Tag: James Dastoli
Hermoyne Apartments nominated for monument status
The historic apartments of Greater Wilshire are having a moment. Fresh off last month’s declaration of the Clinton Manor Apartments as a Historic-Cultural Monument comes another HCM nomination for the Hermoyne Apartments at 569 N. Rossmore Ave., submitted by local preservationist James Dastoli. Set at the gateway of Rossmore’s curvaceous procession of multi-family buildings, The […]
Making Larchmont even more beautiful, unified and fragrant
Romi Cortier has been tending to flowers and eyeing park benches near and far in his quest to make Larchmont even more beautiful. It’s a special neighborhood, and its main street deserves a little, or maybe a lot, of TLC, said the chair of the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA) Beautification Committee. Cortier’s plans include sprucing […]
Citrus Square to be added to National Register of Historic Places
In January of this year, I wrote an article entitled “Citrus Square’s Time Has Come,” arguing that Greater Wilshire’s largest-remaining Survey LA-identified historic district needed to be officially designated. That article was an effort to not only celebrate the historic significance of the district but also to aid in the public outreach of an intrepid […]
Landmark Awards feature a love match and a high-end jeweler
It’s Landmark Awards season again! The Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society will present on Sat., Aug. 3 its annual Landmark Awards for historic properties — residential and commercial — which are of architectural or historic significance in the community or in the boundaries of historic Rancho LaBrea. This year the awards went to two […]
Citrus Square’s time has come! Community seeks recognition
As regular readers of my column can attest, I have covered the history and the travails of Citrus Square many times. For neighborhood preservationists, it is “the one that got away,” despite being a stunning and concentrated example of planned development, significant architecture and shaded allées of mature foliage. Its tightly packed duplexes, jewel box […]
Ring in the New Year with joy and promise for preservation
I am happy to say that 2023 was a good year for preservation with lots of activity and few major losses. There was an increased focus on the preservation of the eastern portion of our Greater Wilshire community in Larchmont, Oakwood / Maplewood / St. Andrews as well as Ridgewood-Wilton / St. Andrews Square and […]
