Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most legendary figures in American architecture.

A new Preservation Report Card will be issued! The most effective protections for historic places often lie in the hands of local government. Los Angeles County has eighty-nine of them: eighty-eight cities, plus the unincorporated County government. Each of these communities operates independently and has its own protections–or lack thereof–for historic places. This Preservation Report […]

Join us for a cocktail reception and dinner at our benefit honoring Los Angeles Conservancy president and CEO, Linda Dishman's 31 years of leadership.

One of Los Angeles' defining historic sites, the Ambassador fueled development of Wilshire Boulevard and housed the world-famous Cocoanut Grove.

Los Angeles has established itself as a preservation leader on several fronts. The city’s historic preservation ordinance, adopted in 1962, is one of the earliest in the nation for a major city. Los Angeles established an Office of Historic Resources in 2006 to coordinate the city’s historic preservation activities and support its Cultural Heritage Commission. […]

This local landmark has been a site of community-based theatre for over fifty years, and is a rare example of streetcar commercial development in Hollywood.

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 […]