Suzan Filipek · March 3, 2025
Kimberly Aboltin always knew her home at Château Laurier was special. Now, the Châteauesque building where she resides really is special. It was named a Historic-Cultural Monument recently by the Cultural Heritage Commission. Aboltin, as a tenant in the building, took on the task of applying for the designation to help preserve the regal property […]
Columnist · April 25, 2024
Three years ago, I had the sad duty to report on the “Nightmare on Wilton Place,” the willful destruction of the interior of 215 S. Wilton Pl., Historic Cultural Monument #568. As City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources’ Lambert Giessinger described it, “It was one of the most egregious cases of demolition I have ever […]
Columnist · September 1, 2022
Recently released recommendations for proposed changes to Mills Act contracts have sparked opposition throughout the preservation community and beneficiaries of Los Angeles’ premier economic incentive program for historic preservation. A recent review of the Mills Act Program by the City of Los Angeles resulted in a series of recommendations, including the controversial proposal of non-renewal […]
Columnist · August 2, 2018
Telling the stories of Los Angeles through preservation of its buildings is often hard work. There are the formal processes: Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) guidelines and the people to implement them, nomination of individual buildings (CBS Television City and the Musician’s Union, most recently) to the Cultural Heritage Commission. Many committed people throughout the […]
