Celebrate the L.A. Conservancy's 2025 Preservation Award recipients at the historic Founders Church in Koreatown.

One of the key challenges in understanding LGBTQ history is deciphering changes in word choice and language over time. Words that are common among community members and scholars today may have had vastly different meanings (or not existed at all) in the past. We recognize that there are many different interpretations of, and a sensitivity […]

1920s Craftsman style residence with Japanese influences in Hollywood Heights was once home to actor Philip Ahn and later musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.

The L.A. Conservancy now offers Adventures in Architecture workshops in person and virtually!  Adventures in Architecture workshops take students on a virtual or in-person field trip to significant historic sites located within a unique Los Angeles neighborhood. Students will meet members of the community and learn why protecting historic places matters.  All of the Conservancy’s workshops are […]

How to find historical information about the places you care about