San Fernando has made regular and steady progress in implementing several elements of a strong historic preservation program. Beginning in 2002, the city conducted a citywide windshield survey of historic resources, which is currently in the process of being updated. In 2005, San Fernando adopted a Historic Preservation Element as part of its General Plan, which […]

Experience this 30th anniversary screening of Allison Anders’ powerful film about “homegirls” surviving gang life and relationships in Echo Park.

San Dimas is an example of a city that has an alternate approach to historic preservation. It has no true historic preservation ordinance yet can still protect identified historic resources throughout the city.  A citywide survey of historic resources completed in 1991 identified over 320 significant structures and two potential historic districts, all of which receive […]

Agoura Hills does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. While the City has focused attention on maintaining and operating the ca. 1850s Reyes Adobe, a significant, City-owned historic resource, Agoura Hills has not yet enacted policies aimed at protecting privately owned, historic resources. A few of the city’s older structures in the Old Agoura Overlay […]

Artesia does not have a traditional historic preservation program, but has established an ordinance that led to the designation of the city historic district, which includes the city’s old fire station.  The Community, Culture and Economic Element in the City’s 2010 General Plan identifies some significant sites, including the Artesia Water Tower and Artesia DES (Divino […]

Baldwin Park established its historic preservation program in 1988 with the adoption of a historic preservation ordinance.  The ordinance allows for the designation of both individual landmarks and historic districts, though the City has not been active in the use of the ordinance.  The City has only designated one landmark in the past, the former […]

Bell does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. The City’s General Plan is currently being updated, and the Cultural Resources Element includes a list of identified significant sites in the city.  However, no citywide survey of historic resources has been conducted at this time.

Bradbury, which is one of three municipalities in Los Angeles County that are gated communities, established a historic preservation program in 2012. The creation of the program evolved from a combination of goals, one of which was the City’s desire to improve its grade in the Conservancy’s Preservation Report Card.  The City originally looked at a […]

The City of Industry does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. This largely industrial city owns and funds the operation of the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, which consists of the Workman House, a nineteenth century adobe; Casa Nueva, a Spanish Colonial Revival residence; and El Campo Santo, one of the oldest cemeteries […]