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NEWS Mar/Apr 2017 • Volume 39 Number 2 Last Remaining Seats Member Tickets on Sale March 29 We’re excited to once again share a va- riety of classic films in some of L.A.’s most beautiful historic theatres! This year’s Last Remaining Seats series will take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays, June 3 to 24. We’ll announce the 2017 lineup Mon- day, March 20—we have more films than ever; surely there’s something for everyone! For notification of the lineup, as well as notice when tickets go on sale and other updates, subscribe to our Last Remaining Seats email list (click Subscribe at the top of Local media studio FORM follows FUNCTION interviewing and filming ACT UP/LA members Kevin Farrell and any page on our website, or edit your website Helene Schpak at West Hollywood's Great Hall/Long Hall in Plummer Park. At the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic account). in the 1980s and ’90s, prominent AIDS advocacy group ACT UP/LA held their meetings at this 1938 building. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy. As always, Conservancy members may purchase tickets before the general public Short Films, Panel Conversations Celebrate LGBTQ during our members-only presale. Tickets go on sale to members March 29 and the general Historic Places in L.A. public April 5. by Laura Dominguez Last Remaining Seats is by far the Con- Greater Los Angeles has long been at the forefront of creating and shaping a collective, servancy’s largest annual event: last year, yet diverse LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning and/or queer) identity. we welcomed more than 13,000 moviegoers For decades, the region and its residents have played a vital role in bringing the experiences to L.A.’s historic theatres. A series this large of LGBTQ communities into the public consciousness, with stories and struggles that are takes a great deal of planning and work, and embedded in our built environment. we could not make it happen without the help Over the course of the twentieth century, the region was home to the world’s first gay pride of our volunteers. parade, the world’s first LGBTQ synagogue, the country’s longest-running LGBTQ publica- If you are already a Conservancy volun- tion, groundbreaking work in medical research and care for LGBTQ communities, and other teer, thank you! We will contact you in late milestones. Yet Greater Los Angeles’ contributions to LGBTQ history are often eclipsed by April about volunteering for Last Remaining other cities, and deeply significant historic places have been threatened or lost before their Seats. If you are interested in becoming a stories could be understood. new volunteer to help with this year’s events, For several years, the Conservancy has been working on a project to document, recognize, please contact Bruce Scottow at bscottow@ and preserve historic LGBTQ places in L.A. County. A microsite (dedicated section of our laconservancy.org or (213) 430-4218. website) at laconservancy.org/lgbtq offers general information and profiles dozens of places See you at the movies! related to LGBTQ heritage. In February 2017, we launched our latest effort, a short film series I N S I D E produced in collaboration with local media studio FORM follows FUNCTION. Distributed in partnership with KCET, the series brings together a diversity of stories, Our Values 2 perspectives, and experiences that reveal the layered historic and cultural importance of Issues 3 LGBTQ places throughout the region. Preservation Awards 4 - 5 Please see SHORT FILMS on page 6 Membership 7 CONSERVANCY NEWS Our Values Los Angeles Conservancy 523 W. Sixth Street, Suite 826 Dear Conservancy member, Los Angeles, California 90014 (213) 623-2489 Fax: (213) 623-3909 From all of us at the Los Angeles Conservancy, thank you for your membership laconservancy.org support. The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit mem- We are incredibly grateful for our diverse community of supporters throughout L.A. bership organization that works through education County. Your commitment to our shared, tangible history inspires us to work harder to and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of preserve and protect the full breadth of our region’s cultural inheritance. Los Angeles County. Our work is grounded in the belief that historic preservation empowers and Stay connected! nourishes communities by creating meaningful connections between people. By laconservancy.org facebook.com/losangelesconservancy preserving places and stories that matter, we encounter not only our own history, but the twitter.com/laconservancy history of others. We find new empathy for our neighbors, regardless of race, ethnicity, instagram.com/laconservancy gender identity, sexual orientation, economic means, religion, age, abilities, and more. Board of Directors In this time of uncertainty, we recommit ourselves to better understanding who we Wesley Phoa, PhD, Chair of the Board Mike Deasy, Secretary are and where we come from. Alice Carr, Treasurer Ours is a region known around the world for its architectural icons and resounding James Camp, Chair, Advocacy Committee cultural voice. Yet as residents, we know a more personal L.A., from the panadería down Maxine Greenspan, Chair, Development Committee Linda Brettler; Corinna Cherian; David Cocke; the street, to the mosque around the corner, and the mural tucked away in the park. Elizabeth Edwards Harris, PhD; Anna Jacobson; L.A. County’s greatest strength and resource is its diversity. No single place or Diane Keaton; David Kopple; David C. Martin, FAIA; Andrew Meieran; Andy Meyers; Eric B. Moore; voice can encapsulate Greater L.A.’s history, from its triumphs to its struggles. When we Eric Needleman; Stacy Paek; Bill E. Roschen, FAIA; confront our past in the world around us, every layer of history matters. Ted Tanner, AIA; Jan Westman; Raymond Wu The board and staff of the L.A. Conservancy are Angelenos. We love our communi- Advisory Council ties, and our stories are L.A. stories too. As we enter a new era in our nation’s history, Charmaine Atherton; Margaret Bach; Sally S. Beaudette; Bruce Corwin; Tim Disney; we’d like to hear from you. Tell us which places are important to you, and what stories George A. V. Dunning; Amy Forbes; you want recognized and preserved for future generations. We encourage you to ask new Douglas J. Gardner; Albert Greenstein; questions about your city, and seek out and experience someone else’s L.A. Greg Harless; Robert S. Harris, FAIA; Hernan Hernandez; Mary Kay Hight; Send us an email ([email protected]) or tweet at us (@laconservancy, #LASto- Dr. Thomas S. Hines; Kathryn Welch Howe; ryhood) and let us know how we are doing at recognizing and preserving a more inclusive Stephanie Kingsnorth, AIA, LEED AP; Michael LaFetra; Brenda Levin, FAIA; version of L.A.’s history. Share your journey to learn more about your city and neighbors. Ronald S. Lushing; Robert F. Maguire III; The Board and Staff of the Conservancy, Christy McAvoy; Thomas R. Miller; Frank Romero; Jack Rubens; Alan Sieroty; Alison Silver; Joel Wachs; Marcella Akop Liz Leshin John H. Welborne; Roland A. Wiley, AIA; Linda Brettler David C. Martin, FAIA Ken Williams; Dr. Robert W. Winter James Camp Andrew Meieran Lifetime Cornerstone Alice Carr Andy Meyers George A. V. Dunning Leonard Hill (1947 – 2016) Corinna Cherian Eric B. Moore Connie Humberger David Cocke, S.E. Tiffany Narváez Stephen and Christy McAvoy Mike Deasy Eric Needleman John H. and Martha L. Welborne Linda Dishman Cindy Olnick Staff Laura Dominguez Stacy Paek Linda Dishman, President and CEO Marcella Akop, Membership Associate Adrian Scott Fine Wesley Phoa, PhD Laura Dominguez, Preservation Manager Maxine Greenspan Jenelle Pope Adrian Scott Fine, Director of Advocacy Elizabeth Edwards Harris, PhD Bill E. Roschen, FAIA Jessica Hodgdon, Digital Communications Manager Jessica Hodgdon Katie Sanborn Helen Huang, Receptionist Sarah Lann, Director of Education Helen Huang Bruce Scottow Liz Leshin, Director of Development Anna Jacobson Ted Tanner, AIA Tiffany Narváez, PR and Marketing Manager Diane Keaton Marcello Vavala Cindy Olnick, Director of Communications Jenelle Pope, Development Manager David Kopple Jan Westman Katie Sanborn, Office Manager Sarah Lann Raymond Wu Bruce Scottow, Educational Outreach Coordinator Marcello Vavala, Preservation Associate Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation. 2 los angeles conservancy news ISSUES Preservation Issues by Laura Dominguez, Adrian Scott Fine, and Marcello Vavala For more information about these and other preservation issues, please visit laconservancy.org/important-issues. Pan American Bank California’s oldest continuously operat- ing Latinx community bank is one step closer to being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. On February 3, the State His- torical Resources Commission unanimously voted to recommend Pan American Bank in East Los Angeles for national designation. In 2015, the Conservancy received fund- ing from the National Park Service’s Under- represented Community Grants program East L.A.’s Pan American Bank building is one step away from National Register designation. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy. to prepare a National Register nomination for the 1965 New Formalist bank building. In addition, the building’s original and the Baseline Hillside Ordinance (BHO) in Eight grants were distributed through the five-panel mosaic mural—titled “Our Past, 2011. Yet a few provisions in the ordinances, California Office of Historic Preservation to Our Present, and Our Future” and designed including exemptions and design bonuses, support nominations for historic properties by prominent Mexican artist José Reyes actually encouraged the kind of out-of-scale associated with Latinx history in Fresno, Los Meza—foreshadowed the rise of the Chicanx homes they were designed to prevent.