Rite Masonic Temple
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Sister Mary Corita Studio
From 1960-1968, Sister Mary Corita used the building as her studio and classroom where she made some of her most recogni...
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / May Company Wilshire
The former May Company Building continues to shine as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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The Complex
This local landmark has been a site of community-based theatre for over fifty years, and is a rare example of streetcar ...
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The Factory
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Angel Food Donuts Sign
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Angels Flight
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Arthur Lloyd and Gertrude Sercy Reese Home
The Reese family cultivated community and economic opportunity for Black Venetians in the Oakwood neighborhood.
Place
Bank of America Chinatown Branch
Place
Beverly Hills Waterworks Building / Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study
Place
Bob and Dolores Hope Estate
Place
Bob’s Big Boy Broiler
Place
Boyle Hotel (Cummings Block)
The Boyle Hotel in Boyle Heights stands as a prime example of preservation and adaptive reuse.
Place
Bullock’s Wilshire / Southwestern Law School
Saved
Case Study Houses
Ten residences from the famed Case Study House program were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Place
Century Plaza Hotel
Place
Charlotte and Robert Disney House
Place
Chase Knolls
Saved
Chicano Moratorium
On November 2020, the Chicano Moratorium March (December 20, 1969) and National Chicano Moratorium March (August 29, 197...
Place
Chuey Residence
Place
Crossroads of the World
Completed in 1936, Crossroads of the World was one of the first outdoor shopping centers in the country.
Place
Denny’s / Van de Kamp’s Bakery
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Driftwood Drive-Thru Dairy Pole Sign
Place
Edinburgh Bungalow Court
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Ennis House
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Ethel Guiberson/Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
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First Baptist Church of Venice
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Flower Drive Historic District
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Formosa Café
Saved
Funding for Neighborhood Preservation
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Glen Lukens House
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Glendale County Building
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Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building
This the Late Moderne-style building was designed by renowned architect Paul Revere Williams.
Saved
Historic Tax Credit (HTC)
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Hung Sa Dahn
Saved
I-110 Flyover
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International Institute of Los Angeles
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Kronish House
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Los Angeles Central Library
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Saved
Mansionization and Teardowns – City of Los Angeles Ordinance
Place
McDonald’s Hamburgers
The World's oldest McDonald's continues in operation as a fast-food historic landmark.
Place
Nishiyama Residence/Otomisan Japanese Restaurant
Place
Norms La Cienega Coffee Shop
Place
Oil Can Harry’s
Studio City's beloved country-western bar was one of the longing running LGBTQ+ bars in the nation.
Place
Ozawa Boarding House/ Obayashi Employment Agency and Joyce Boarding House/ Ozawa Residence
These rare remaining Japanese American boarding houses have served as affordable housing for over 100 years.
Place
Paul Revere Williams House
The Craftsman-style house at 1271 West 35th Street illustrates a part of Paul Revere Williams' life and story that is ra...
Place
Pierce Brothers Mortuary
The Pierce Brothers Mortuary, a Historic-Cultural Monument, was adaptively reused to provide affordable senior housing.
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Sakai-Kozawa Residence/Tokio Florist and Pole Sign
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Santa Fe Art Colony
Originally built to house the C.B. Van Vorst Furniture Manufacturing Company, it has provided live/work space to artists...
Place
Scottish Rite Masonic Temple
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Sister Mary Corita Studio
From 1960-1968, Sister Mary Corita used the building as her studio and classroom where she made some of her most recogni...
Place
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / May Company Wilshire
The former May Company Building continues to shine as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Place
The Complex
This local landmark has been a site of community-based theatre for over fifty years, and is a rare example of streetcar ...
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