Huntington Park has a rich history and many significant resources. The city adopted a historic preservation ordinance in 2006, Huntington Park’s centennial, after carefully studying effective ordinances in other cities. One of the ordinance’s most notable provisions is the ability to designate significant public or semi-public interior spaces and signage, in addition to landmarks and […]

Irwindale established a historic preservation ordinance in 2009, which allows for the designation of individual landmarks. The ordinance does not establish the ability to designate historic landmarks, and the designation of individual landmarks requires owner consent. Irwindale has not yet conducted a citywide survey of historic resources.  The “Cultural & Historic Resources” section in the City’s […]

Join us for an exclusive tour of L.A.'s historic General Hospital before its extraordinary transformation into "Healthy Village." Discover the building’s rich history, explore its original spaces, and learn about the vision for its future.

Following a year and a half of preparation, the City of Manhattan Beach passed a new historic preservation ordinance on February 16, 2016, marking a major milestone for preservation in this 3.9-square-mile city in the South Bay. To reflect this major progress, the Conservancy has assigned Manhattan Beach a new grade of “C-” (up from […]

Join us for an exclusive tour of L.A.'s historic General Hospital before its extraordinary transformation into "Healthy Village." Discover the building’s rich history, explore its original spaces, and learn about the vision for its future.

I remember the Miramar Fairmont Hotel, one block away from the ocean. This is a landmark, a lovely old hotel on the site of the former Miramar House, and the old fig tree from the 1880s is still there and Senator Jones’ famous photographs. My husband and I had our wedding reception at the Miramar […]