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Two L.A. Icons Slated for Rehabilitation by Marcello Vavala In addition to Capitol Records (featured in the last issue), you might have seen two high-profile landmarks in the news recently. The new owners of the TCL Chinese The- atre (formerly Grauman’s Chinese Theatre), Donald Kushman and Eli Samaha, have an- nounced plans to convert the venue to a digital IMAX facility. The project would install the latest technology and re-rake the auditorium floor (altered twice previously) to accom- modate stadium-style seating—upgrades that will keep the world-famous landmark a viable single-screen theatre for first-run films. The 1927 theatre is a designated land- We’ll feature the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (left), Bonaventure Hotel (right), and other modern gems in our 2013 Curating the City initiative, part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Photos by mark (HCM #55), and the owners have (left) Charles Neal, County of , courtesy of The Music Center; (right) Annie Laskey/L.A. Conservancy. retained a historic preservation consultant. Proposed changes must be reviewed and ap- Conservancy Curates the City for the Getty’s Pacific proved by the Office of Historic Resources. Work is also under way at the 1962 Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Dodger Stadium, the third-oldest ballpark by Cindy Olnick and Sarah Weber in Major League Baseball. The owners have retained a preservation architect as part of Showcasing fifty years of modern architecture in Greater Los Angeles, the Conservancy the team overseeing upgrades to enhance will reprise our Curating the City series this spring and summer as part of the Getty initiative, comfort yet retain the stadium’s classic 1960s Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. design. For instance, plans include installing Funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation, Curating the City: Modern Architecture high-definition video boards in the left and in L.A. will combine architectural tours, panel discussions, a film screening, and a perma- right fields while bringing back the unique nent online resource to highlight L.A. County’s modern architectural heritage and the need hexagonal shape of both scoreboards. The to preserve it. The program will span from 1940 to 1990, venturing into the relatively new work also includes widening concourses, add- preservation territory of the 1970s and ’80s. ing more wheelchair seating, and expanding Though we have worked to preserve significant modern architecture for most of our thirty- and renovating restrooms. five-year history—our volunteer Modern Committee was formed in 1984—the Getty initia- For more information about these and tive presents a special opportunity. “We’ve never had the chance to step back and take such a other issues, please visit laconservancy.org. broad view of L.A. modernism over five decades,” says Linda Dishman, the Conservancy’s executive director. “What happened here in terms of architectural experimentation, technical innovation, suburban development, and master planning had an immeasurable impact not only in , but across the nation and the globe.” i n s i d e Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. will treat Greater Los Angeles as a liv- Conservancy News 2 ing museum, using public programming to interpret the story of L.A. modernism in different Preservation Issue Spotlight 3 ways. Launched in 2005 with Curating the City: (curatingthecity.org), this Membership 4, 7

Please see CURATING THE CITY on page 6 Last Remaining Seats 5 conservancy news

Conservancy Mixer April 10 at Silver Lake’s Café Stella Los Angeles Conservancy 523 W. Sixth Street, Suite 826 Join staff and friends of the Conservancy for a casual mixer the evening of Wednesday, Los Angeles, California 90014 April 10 at Café Stella, 3932 West Sunset Boulevard, in Silver Lake. Members and non- (213) 623-2489 Fax: (213) 623-3909 members alike are welcome. Stop by on your way home from the office, grab a drink, and laconservancy.org make some new friends. Admission is only $10 and includes appetizers and one cocktail, The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit mem- thanks to our gracious hosts. All proceeds directly benefit the Conservancy. bership organization that works through education Space is limited, so advance reservations are required. You can reserve online at and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of laconservancy.org. We hope to see you there! Los Angeles County. Stay Connected! Coming Soon: New Website, Fresh Look laconservancy.org facebook.com/losangelesconservancy The Conservancy turns thirty-five this year, and we have big plans in store as part twitter.com/laconservancy of the celebration. One of the most exciting is a new website launching around June 1 at laconservancy.org. While our current website has served us very well for more than a Board of Directors Stephanie Kingsnorth, AIA, LEED AP; President decade, the new site will provide the rich content you’ve come to expect in a way that’s Rita Morales Patton, VP Advocacy easier to use. Mobile-friendly design, innovative mapping, and other tools will help you Clare De Briere, VP Membership/Development explore historic places and, when needed, take action to help save them. Many thanks to Barbara Flammang, AIA; VP Education/ Community Relations the more than 1,300 people who completed our website user survey last summer. Your Hernan Hernandez, VP Finance/Administration feedback has directly informed the planning for the website and will continue to help Mitchell E. Abbott; Steven D. Archer; guide our efforts as we move forward. Linda Bruckheimer; James Camp; Robert K. Foster; Elizabeth Edwards Harris, PhD; We are also updating the Conservancy logo based on extensive research and input Dexter Henderson; Diane Keaton; Michael LaFetra; over the past year, including a pro bono project with the brand strategy firm Added Value. Andrew Meieran; Karen Miller; Eric B. Moore; Though fresher in appearance, the logo will continue to convey the Conservancy’s devotion Cedd Moses; Wesley Phoa, PhD; Susan Strauss; to the historic architecture of Greater Los Angeles. It will also form the basis for a graphic Donald Weggeman identity system to make our communications visually cohesive, yet flexible enough to Advisory Council Charmaine Atherton; Margaret Bach; express the distinct flavor of our many different programs. You’ll see the new identity Sally S. Beaudette; Bruce Corwin; Tim Disney; emerge over the next year, and we welcome your feedback. George A. V. Dunning; Amy Forbes; Douglas J. Gardner; Albert Greenstein; Curtis Hanson; Greg Harless; Robert S. Harris, FAIA; Mary Kay Hight; Huell Howser (1945-2013) Dr. Thomas S. Hines; Kathryn Welch Howe; Huell Howser; Brenda Levin, FAIA; Ronald S. Lushing; Huell Howser, host of public television programs Robert F. Maguire III; Christy McAvoy; including Visiting with Huell Howser and California’s Thomas R. Miller; Mimi Perloff; Frank Romero; Jack Rubens; Alan Sieroty; Alison Silver; Joel Wachs; Gold, passed away in January. Described by Conservancy John H. Welborne; Roland A. Wiley, AIA; Executive Director Linda Dishman as “the first social Ken Williams; Dr. Robert W. Winter media,” Howser brought a new level of awareness and Lifetime Cornerstone accessibility to exploring historic places. “He had stories George A. V. Dunning Leonard Hill that weren’t about the brick and mortar, but the people Stephen and Christy McAvoy and lives they touched,” she said at a public celebration of John H. and Martha L. Welborne Howser’s life. “Each story about a place was like a brick

Staff that helped build support for the preservation movement Conservancy archives Linda Dishman, Executive Director in Los Angeles.” Mitch Bassion, Director of Development Flora Chou, Preservation Advocate Lauren Everett, Administrative Assistant Shannon Ryan Leaves Conservancy Staff Adrian Scott Fine, Director of Advocacy Adrienne Kisson, Development Manager In February, Shannon Ryan left the Conservancy staff to pursue her career in urban Annie Laskey, Program Manager planning. She has taken a position with the City of Los Angeles, as a planning assistant in Cindy Olnick, Director of Communications Willow Pappageorge, Director of Administration the Office of Historic Resources’ Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) unit. She Bruce Scottow, Educational Outreach Coordinator has worked toward this goal for several years, so while we miss Shannon, we are thrilled Mickie Torres-Gil, Membership Assistant for her. We greatly appreciate Shannon’s contributions on staff as both membership as- Marcello Vavala, Preservation Associate Sarah Weber, Director of Education sistant and communications coordinator, as well as her ongoing support as a Conservancy member. We look forward to working with her in a new capacity. As we often say, no one Conservancy News is published bi-monthly. ever truly leaves the Conservancy!

2 los angeles conservancy news issue Spotlight Finding the Win-Win for Wyvernwood by Adrian Scott Fine The Conservancy often hears arguments to Denver-based AIMCO, the nation’s largest that older buildings cannot be rehabilitated, apartment holding company, and the 2005 that outdated features and lack of modern election of Councilmember Bill Rosendahl. conveniences can be addressed only through After much negotiation by the Lincoln Place demolition. Yet more often than not, these Tenants Association, a plan for preservation claims are not fully backed by solid analysis finally emerged. AIMCO nominated Lincoln or a thoughtful process of exploring a range Place for Historic-Cultural Monument desig- of alternatives to find a win-win solution. nation and pursued two incentive programs Chase Knolls in Sherman Oaks, now being rehabilitated. for rehabilitation: the Mills Act and the Fed- A perfect example is the current effort Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy. to preserve Wyvernwood in Boyle Heights. eral Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit. As Opened in 1939 as Los Angeles’ first large- through demolition. Legacy Partners also pur- with Chase Knolls, the Lincoln Place plan scale garden apartment community, Wyvern- sued incentive programs including the Mills allows for sensitive new construction—in this wood is now threatened with complete demo- Act to provide substantial property tax relief case, up to thirteen new apartment buildings lition and redevelopment. in exchange for preserving and maintaining on site. The work is slated for completion by To demonstrate the potential for a win- the historic property. the end of 2014. win, we offer two local examples of other In 2002, Chase Knolls was sold to Trans- Clearly, historic garden apartments— garden apartment developments currently Action Financial Corporation. Despite some even those considered out-of-date or suf- undergoing extensive rehabilitation—Chase delays, the owners anticipate completing a fering from deferred maintenance—can be Knolls in Sherman Oaks and Lincoln Place in full exterior rehabilitation of all buildings by preserved through win-win solutions. When Venice. Neither is identical to Wyvernwood spring 2013—including new roofs, period- a settlement was finally reached in 2010 for in all aspects, though each shares similarities appropriate paint colors, and the restoration Lincoln Place, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio and was also once threatened with demolition of key features. Although approved, no new Villaraigosa commented, “...it will serve as a and redevelopment. buildings have been constructed at Chase model locally and nationally for sustainable Knolls to date. rehabilitation of older, low-rise rental housing Chase Knolls while providing green jobs in Los Angeles.” Lincoln Place For more details on Wyvernwood and Between 1947 and 1949, Chase Knolls garden apartments, visit laconservancy.org. was built on a thirteen-acre site in Sherman Another success story hails from Venice. Oaks with buildings designed in a vernacular Built between 1949 and 1951, Lincoln Place modern style. Like Wyvernwood, the apart- was intended primarily to house veterans ments are primarily two-story buildings clad returning from World War II. in stucco with minimal architectural detail- Larger than Chase Knolls but smaller ing. The buildings are joined side-by-side or than Wyvernwood, Lincoln Place spans at right angles in clusters to form enclosed thirty-three acres and currently contains about courtyards of green open spaces. 700 units. It shares the hallmarks of historic In 2000, a plan emerged by then-owner garden apartments, with vast open space and Legacy Partners to demolish the existing thoughtful design. 260-unit development for a new 403-unit The threat to Lincoln Place first came project. Following strong opposition from to the Conservancy’s attention through our long-time tenants, the Conservancy, and then- Modern Committee in 2001. The then-owner Councilmember Michael Feuer, Chase Knolls had long sought a plan to redevelop the highly was successfully designated as a Historic- valuable site for condominiums. Cultural Monument. What evolved was an epic preservation After much debate, the owners ultimately battle lasting nearly ten years, with improper decided to preserve Chase Knolls. A negoti- demolitions, numerous lawsuits (some about ated solution included sensitive infill develop- affordable housing, not historic preservation), ment, allowing them to build up to six new and multiple hearings before the State Histori- buildings with 141 units. This increases the cal Resources Commission. number of allowable housing units to 401, Two pivotal events changed the direction One of several graphics created by Wyvernwood residents in favor of preservation. Image courtesy of just shy of what was originally proposed of this effort: the sale of Lincoln Place in 2003 SomosWyvernwood.org.

Mar | Apr 2013 3 mEMBERSHIP THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2012! Last year was a successful one for the Conservancy, and we want to thank each and every one of our members for your support. Here are some highlights of what you helped us achieve. Just as every membership makes a difference, every action taken on behalf of a specific issue—from writing a letter or attending a hearing to spreading the word to your friends—makes a difference. Thank you!

Wide-Ranging Advocacy Public Engagement Organizational Strength

• Took direct action to help • Welcomed 11,071 guests to the • Ended the year with 6,446 active preserve 45 threatened historic 26th season of Last Remaining members, representing more places Seats than $600,000 in general support for the Conservancy’s advocacy • Analyzed and commented • Took a record 8,768 guests on our and education programs on 30 environmental impact regular walking tours, including reports 1,061 school and college students • Raised a record $130,000 for the Preservation Advocacy Fund, • Provided technical assistance to • Celebrated the best in historic thanks to donations in honor of nearly 700 callers preservation with 541 guests at the Linda Dishman’s twentieth year 31st Annual Preservation Awards as executive director • Established 3 new conserva- Luncheon tion easements, for a total of 31 • Benefitted from the hard work of permanently protected historic • Convened 113 people in Holly- 320 volunteers buildings wood for the 10th annual His- toric Preservation Overlay Zone Top Preservation “Wins” (HPOZ) Conference, co-sponsored Your Membership Has by the City of Los Angeles Office a Direct Impact of Historic Resources • Helped the City of Beverly Hills adopt a new preservation ordi- • Networked with 80 garden apart- nance to protect its historic places ment lovers at “I Heart Garden 71% Apartments Day!” in Baldwin Advocacy/Education Hills • Saw the public review process through for the 1966 Century • Hosted 3,755 people at additional Plaza Hotel redevelopment proj- public tours and programs, span- 29% ect (approved in January 2013) ning from San Pedro to Pomona General Operations/ Fundraising

• Led 12 students (ages 11-13) on • Worked with our Modern Com- Adventures in Architecture, our mittee to successfully nominate summer program for underserved, the 1965 Los Angeles Depart- inner-city youth with Heart of Los ment of Water and Power Angeles (HOLA) Revenue from membership represents Building as a Historic-Cultural one-third of the Conservancy’s annual Monument • Had nearly 400,000 visitors to our income, and the majority of this rev- website at laconservancy.org enue goes directly to support our dual mission of advocacy and education. • Worked with the Los Angeles • Reached nearly 10,000 “likes” on By maintaining your Conservancy Unified School District to save Facebook (help us get there!) membership, you play an important 1920s and ’30s historic buildings role in helping us preserve, revitalize, at Jordan High School • Neared 5,000 followers on Twitter and promote Greater Los Angeles’ architectural and cultural heritage.

4 los angeles conservancy news programs BIG FILMS, NEW VENUE 2013 Volunteer FOR LAST REMAINING SEATS Awards by Sarah Weber The twenty-seventh year of this signature series promises big films, and the addition of a new venue, as we present classic films and live entertainment in the historic movie palaces of Los Angeles. We will continue to feature some of the beautiful theatres, and we will return to the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. For the first time ever, we will visit the 1964 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, designed by 25 Years of Service Welton Becket and Associates for The Music Chris Nichols Center of Los Angeles County and now home Betty Petitt to L.A. Opera. We will screen the classic Robert Simonton musical My Fair Lady, released the same Tanya Gutierrez Steve Markham year (1964). We are thrilled to present this special screening as part of the Getty initia- We’re thrilled to host a double screening of Casablanca at the Saban Theatre on Saturday, tive, Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern June 29! Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Architecture in L.A. (see cover story). We will also open and close this season 2013 LRS Lineup on Saturdays, making it even easier for you to Saturday, June 1 attend. This year’s series begins on Saturday, Orpheum Theatre June 1, runs every Wednesday evening in To Catch a Thief (1955) June, and closes on Saturday, June 29 with two screenings of the iconic filmCasablanca . Wednesday, June 5 As always, members enjoy advance pur- Palace Theatre chase and discounts on tickets. Tickets go on La Bamba (1987) 15 Years of Service sale to Conservancy members at 10 a.m. on co-presented with the Latin American Regina O’Brien March 27 and to the general public on April Cinemateca of Los Angeles Gregory Figueroa 10. Advance tickets are $16 for Conservancy Shannon Simonds Chris Green members ($20 for the general public). For Wednesday, June 12 details, visit laconservancy.org. Eric Evavold (not pictured) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion James Ratay (not pictured)

My Fair Lady (1964) Thanks to Our Sponsors presented as part of Pacific Standard We offer special thanks to our 2013 Last Time Presents: Modern Architecture in Remaining Seats sponsors (as of press time): L.A. Series Star Sponsor: Foreign Press Association; Series Supporting Spon- Wednesday, June 19 sors: Steve Bing, Walter and Holly Thomson Los Angeles Theatre Foundation; Series Sponsors: NBC Universal, All About Eve (1950) Paramount Pictures, Cole’s Originators of the French Dip/213 Cocktail Revolution; Wednesday, June 26 Evening Sponsors: Cathy and Steve Needle- Orpheum Theatre Exemplary Service in 2012 man, Clifton’s/The Edison, Linda and Jerry Ben-Hur (silent, 1925) Bruckheimer, The Getty Foundation, The Don Weggeman, for Service on Behalf of Walking Tour Program Music Center, Twentieth Century-Fox, War- Saturday, June 29 ner Bros., Hugh Hefner; Media Sponsors: Saban Theatre Mike Henderson, for Research and Los Angeles Downtown News, Laemmle Casablanca (1942) Presentation on San Pedro YWCA Theatres. matinee and evening screenings Photos by Larry Underhill

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curating the city continued from page 1 Curating the City broad-based educational approach encourages the Instagram Contest ongoing exploration—and appreciation—of L.A.’s Share your vision of modern L.A.! unique built environment. One of the most exciting outcomes of this ini- Are you on Instagram? If so, you tiative will be a new website at laconservancy.org can use it to help us celebrate fifty years (see page 2) with a dedicated section (microsite) of modern architecture with Curating for Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. From famous icons to hidden gems, the microsite On our various Curating the City will include a map of 300 modern places to explore tours, you’ll have the chance to step firsthand or online, sharing your own stories along inside some of Los Angeles’ most the way. The microsite will also include an essay by exquisite and daring architectural ac- renowned author Alan Hess, info about preservation complishments. success stories and challenges, and more. We invite you to be part of the The preliminary Curating the City schedule series by capturing and curating your (subject to change) is below. For details, updates, own vision of modern L.A. through your and reservations, please visit laconservancy.org. camera lens! Since the contest takes place on Ins- • Saturday, April 20 – Our spring tour, tagram, all you have to do is point, shoot, Venice Eclectic, will explore how afford- “Four Arches” (Alexander Calder, 1974) at Security Pacific Plaza in , and use the hashtag #CuratingtheCity able land, a culture of creativity, and an featured on the Modern Skyline walking tour. during any of our Curating the City tours open-minded community made Venice Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy. for a chance to win prizes throughout of the 1970s and ’80s the right place the series. and time for experimental young architects to cut their teeth using unorthodox Following each tour, we’ll feature materials in limited spaces. The result is an impressive collection of surprising, select photos on the Conservancy’s Ins- whimsical, and innovative modern structures by architectural greats such as Steven tagram and Facebook pages. Ehrlich, Frederick Fisher, Frank Gehry, Frank Israel, and others. It couldn’t be easier to participate! Here’s how: • Saturday, May 11 – The Conservancy’s annual meeting will feature a panel of experts discussing the evolution of downtown’s Bunker Hill from an upscale 1. Follow the Conservancy on Instagram residential district at the turn of the twentieth century into the world-class com- (@laconservancy) and experience mercial and cultural hub it is today. Held at the striking Bonaventure Hotel (John Curating the City through our lens. Portman & Associates, 1974-78), this free event will include a breakfast reception and optional tours of the hotel and surrounding area. 2. Use your smartphone to photo- • Every Saturday in May and June at 2 p.m. – The Conservancy will spotlight graph anything you’d like (where our Modern Skyline Walking Tour of the skyscrapers, plazas, and public art that permitted) while taking one define downtown’s Bunker Hill. Skilled volunteer docents will share fascinating of the Curating the City tours. stories of the area’s transformation and show how the city center mixes the new with the old as it changes over time. 3. Upload the photo(s) to Instagram. • Thursday and Friday evenings, May 23 and 24 – In a nighttime twist on the 4. Tag your photo(s) using the Modern Skyline Tour, Modern by Moonlight will show the skyscrapers and hashtag #CuratingtheCity, as plazas of Bunker Hill under the light of a full moon. The tour will end at the well as the specific hashtag for BonaVista Lounge atop the Bonaventure Hotel (to be confirmed) with a cocktail the relevant tour you are taking— and spectacular nighttime views. #VeniceEclectic, #ModernSkyline, or #ModernbyMoonlight—so that • Wednesday, June 12 – Last Remaining Seats (see page 5) will visit the 1964 we can track your submission by Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the first time, screening the classic musical,My tour. Multiple photos are welcome! Fair Lady. The film opened the same year as this wondrous venue, designed for The Music Center by Welton Becket and Associates. 5. Have fun! • Saturday, July 27 – A “Landmark This!” workshop will focus on landmarking modern and culturally significant resources, and a secondpanel discussion (topic TBD) will explore themes of modernism in Greater Los Angeles.

6 los angeles conservancy news membership NOVEMBER 17 / JANUARY 18 MEMBERSHIP Membership Report MATTERS

The Los Angeles Conservancy would like to acknowledge the Your membership provides the generous contributions of our new Supporting members, and the Conservancy with crucial operating new and renewing members of our Sustaining, Benefactor, and funds, as well as strength in num- Cornerstone groups. bers to maintain a powerful voice MARBLE CORNERSTONE Snowdy Dodson Carla L. Fallberg for preservation. ($5,000 - $9,999) Heidi Duckler and Dan Rosenfeld Shari Faris Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer Richard Elbaum and Sean Feeney Americo Cascella Kathleen Gilbride Carol Fenelon Tylie Jones Steven Fader and Nalsey Tinberg Barbara Field Join or renew at laconservancy.org. Suzanne Farrell Ruth Flinkman CORPORATE GRANITE Philip J. Gold Ken Fowler CORNERSTONE Gene Hassan Susan R. Friedman ($2,500 - $4,999) Douglas Herzbrun James Gerrity Historic Resources Group Diana H. Honeycutt Kevin Goetz Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Leslie L. Howard Michael Gottfried and FIVE REASONS TO RECEIVE OUR Rosenberg & Light, LLP Stephen Johnson and Wayne Blankenship MONTHLY E-NEWS E-MAIL Paramount Pictures Patricia Baxter Catherine Gudis Shangri-La Construction Allen R. Klotz Jeffery Hansen Helena and Boyd Krout John and Laurie Hartigan GRANITE CORNERSTONE W. Matthew Leroux Bruce P. Hector 1. Things happen! ($2,500 - $4,999) Joe and Denise Lumarda Edward Helmer Robert and Sara Cannon Doss and Adel Mabe Christine Hill While the bi-monthly publica- Roger Stoker and Michael Ostrow Jim Mcelwain John Horger Watling Foundation James H. McMath Sandra Howe tion you’re reading now provides Glen Meredith and Stephen and Micheline Hughes a lot of information, it’s not always CORPORATE LIMESTONE Joanne Valli-Marill David Jacot and Francis Diaz CORNERSTONE ($1,000 - $2,499) Maurice F. Meysenburg Rick Johnson and Mary Ann Bailey the most timely. 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Walking tours begin at 10 a.m. except where noted. Tours are $5 for Conser- vancy members and children twelve and under; $10 for the general public. Walk-ins are accepted on most tours. Pre-payment is required on Angelino Heights, Biltmore Hotel, and Broadway. For details and reservations, visit ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED laconservancy.org. Questions? Call the Conservancy office at (213) 623-2489.

Weekly Tours Art Deco every Saturday Biltmore Hotel every Sunday, 2 p.m. Broadway: Historic Theatre & Commercial District Every Saturday Historic Downtown every Saturday

BI-WEEKLY and Monthly Tours Angelino Heights First Saturday Downtown Renaissance: Spring & Main Second and Fourth Saturdays Modern Skyline First and Third Saturdays, 2 p.m. Union Station Third Saturday Last Remaining Seats tickets on sale March 27 Youth, family, and group tours by arrangement; to Conservancy members! See page 5. call (213) 623-2489 for information.

Upcoming events Conservancy archives Gareth Kantner Trudi Sandmeier LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY MIXER SPRING TOUR: HERITAGE DAY Wednesday, April 10 VENICE ECLECTIC Sunday, April 14 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 20 Pico House, El Pueblo Café Stella, Silver Lake Various sites in Venice

Celebrate the history of Los Angeles Join staff and friends of the As part of the Getty’s Pacific Stan- County during L.A. Heritage Day—a Conservancy for a casual, early dard Time Presents: Modern Archi- free festival-type event with info evening get-together. $10 admission tecture in L.A., our spring tour in tables and activities by around 100 includes appetizers and one cocktail. Venice will explore the architecture heritage groups (including us!). Visit Space is limited, so reserve now at of our more recent past! See page laheritage.blogspot.com for details. laconservancy.org. See you there! 1 for details.