Columnist · June 25, 2026
The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously June 18 to take Park La Brea under consideration for Historic Cultural Monument designation. The nomination was submitted by local preservationist James […]
Columnist · April 23, 2026
A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout the neighborhoods of Greater Wilshire, particularly the Citrus Square Historic District and the Hancock Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. The passage of […]
Columnist · July 29, 2021
When Harriett Freeman deeded her home in the Hollywood Hills to the University of Southern California in 1984, she must have thought that she had taken an action to ensure […]
Columnist · April 1, 2020
Looking for things to do during the recent coronavirus pandemic lockdown that fell upon the city mid-March, I came upon the Los Angeles Conservancy’s recent study entitled “Preservation Positive Los […]