Los Angeles Historic Preservation
AIDS Healthcare Foundation sues LA over Parker Center demolition
The nonprofit says the building should be turned into homeless housing.
Tail O’ the Pup has a new owner, now it needs a new home
1933 Group adds the Pup to its roster, along with the Idle Hour and the Highland Park Bowl.
LA will consider landmarking Times Mirror Square—including 1970s addition
William Pereira-designed offices would be torn down under current development plans.
LA’s most endangered buildings
These historic buildings might not be around much longer.
Activists pushing forward with plan to convert Parker Center into homeless housing
The city plans to begin demolishing the building later this year.
Longtime LA Times headquarters nominated for landmark status
As the paper moves out of the complex, a 1970s addition by architect William Pereira is under threat.
CBS Television City scores city landmark status
CBS is mulling whether to sell the Fairfax property.
West Hollywood approves Robertson Lane mixed-use development
A building that housed an historic gay nightclub will be incorporated into the complex, which is slated to begin construction within a year.
Coalition to Preserve LA launches ballot initiative to preserve, rename Parker Center
The group wants to refurbish the former LAPD headquarters as homeless housing.
Sunset Strip’s Tower Records building vulnerable as Gibson declares bankruptcy
Gibson wants out of its 15-year lease at the legendary property.
See The Hollywood Reporter building incorporated into Hollywood’s Crossroads redevelopment
The new city landmark was once threatened by the Crossroads project; now it’s part of it.
‘One of the most incredible iconic landmarks in our city’
Beverly Hills landmarks eye-catching Googie gas station designed by Gin Wong.
Leimert Park’s Art Deco Vision Theater closing for renovations
It will reopen in 2021.
This 1930s home looks normal from the street, but there’s a nutty surprise inside
The Studio City residence was just named an LA landmark.
Neutra’s Chuey House returning to the market—but don’t think about tearing it down
Preservationists say the midcentury modern home will be maintained or moved to a new location.
Stately Country Club Park manor with lavish 1920s details wants $1.9M
Coffered-wood paneling, ornate plaster and wrought iron work, carved ceiling beams, and a show-stopping living room fireplace.
Studio City home by Arthur and Nina Zwebell recommended for landmark status
The 1930s residence, one of the last projects designed by the couple, is facing the wrecking ball.
Should this Silver Lake service station be preserved?
The Streamline Modern structure was built in 1941, but the owner wants to build apartments there.
Julia Child’s Pasadena childhood home is decaying in the path of unlikely 710 expansion
The 1911 Craftsman is boarded up and vacant, but it was once the famed chef’s family home.
Playboy Mansion's new owner promises not to tear it down
The famous home will not become a city landmark, but a new covenant should protect it from demolition.
Palm Springs is building a new park for pioneering prefab Aluminaire House
The house is considered one of the "the pivotal works of modern architecture in America."
Why LA’s beloved bungalow courts might go extinct
And the case for saving them: Developers today could learn a lot from the architecture.
Robertson Lane development squeaks through historic preservation commission
Plans for a mixed-user in West Hollywood incorporating a legendary gay nightclub are approved on a 4-3 vote.
Fancy Erewhon market is headed to Downtown LA’s South Park
Inside a landmarked parking structure once used by May Co.
One of Venice Beach’s oldest apartment buildings is up for landmark status
Built in 1912, it’s one of the few remaining structures from the neighborhood’s early days as a tourist destination.
Former ‘feminist mecca’ in Chinatown could become Los Angeles landmark
The Woman’s Building was a hub for women artists from 1975 to 1991.
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Take a video tour of Pasadena’s iconic Gamble House
A quick introduction to an important and beautiful Craftsman home.
Windmill blades atop Arcadia’s Googie-style Denny’s come crashing down
The windmill dates to 1967, when it opened as a Van de Kamp’s coffee shop. Today, it’s the last of its kind in the SoCal area.
LA’s 11 biggest cliffhangers of 2017
From Airbnb to Frank Gehry buildings, these are the unresolved issues and real estate projects that left us on the edge of our seats.
1930s William Kesling house in Fairfax threatened with demolition
The singular house was built for screen star Wallace Beery. Now, a developer wants to build condos in its place.
Is Downtown LA’s pretty Wells Fargo Center atrium being demolished?
Nearly 35 years after it was built, construction crews began ripping out the Lawrence Halprin-designed courtyard this month.
Exclusive: Comedian Chris Hardwick is buying a $5.6M Eagle Rock mansion
The estate dates to the 1920s and was built for the wealthy co-founder of the Bekins moving company.
LA Conservancy will try to landmark CBS Television City
Television City—which may be sold, possibly to a developer—played a huge role in TV history.
Landmark Bob Baker Marionette Theater will get new home in mixed-use development
"A chance to finally realize some of Bob’s most wondrously whimsical dreams."
Hollywood’s 1950s musicians union building could become an LA landmark
The "foremost entertainers and studio musicians of the era" were members of the union, including a group that was a go-to for The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis.
This beautiful Art Deco building, once a furrier’s showroom, is being restored
Once at risk of being demolished, the Koreatown building will soon feature a restaurant, bar, and apartments.
City Councilmember says Playboy Mansion deserves landmark status
The mansion dates back to the earliest days of Holmby Hills.
Facing demolition, Hollywood Reporter building now a city landmark
The newspaper’s former Sunset Boulevard home is in the crosshairs of a huge new development. Landmark status could help to save it.
WeHo’s iconic Formosa Cafe wins grant to preserve its Pacific Electric Red Car
A popular hangout during Hollywood’s Golden Age, the landmark restaurant won a $150,000 preservation grant to restore the old trolley.