June 2013 • Vol 11 No 2 and the Winner Is...A Tour of Award Winning Places Along a Lushly Landscaped Central Courtyard Next to Mary Hotchkiss Park

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IN THIS ISSUE: p1 And the Winnner is... Preservation Funding p2 Message from the President International Visitors p3 Volunteer Profile: Tom Cleys Save the Civic Auditorium Remembering Gussie Moran p4 A Sassy Soiree Nick Gabaldon Day p5 End of the Mother Road Route 66: The Allure of the Road Santuario San Lorenzo Dedicated p6 Two New Landmarks USC Preservation Summer School Summer Preservation Events p8 June 2 Tour Information

And the Winner Is... A Tour of Award Winning Places

Highlighting A Decade of Preservation Awards

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 12noon to 5pm

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June 2013 • Vol 11 No 2 And the Winner is...A Tour of Award Winning Places along a lushly landscaped central courtyard next to Mary Hotchkiss Park. The property was designated as a Santa Monica Landmark in 1990 and divided into condominiums in 1993.

Barnum Hall, a 1930’s gem, built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project on the Santa Monica High School cam- pus. The auditorium, restored and renovated as a public performance space, is a striking example of Streamline Moderne architecture with interior artwork by Stanton McDonald Wright.

Given/Dennis Residence, 2013 Renovation Award. And finally, we are very privileged to offer oin us on Sunday, June 2, when the a contemporary open plan. tours of the Pasqual Marquez Family J Conservancy presents a self-guided tour Cemetery one of the few remaining vestiges highlighting a decade of Preservation Awards. TheBaxter Residence, an unusual historic of our Mexican heritage. The cemetery, part Docents at each site will describe this select home from the first decade of the twentieth of the 1839 Rancho Boca de Santa Monica group of award-winning places among Santa century which was saved from demolition land grant to Francisco Marquez and Ysidro Monica’s most extraordinary and inspiring by its current owners. The house was moved Reyes, is now preserved and protected after preservation accomplishments: across town to Sunset Park and sensitively re- decades of struggle. See page 5 for an article stored. It was designated as a Santa Monica about the celebration of the newly landscaped An Ocean Park Craftsman home built in Structure of Merit in 1999. garden in front of the cemetery. 1915 which received the 2013 Renovation Award. The exterior has been carefully re- Hollister Court, a collection of Craftsman For ticket purchase information and other de- stored while the interior was reinvented with bungalows from the early 1900s, grouped tails of the tour, see page 8. A Step Forward for Preservation Funding reservation as a “community benefit” in our position was that, if the project moved Planning Commissions, Planning staff, and PCity development agreements moved a forward, funding for preservation should be members of City Council to propose that a step forward in April as the Planning Com- included in the agreement. small portion of the total community benefits mission forwarded the Century West Part- This positive vote was the culmination of associated with development agreements ners proposal for 1318 2nd Street on to months of effort by the Conservancy. The might begin to address the needs stated in the City Council with a recommendation that rationale for inclusion in the agreement was the Historic Preservation Element. $25,000 of approximately $500,000 in com- stipulation in the Land Use and Circulation Examples include: munity benefit funding be allocated to histor- Element (LUCE) that preservation was one • A Preservation Resource Center for the ic preservation. of five priorities for potential community community at the landmark Shotgun The project is a 4-story mixed-use building benefits, as well as the fact that many of House and involves the demolition of a property listed the highest priorities set forth in the City’s • Heritage education in our schools in the current Historic Resources Inventory 2002 Historic Preservation Element remain • A program to support heritage tourism as a potential contributor to previously unrealized. Seeing that current budget • Inclusion of historic and cultural identified historic districts. The Landmarks constraints limit the City’s ability to make information in the Downtown Commission approved demolition because its progress against these priorities, we have been Wayfinding Program members did not see the building as having working with members of the Landmarks and FUNDING continues on page 6 the level of significance that would merit consideration as an individual landmark. The Save the Civic inside! SEE PAGE 3 Conservancy did not advocate for the project; www.smconservancy.org OUR MISSION Message from the President Carol Lemlein The Santa Monica Conservancy works to promote widespread understanding and few months ago, when we made our public announcement of appreciation of the cultural, social, economic Athe capital campaign, we described a vision of the future impact and environmental benefits of historic of our work in historic preservation on our community. Wouldn’t you preservation. Through educational programs, like to see a Santa Monica where community members, but most of all assistance and advocacy, the Conservancy reinforces the importance of preserving the owners, architects, realtors and developers, know whether a property historic resources of Santa Monica’s unique has potential historic value, and appreciate its special attributes? urban landscape. Where owners of historic properties are aware of incentives available to landmark owners, and understand that landmarked structures are not frozen in time, but are adaptable, with sensitive modification, to changing needs? Where THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS demolition requests for such properties are rare? Where public officials support enactment and Our board comes from neighborhoods implementation of effective preservation protections and incentives? Where schoolchildren throughout the city: learn about the City’s architectural heritage and historic places and the importance of Carol Lemlein, President Susan McCarthy, Vice-President preserving them? John Zinner, Vice-President We are very close to being able to start construction on the Preservation Resource Center! Tom Cleys, Treasurer Once completed, it will provide our community with a place to come for assistance in Sherrill Kushner, Secretary understanding our architectural heritage and historic places, and in making use of the benefits Bruce Cameron Mike Deasy and incentives associated with their preservation. Resources at the Center will help residents Kaitlin Drisko identify ways to conserve the energy, values and craftsmanship of earlier times that are Michael W. Folonis, FAIA embodied in historic properties. Mario Fonda-Bonardi We’ve had tremendous support from our Board and members, and other generous individuals Nina Fresco and businesses. We are also grateful for grants from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Chris Gray National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Friends of Heritage Preservation, and Los Angeles David Kaplan Ruthann Lehrer County, among others. In-kind contributions have included City of Santa Monica for site Laurel Schmidt preparation and permit costs; legal services by Harding, Larmore, Kutcher and Kozal, LLP; Emeritus: project architectural services by Mario Fonda-Bonardi, AIA; preservation architect services Ken Breisch by Peyton Hall, FAIA, of Historic Resources Group; and general contracting by George Doris Sosin Minardos of Minardos Group. We hope to begin construction this summer, enabling us to open the Preservation Resource HOW TO CONTACT Center early in 2014. THE CONSEVANCY If you’re a member or a donor, thank you! We encourage you to reach out to your friends Phone: (310) 496-3146, leave a message. and neighbors asking them to join you in supporting the Conservancy. Our June 2 tour is a Website: www.smconservancy.org great way to introduce them to us. E-mail: [email protected] If you aren’t a member yet, wouldn’t you like to join us? Mail: Santa Monica Conservancy P.O.Box 653 Santa Monica, CA 90406 Conservancy Hosts MEMBERSHIPS International Visitors The Santa Monica Conservancy exists because of the involvement and generosity of people oard President Carol Lemlein met in like you. Please help strengthen our voice for BApril with a delegation of archeologists, preserving Santa Monica’s architectural and historians, and museum experts from Libya cultural heritage by becoming a member. who were touring Southern California as part of a project titled “Archeology and Cultural See page 7 for membership information. Heritage Preservation.” The meeting, held in the Rapp Saloon on Conservancy President Carol Lemlein shows Libyan dignataries around Santa Monica’s historic sites. THE NEWS STAFF 2nd Street, was organized by the International Alice Allen Visitors Council of Los Angeles, a non- of the Conservancy, as well as the Preservation Ruthann Lehrer profit organization that implements the U.S. Resource Center project. She then led the Carol Lemlein Department of State’s International Visitor visitors on a brief tour of downtown Santa Nadine G. Messier Leadership Program of professional and Monica, describing the historic buildings Nancy O’Neill cultural exchanges. and work the Conservancy is doing to ensure Kay Pattison Carol described the history of the their preservation by educating the public Barbara Whitney preservation movement in Santa Monica and and influencing City land use policies.

2 June 2013 VOLUNTEER PROFILE the new, hoping that it can form the heart of In short, Tom wants the Conservancy to grow what makes Santa Monica a vibrant place. preservation passion in the community, and to Tom Cleys: He works hard to encourage Santa Monica to serve as a leader in creating a balance between A Passion identify and retain its best historic properties our City’s past and future architecture. The for Preservation side by side with new development. volunteer army he dreams of would not only Tom believes that the Conservancy must be advocates for buildings worthy of becoming become more focused on advocacy, and that if landmarks, but would potentially help develop anyone in the community is going to take the funding for their preservation. Got a passion lead on saving Santa Monica’s historic fabric, it for preservation, volunteers? See Tom! should be US! In addition to our accomplished volunteers who guide tours and provide Tom, our founding President, was research on specific buildings, he recommends also the donor of the Conservan- that advocacy efforts expand. Tom envisions cy’s first planned gift, making a an active group that would search out landmark $250,000 bequest to he volunteer spotlight is on Santa Monica buildings worthy of preservation, help owners the Conservancy through his will, TConservancy co-founder Tom Cleys, one understand the reasons for maintaining them, with part directed specifically to of the leaders of our organization for its first and advocate for their preservation with city advocacy. eleven years. Raised in the Chicago area, Tom planners and developers. He knows this is a Bequests help ensure the was a first-hand witness to the old giving way tall order on top of the already challenging long term sustainability of the to the new in architecture; he recognized that goals we have set to expand our educational Conservancy. If you would like preservation of the old might have added a programs and community outreach, as well more information about planned depth to Chicago now lost to the wrecking as to hire an executive director. But he wants giving, send email to info@ ball. Tom brought this lesson with him to us to set our sights high and not lose sight of smconservancy.com or leave a Santa Monica 15 years ago and became an the twin goals of education and advocacy on message at 310-496-3146. advocate for a blend of the best of the old with behalf of preservation.

Coalition formed to Save the Santa Monica diverse group of concerned community Civic Auditorium A members, led by Landmarks Commis- sioner and Conservancy Board Member Nina Fresco, has come together to work toward the common goal of restoring and enhancing the Civic’s place as a vibrant cultural and community hub, as well as saving its landmark architecture and continuing its celebrated heritage. A community meeting on the future of the Civic Auditorium will be held Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30 PM at Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Avenue. It is expected to be on the City Council agenda on Tuesday June 11. For up to date information, see “Save the

Academy Awarrds held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 17, 1961. Santa Monica Civic” on Facebook - and share PHOTO: Fred Boslen / Courtesy of the Santa Monic Public Library Image Archives it with your friends!

REMEMBERING Gertrude (Gussie) Moran 1923-2013 ertrude (“Gussie”) Mo- papers around the world published the pho- Gran was born in Santa tos and Gussie became known worldwide. Monica and grew up in her Called “one of the great originals,” she later family’s Victorian house on toured professionally with Bobbie Riggs, Ocean Ave. She took up appeared with Spencer Tracy and Katherine tennis early, won several championships and Hepburn in a film (as herself), and worked as by 1949 was playing on the Centre Court at a radio host. Gussie Moran continued to live Wimbledon. There she created a scandal by in her family home until 1986. The house was wearing a shockingly short skirt with match- designated a Landmark in 1979. ing lace panties visible below the hem. News- www.smconservancy.org 3 DOCENT COUNCIL NEWS Nick Gabaldon Day A Sassy Soiree by Kay Pattison

he Beach House was bursting with Old THollywood glamour on April 15. It was the annual docent party for our dedicated group of Beach House and Walking Tour docents and it was a stunner.The docents L to R: Ricky Grigg, unknown, Vicki Williams, and arrived wearing their vintage finery, Nick Gabaldon enjoying Malibu. Phillis Dudick and Robin Venturelli were honored for captivating chapeaux and happy faces. their work for the Docent Council. PHOTO: Joe Quigg/Courtesy of Vicki Williams Ruthann Lehrer welcomed one and all and expressed her appreciation. Robin Venturelli n Saturday June 1, 2013, the Black put together an album of photos that gave OSurfers Collective, Heal the Bay, everyone a look back at the many docent Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Santa activities of 2012. Monica Conservancy and other groups will The highlight of the evening was a offer a day of activities to commemorate the presentation by Kimberly Truhler, an life of Nick Gabaldon (1927–1951) and the historian of film costuming. Kimberly heritage of the historical African American treated the group to a retrospective of three beach site sometimes formerly called the decades of spectacular clothes worn by movie “Inkwell.” Gabaldon was the first documented icons that are still sparking the creativity of surfer of African American and Mexican today’s fashion designers. descent; his legacy has inspired many surfers Special Awards went to Robin Venturelli Film costuming historian Kimberly Truhler. of color – and others – who consider him a and Phillis Dudick for their outstanding role model. His passion, athleticism and love contributions to the Docent Council. Harvey for the ocean live on as quintessential qualities Kern is still our most dedicated docent and of the California surfer. received an award for serving the most docent The Inkwell site, fanning out from the foot hours hosting in the Guest House followed of Bay Street, was a popular beach hangout closely by Audree Fowler. for African Americans during the nation’s Jim The Group expressed their appreciation to Crow era, from the 1900s to 1960s. Gabaldon Phillis Bernard (our Charlie Chaplin) Morris had his first experiences with the ocean at the Kushner, Fran Lyness, Maureen Murphy, Inkwell. In 2008 the City of Santa Monica Jeff Burt and Patty Godon-Tann for their officially recognized both the Inkwell and contribution to Marion’s Birthday Party last Gabaldon for their cultural significance in

January. Audree Fowler and Harvey Kern were celebrated for local, California and American history with a On to next year! their volunteer service. plaque at the site.

Parade your DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS L.A. HERITAGE DAY Conservancy Support!

Our docents have been leading The Conservancy was well Downtown Walking Tours for represented at L.A Heritage Day seven years. Would you like to by volunteers Jody Labb, Carol Come marchMarch with us in the July be a Downtown Walking Tour Lemlein and Sara Meric (shown 4th Main Street Parade!Parade ! Docent? here with two visitors.) Learn our City’s history and To volunteer call 310-496-3146 or Our next appearance will be To volunteer call 310-496-3146 meet visitors from around the email [email protected] at the Santa Monica Festival on and leave a message, or email world. To volunteer, send email June 1. Stop by Clover Park and [email protected] to [email protected] say hi.

4 June 2013 The End of the Mother Road in Santa Monica

Adapted by Rebecca Kuzins from an article by Jason Islas, Staff Writer, The Lookout News in www.surfsantamonica.com tarting in Chicago, the world-famous lifeline connecting them to the promise of S2,451-mile highway known as Route 66 new lives in California. As more and more ROUTE 66: winds through six states until it finally comes people moved to California to escape the THE ALLURE OF THE ROAD to an end overlooking the Pacific Ocean at ravages of the Great Depression, Route 66 the iconic Santa Monica Pier. was extended west to the intersection of The view from the Palisades bluffs where Olympic and Lincoln Boulevards, the second Ocean Avenue meets Santa Monica Boulevard official terminus of the route. is a picturesque terminus to what John According to Federal highway regulations, Steinbeck dubbed “The Mother Road” in The the end of one highway had to connect to Grapes of Wrath. Except that the famous view another, so when Route 66 was extended of the beach at the end of the road -- which from Downtown L.A. to the coast, it joined officially opened on November 11, 1926 -- Highway 1 (the Pacific Coast Highway). isn’t actually at the end of Route 66. To this day, Rice said, people are confused “The Pier was never the official end,” said when they learn where the route actually Dan Rice, Past President of Dan Rice, past president of the California ends. That confusion is only compounded the California Historic Route Historic Route 66 Association. “But the by the fact that, for the filming of a movie 66 Association, gave a talk on spiritual ending was still over at the Pier.” in 1935, a sign was placed at Santa Monica Route 66 to a capacity crowd at Then where exactly is the official end of Boulevard and Ocean Avenue that reads: the Santa Monica Public Library Route 66? It depends on who you ask. “Santa Monica, 66, End of the Trail.” on Sunday, March 3. We thank In 1926, when the U.S. government opened And though it was never officially the end Liz Bell, Dwight Flowers and the first paved highway connecting Chicago of the route, for many, the Santa Monica Diane Locklear for their help to Los Angeles, travelers along Route 66 Pier offers a more satisfying conclusion to with set up and check-in. would find themselves deposited in the heart the cross-country journey, said Rice, who has of Downtown Los Angeles at Seventh Street traveled the road 27 times. and Broadway, the original official end of “When you get to the official end at Route 66. Lincoln and Olympic, try telling people By 1936, the route had become more than they can’t go down to see the ocean,” he said. just a road for thousands of starving farmers When people see the bluffs and the ocean, and their families fleeing westward from they ask themselves, “How could this not be devastating drought in Oklahoma. It was a the end?”

Santuario San Lorenzo Dedicated

amily members and supporters of the years of effort by Marquez family members the March 2011 edition of this newsletter FPasqual Marquez Family Cemetery to secure protection of the cemetery and and is available on the Conservancy website. gathered on Saturday April 20 to dedicate access to it from the street. The efforts were The Conservancy is very fortunate to have “Santuario San Lorenzo,” the newly led by Ernie and supported by La Senora the Santuario and cemetery included in our landscaped garden between the cemetery and Research Institute and a dedicated group of June 2 tour, since very few public events are San Lorenzo Street. Improvements include a neighbors, all of whom are represented on allowed under the agreement that transferred plaque describing the cemetery as a Historic the Santuario Board of Directors. An article the property on which the garden now stands Cultural Monument, and a new wall and recounting some of this history appeared in to La Senora. gate, making the 1926 cemetery wall built by John Byers and its niche with a restored statue of San Lorenzo visible to passersby for the first time in decades. Participants in the program included family historian Ernie Marquez and his cousin Sharon Kilbride, Colleen McAndrews Wood, Chair of the Santuario Board, and historian Randy Young. Councilman Bill Rosendahl presented Ernie’s son Ernesto Marquez with a commendation for his work

on the landscape. A new wall encloses the newly landscaped garden in front The John Byers wall surrounding the cemetery and the The celebration was the culmination of of the cemetery. Pasqual Marquez headstone are now visible from the street.

www.smconservancy.org 5 LANDMARKS COMMISSION REPORT 2013 SUMMER PRESERVATION EVENTS Two New Landmarks and an Update Pacific Standard by Barbara Kaplan Time Presents: Modern Architecture n April 18 two significant buildings in rehabilitation. A report to the Landmarks Othe downtown district officially became Commission by Rod Merl, the Pier Manager, in L.A the City’s newest landmarks. outlined a preliminary ”Vision” document www.pacificstandardtimepresents.org The Central Tower Building at 1424 4th for the future of our landmark: Street is a distinctive Art Deco style mid- “…The historic fabric and character, the rise building that manifests environmental sustain- SYMPOSIUM A Confederacy of Heretics the City’s early commercial ability and structural development history. It was integrity of the Pier FRIDAY / JUNE 14 / 3PM-9PM constructed in 1929 and will be documented, SATURDAY / JUNE 15 / 10AM-4PM Southern California Institute maintains a high level of celebrated, maintained and of Architecture integrity with its prominent improved…..” 213.613.2200 eight story tower, storefronts Work is underway to www.sciarc.edu and interior lobby. Eugene restore the wood deck and Durfee was a notable local to replace the wood piles TOUR architect, who also designed with concrete. The original An Eclectic History and the Builder’s Exchange and the pier was constructed with Walking Tour of Hancock Park Georgian Hotel. concrete piles. Additionally, with Cathy McNassor Sur La Table Building The the store at the Carousel SATURDAY / JULY 20 / 2PM at 301 Wilshire stands Building is changing Los Angeles County Museum of Art prominently on the northeast conceptually. Visitors 323.857.6000 corner of Wilshire Boulevard will experience ‘The Pier www.lacma.org and Third Street. Its artistic Store’ as a resource for floral bas relief zigzag parapet information about the pier WORKSHOP is associated with the Art Deco Style as and its history and hub for docent tours Panel Discussion and applied to a commercial building of the and concierge services. The store will offer “Landmark This!” Workshop 1930’s. merchandise relevant to the historical culture SATURDAY / JULY 27 / 10am-3pm The Santa Monica Pier is ready for of the pier. Los Angeles Conservancy 213.623.2489 Preservation Summer School at USC lac.laconservancy.org

he USC School of Architecture is pleased series. Sites to be visited and studied include EXHIBIT Everything Loose Will Land Tto announce its 21st annual summer the 1923 Frank Lloyd Wright Freeman program of short courses devoted to the House, the 1908 Greene & Greene Gamble Continuing through AUGUST 4 conservation of our cultural heritage. This House, the Broadway Historic District, The MAK Center for Art and Architecture 323.651.1510 intensive two week program, Monday July Getty Conservation Institute, and more! www.MAKCenter.org 22 through Friday August 2, introduces This course has been designed for students, the principles and practice of historic design professionals, community leaders, preservation/heritage conservation in the preservationists, planners, developers and EXHIBIT A New Sculpturalism: United States. others seeking a greater understanding of Contemporary Architecture Classes are taught by noted experts from conservation concepts in a contemporary from Southern California Southern California and can be taken as context. For more details, see http://arch.usc. Continuing through SEPTEMBER 2 individual topic seminars or as a whole edu/programs/summer/hc The Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art 626.405.2100 FUNDING continued from page 1 by City Council on first reading with the www.moca.org funding for preservation in place. The • A Transfer of Development Rights ordinance requires a second reading and EXHIBIT (TDR) program which would encourage vote at a subsequent Council meeting for A. Quincy Jones: preservation and adaptive reuse of adoption. Building for Better Living historic structures Whatever the outcome for this project, the Continuing through SEPTEMBER 15 Conservancy will continue to advocate for Hammer Museum As this newsletter goes to press, the preservation funding to bring the priorities 310.443.7000 ordinance defining the 1318 2nd Street of the 2002 Historic Preservation Element hammer.ucla.edu Development Agreement was approved much closer to reality.

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