Tag: National Register of Historic Places
Neighborhood rallies for Save Beverly Fairfax at block party
The 300 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue was abuzz on Sun., Oct. 13. Neighbors were chatting over free donuts; children were holding giant lollipops in one hand and balloon animals in the other; and dozens of dogs, big and small, were present. Giant balloon bouquets welcomed everyone to the Save Beverly Fairfax annual block […]
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 […]
Citrus Square: paradise planned next to Hancock Park
George Allan Hancock was truly one of the great aristocrats of his day. Scion of the Gilded Age, he was the son of Major Henry Hancock (the owner of the Rancho La Brea) and Ida Haraszthy Hancock, the daughter of Hungarian count Agoston Haraszthy, aka “the Father of California Viticulture.” George Allan Hancock abandoned the […]
Wilshire Vista West now officially recognized as historic
It’s official — Wilshire Vista West is a City of Los Angeles “Historic District.” In early January, residents awoke to see city crews installing the distinctive latte-colored signs on lampposts within the six-block sector of Mid-City, which last October was listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical […]
Kazor, 81, led creation of the Wilton Historic District
Preservationist and Wilton Place resident Virginia “Ginny” Ernst Kazor died Sept. 8 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She was 81. She came to local and national prominence by halting a proposed highway through her neighborhood. If approved, the plan, proposed in 1972, would have wiped out six homes on Wilton Place’s signature curvy road. Kazor’s […]
Theatre recognized, but fight to save site continues
The Fairfax Theatre was recently nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, but because the owner objects to the designation, the battle to preserve the 1929 theater continues. The California State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) voted unanimously July 30 to nominate the Fairfax Theatre to the National Register following a presentation by Steven Luftman. […]
