Statewide and national organizations that work in various aspects of historic preservation in California

Pierre Koenig is one of the most recognizable names in California Modernism...

Richard Dorman helped shape the mid-century modern landscape of Los Angeles, from homes for wealthy clients to commercial and industrial buildings...

I remember the Ambassador Hotel, May Company, Petersen Museum (formerly Ohrbach’s, which had the best Japanese restaurant on the top floor), and many other stores and theaters between San Vicente and La Brea. We used to shop and eat along the nice stores and restaurants along Wilshire. One of my first jobs after high school […]

As the motion picture capital of the world, Los Angeles was the perfect place for architect S. Charles Lee to launch one of the most celebrated and prolific careers in theatre design...

Along with son Donald Parkinson and partner Edwin Bergstrom, John Parkinson helped defined the look of pre-World War II Los Angeles...

We are a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to work through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County.

May / Burch Conservation, Inc., specializes in the conservation of easel paintings, murals, and painted architectural materials.