The Maycrest Bungalow courts represent the history -- and potential future -- of affordable housing in El Sereno.

In recent years, challenging questions around why saving historic places matters have become hot topic issues. Why do we save historic places, and for whom? Who decides what’s worth saving? And, perhaps the biggest question of all: Can preserving cultural heritage help foster healthy communities? In 2020, a bold new podcast from the University of Southern […]

Eric Owen Moss is widely recognized for his visionary designs around the world...

Gregory Ain was as much a social activist as a visionary architect. Ain’s designs were fueled by the belief that Modern architecture could improve people’s lives.

One of Modernism’s unsung heroes, Greta Magnusson Grossman was one of the few female professionals to play an integral role in the Los Angeles Modern movement...

By 1940, the grip of the Great Depression was loosening. Rumors of the European and Asian wars engulfing the United States grew, fueling a build-up of aircraft plants and military bases.  The coming war would propel Los Angeles into the future, but the City of Angels already had a head start in that direction. Los […]

There is a bias toward placing a priority on Modernist icons, saying that only great places are worthy of preservation. In the preservation movement we have a history of doing so, starting out by primarily saving the architectural specimens of homes and mansions of wealthy industrialists. Only later did we expand our reach and focus […]