“If we don’t stand up and take care of our residential neighborhoods, we’re fiddling while Rome burns.” — Shelley Wagers A twenty-year resident of the historic Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, Shelley Wagers worked for a decade with neighbors, the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association, and City Councilmember Paul Koretz to protect their community from […]

Los Angeles is entering a new phase of growth and physical transformation, as a postwar landscape defined largely by open space and low-rise buildings gives way to the demand for density. Few large cities can lay claim to L.A.’s recent investment in public transit infrastructure and expansion. Los Angeles is changing at a rapid pace, […]

Well before 1940, Los Angeles architects (both native-born and immigrant) had developed a free-thinking, exploratory Modernism blended with commercial pragmatism that generated new forms, new architectures, and a new decentralized city. Bullocks Wilshire (John and Donald Parkinson, 1929). Photo from Conservancy archives Southern California had been nurturing a culture of architectural experimentation as early as 1900. […]

Escher GuneWardena Architecture has provided architectural and project management services for some of Los Angeles's most iconic Escher GuneWardena Architecture has provided architectural and project management services for some of Los Angeles's most iconic properties, including rehabilitation of Ain, Eames, Lautner, and Neutra-designed properties.

While the Port of Los Angeles has not prioritized the preservation and reuse of Terminal Island’s historic buildings, it has been a good steward of its rich history in other ways. The Conservancy shares the excitement surrounding these developments that will bring more people to the waterfront. We applaud the Port for investing in its […]

One of the oldest houses in Elysian Heights, the property is notable for its connection to the Aréchiga family who were the face of the fight to protect the Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop neighborhoods from demolition.

In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, a creative recovery effort is taking shape: relocating historic homes into the community of Altadena.