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LA’s strange history as an oil town
On November 4, 1892, what had been a small agricultural city popular became a boomtown nearly overnight when Edward Doheny discovered oil in modern-day Echo Park.
6 open houses to check out around LA this weekend
Including what is quite possibly the coolest house currently on the market.
Getty Fire evacuation orders fully lifted as winds relax
After charring 745 acres and destroying 10 homes, the wildfire is 66 percent contained.
CoMotion LA’s annual conference brings a heavy-hitting lineup to DTLA
Hear from Curbed urbanism editor Alissa Walker, Mayor Eric Garcetti, and more during the third annual urbanism conference.
What $3,100 rents in Los Angeles right now
Options include a Spanish-style bungalow in Burbank and a one-bedroom in Village Green.
Ai Hoa Market will relocate after 30 years in Chinatown. Residents blame the landlord.
For many residents, it’s a sign of changing times in the neighborhood.
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The sordid and possibly murderous secrets of the Sowden House
Was one LA’s most famous murder victims slain in the basement of the Lloyd Wright-designed fortress?
Homeless deaths in LA County doubled between 2013 and 2018
Being homeless in LA "is becoming increasingly deadly," says a new report.
Landlord increase your rent? The city of LA will help pay it.
The program is temporary and open to qualifying renters.
Woodsy midcentury modern asking $1.4M in the Cahuenga Pass
The architect’s own longtime family residence, it’s a symphony of wood, glass, and stone.
Big Flower Market redevelopment moves through city committee
The redevelopment would bring a 15-story tower with 323 residential units, most of them market-rate. "If we do not adapt soon, our market’s demise is around the corner," one of the owners said.
Studio One Eleven designing shipping container apartments for homeless in Watts
Slated to open December 2020, it will have a "tranquility garden" and a community space surrounding an existing 70-year-old avocado tree.
‘Essential’ midcentury modern by Craig Ellwood burns in Getty Fire
It’s unclear how much damage the fire unleashed on Crestwood Hills, which is filled with midcentury architecture
Landmarked courtyard complex in Hollywood seeks $3.25M
Built by Case Study house designer Craig Ellwood in 1953.
Specter of demolition spurs landmarking effort of kitschy Alpine Village
It’s the home of SoCal’s most well-known Oktoberfest.
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Mapping LA’s most incredible lost mansions
These estates were torn down, but their stories are not forgotten.
202 apartments planned near the Egyptian Theatre
The development would stretch along Las Palmas almost all the way to Hollywood Boulevard.
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LA’s haunted landmarks and their ghost stories, mapped
From the Colorado Street Bridge to the Hollywood Sign.
Here’s what $529K buys across Los Angeles
Picks include homes in Hyde Park, a condo in Pasadena, and a tenancy in common in Hollywood.
Map: Here’s where the Santa Clarita fire is burning
Firefighters are holding the blaze at 4,300 acres. The mayor says it’s a "miracle" that it didn’t grow today amid Santa Ana winds.
6 open houses in LA’s best trick or treating neighborhoods
From Beverly Hills to Eagle Rock.
Metro moves ahead with environmental review of north Valley bus rapid transit
The Valley is always "crying" about not getting enough transportation projects. "This [is] a way to say we agree," says Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.
‘It’s up there with the best Art Deco buildings in Los Angeles’
After a careful restoration, the Trust building is back to its 1920s glory.
Rents in LA forecasted to rise $139 per month by 2021
That will drive up the average annual cost of rent to $2,369, according to a new report.
Rex Lotery-designed midcentury in Trousdale Estates seeks $14.8M
Steel beams and walls of glass bring the outdoors in.