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L.A. Historic Neighborhoods Conference October 13 This fall, the Conservancy will host the 2018 L.A. Historic Neighborhoods Confer- ence. Co-sponsored with the City of Office of Historic Resources, the day-long forum is open to anyone interested in learning more about neighborhood con- servation. Some of the topics covered include pre- serving multi-family housing, engaging youth in preservation, protecting legacy businesses, and more. The event will take place on Saturday, October 13 at the historic Lincoln High School (3501 N. ). Doors open at On April 5, we convened a panel of experts for a discussion on the future of preservation in Los Angeles. From left 8:30 a.m., and the program ends at 4:00 p.m. to right: Larry Mantle, host of KPCC’s AirTalk; Margaret Bach, the Conservancy’s founding president; Christopher The conference is a wonderful opportu- Hawthorne, chief design officer for the City of Los Angeles; Luis Hoyos, architect, urban designer, and architecture professor; and Michelle Magalong, executive director of Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation. nity to connect with other Angelenos who are Photo by Gary Leonard. organizing around similar issues. The pro- gram includes presentations by experts in the The Future of Preservation in Los Angeles: Please see CONFERENCE on page 6 The Next Forty Years by Cindy Olnick “We needed to think in a new way about cities and about what we value,” said Margaret Bach, the Conservancy’s founding president, to a packed house in April. She was talking about the birth of the organization forty years ago, but her words ring equally true today. As part of the Conservancy’s fortieth-anniversary celebration, we convened an expert panel on April 5. “The Future of Preservation in Los Angeles: The Next Forty Years” took place at the Los Angeles Central Library, whose proposed demolition led to the Conservancy’s formation in 1978. Larry Mantle, host of KPCC’s AirTalk and a fourth-generation Angeleno, moderated the We will hold the October 13 L.A. Historic Neighborhoods discussion. Joining Bach on the panel were Christopher Hawthorne, newly appointed chief Conference at Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights. design officer for the City of Los Angeles and former architecture critic for the Los Angeles Photo by Jessica Hodgdon/L.A. Conservancy. Times; Luis Hoyos, an architect and urban designer, Conservancy board member, professor I N S I D E of architecture at the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, and member of the national Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and Michelle Magalong, executive director 40th Anniversary 2 of Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation and associate director for the Issues 3 Center of Social Innovation at UC Riverside’s School of Public Policy. Programs 4 - 5

Please see FUTURE on page 6 Membership 7 ANNIVERSARY Forty Years of Saving Places: Pushing the Los Angeles Conservancy Boundaries of Historic Preservation 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 826 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Saving historic places has been at the core of the Los Angeles Conservancy’s mission (213) 623-2489 Fax: (213) 623-3909 since our founding in 1978. While historic places will always remain threatened, today laconservancy.org there is a greater appreciation and understanding of the value of preservation. Just as the Conservancy has grown and evolved over the last forty years, so has the The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organi- zation that works through education and advocacy to recognize, broader preservation movement. Our work isn’t just about buildings: it’s about connecting preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural with various communities to identify the places that matter to them. resources of Los Angeles County. In reflecting on our work over the years, two areas in particular stand out: Modern Stay connected! architecture and culturally-significant places with layered history. laconservancy.org In a place as relatively young as Los Angeles, Modern architecture is part and parcel Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @laconservancy of the built environment. The Conservancy has worked to protect and preserve Modern Board of Directors Alice Carr, Chair of the Board resources for most of the organization’s history. Corinna Cherian, Secretary The Conservancy formed our volunteer Fifties Task Force (later renamed Modern Mike Deasy, Treasurer Committee) in 1984, in response to the rapid destruction of post-World War II buildings Linda Brettler, Chair, Advocacy Committee Maxine Greenspan, Chair, Development Committee in Los Angeles. Barbara Bestor; David Cocke; Joy Forbes; Jared Franz; This was long before Mad Men and the renaissance of Mid-Century Modern design— Luis Hoyos; Anna Jacobson; Diane Keaton; David Kopple; we were fighting to protect buildings that were barely thirty years old. Yet a passionate Roella Hsieh Louie; David C. Martin, FAIA; Andy Mey- group of visionary preservationists knew the importance of saving these crucial elements ers; Sophia Nardin; Eric Needleman; Stacy Paek; Bill E. Roschen, FAIA; Jan Westman; Raymond Wu of our shared heritage. Modern resources now represent more than half of the preservation issues addressed Advisory Council by the Conservancy. We continue to identify issues of concern, raise awareness of our Charmaine Atherton; Margaret Bach; Sally S. Beaudette; Bruce Corwin; Tim Disney; Modern legacy, and engage new people. George A. V. Dunning; Amy Forbes; Douglas J. Gardner; We of course will never turn our back on the older landmarks that enrich our lives Albert Greenstein; Greg Harless; Robert S. Harris, FAIA; and help define our communities. Yet we must always keep looking ahead, toward the Hernan Hernandez; Mary Kay Hight; Dr. Thomas S. Hines; Kathryn Welch Howe; next frontier in preservation. Stephanie Kingsnorth, AIA, LEED AP; Michael LaFetra; Today, we’re increasingly working to preserve culturally significant places, such as Brenda Levin, FAIA; Ronald S. Lushing; those associated with the LGBTQ and Latinx communities. Culturally significant places Robert F. Maguire III; Christy McAvoy; Thomas R. Miller; and Modern architecture face one common problem: the perception that these buildings Wesley Phoa, PhD; Frank Romero; Jack Rubens; Alan Si- eroty; Alison Silver; Joel Wachs; John H. Welborne; Roland aren’t old enough to be considered historic or significant. A. Wiley, AIA; Ken Williams; Dr. Robert W. Winter Because sites associated with LGBTQ or Latinx history are often more recent, many are vulnerable to demolition or excessive alteration before their stories can be fully Lifetime Cornerstone George A. V. Dunning understood. It’s critically important to know our built history as it unfolds and identify Leonard Hill (1947 – 2016) significant examples before they’re threatened. Otherwise, we risk losing our heritage. Connie Humberger This year, we successfully nominated The Woman’s Building as a City of Los Angeles Stephen and Christy McAvoy John H. and Martha L. Welborne Historic-Cultural Monument to recognize its important feminist and LGBTQ history (learn more on page 3). In a multi-year effort to honor the legacy of the 1969-70 Chicano Mora- Staff torium marches, we nominated sites associated with the events to the National Register of Linda Dishman, President and CEO Sana Ahmed, Education Specialist Historic Places. In May of this year, the nomination was approved by the State Historical Marcella Akop, Membership Associate Resources Commission, and listed on the Register of Historical Resources. Kate Andersen, Operations Manager As of press time, we were waiting for final approval from the National Park Service for Adrian Scott Fine, Director of Advocacy listing on the National Register. Jessica Hodgdon, Digital Communications Manager Helen Huang, Administrative Assistant Recognizing cultural significance does not mean preserving every old building in Alex Inshishian, Program Coordinator Los Angeles. All landmarks must meet a threshold of significance based on nationally Sarah Lann, Director of Education accepted standards and criteria. Yet, rightly, these criteria include not only architectural Liz Leshin, Director of Development Tiffany Narváez, PR and Marketing Manager merit or pedigree, but the people and events that, together, convey our rich cultural heritage. Jenelle Pope, Development Manager While we have only scratched the surface in recognizing and protecting places of M. Rosalind Sagara, Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator cultural significance, we are committed to this effort. Just as we have worked to protect Bruce Scottow, Educational Outreach Coordinator Marcello Vavala, Preservation Associate L.A.’s Modern legacy for over thirty years (and our work still isn’t over!), we will continue to shine a light on culturally significant places throughout L.A. County. 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 Adrian Scott Fine, Rosalind Sagara, and Marcello Vavala For more information about these and other preservation issues, please visit laconservancy.org/important-issues.

The Woman’s Building Declared a Landmark In June, the Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of the Conservancy’s Histor- ic-Cultural Landmark nomination of The Woman’s Building. This designation ensures protection and a design review process for the building if a project or modifications are proposed. Many community members supported our nomination by attending hearings, testify- ing, writing letters of support, and spreading the word. We could not have accomplished this result without the passion and support The Woman’s Building is now a designated landmark! Community members and artists involved with the Feminist of the community. The Conservancy thanks Studio Workshop supported the landmark nomination throughout the process by attending hearings, testifying, Councilmember Gil Cedillo for his strong writing letters of support, and helping spread the word. support and Architectural Resources Group for preparing the nomination. landmark nomination for CBS Television We’ve worked very closely with CBS on The Woman’s Building is one of the City. The following month, City Council’s this nomination, and their leadership is in sites featured in our LGBTQ Historic Places Planning and Land Use Management Com- full support. in L.A. short film series. Watch the film at mittee voted in favor of the nomination. Next laconservancy.org/lgbtq-films to hear two it will go before the full City Council for a Lytton Savings Building artists involved with the Feminist Studio final vote. On June 13, a decision by the Supreme Workshop (FSW) discuss the building’s im- In December 2017, the Conservancy Court of California to deny hearing a petition portant history. submitted a nomination to designate the filed by the Conservancy effectively ended The Woman’s Building is a cornerstone storied CBS Television City complex as a legal efforts to stop the needless demolition in late twentieth-century lesbian and feminist Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) follow- of the historic Lytton Savings building (now culture. In 1973, three trailblazing women— ing news in September that CBS Corporation Chase Bank). Judy Chicago, Arlene Raven, and Sheila was potentially interested in marketing the In May, the Conservancy petitioned the Levrant de Bretteville—created the FSW, twenty-five-acre property. Supreme Court to review the recent Court of the first independent art school for women. Announcement of a potential sale raised Appeal’s decision. That decision overturned FSW operated out of the 1914 Beaux widespread concern over the fate of the ar- the 2017 L.A. County Superior Court ruling Arts building from 1975 until its closure in chitecturally and culturally significant cam- in favor of the Conservancy and blocked the 1991. Throughout its eighteen-year run, The pus, which SurveyLA identified as National City of L.A. from demolition. Woman’s Building cultivated an experimental Register-eligible. We respectfully disagree with the Court space for women to explore ideas in feminist Designed by Pereira & Luckman—with of Appeal ruling, and believe this case goes theory and sexuality through art. Artists master architect Gin Wong as lead designer— to the foundation and intent of the California whose work may have been marginalized in CBS Television City is the first large-scale Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and the other venues found a platform for expressing facility designed specifically for television need to fully consider and adopt preservation political goals and viewpoints. production in the United States. Landmark designation will help guide alternatives when feasible. Thank you to all who supported us in this CBS Television City future additional development on the site while retaining its historic and character- effort, and to the Friends of Lytton Savings In May, the City of Los Angeles’ Cultural defining features. and Councilmember David Ryu. Heritage Commission voted in support of our We’re excited about this step forward.

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CINDY OLNICK LEAVES Summer Tours Are Back! CONSERVANCY

After fourteen years with the Conservancy, Director of Com- munications Cindy Olnick left the Conservancy at the end of May. Last summer’s City Hall tours sold out very quickly. Be sure to reserve your spot on the summer walking tour of your choice while you can! Photo by Steven Chavez. Cindy truly built our communi- cations program from the ground by Alex Inshishian Summer Evening Tour Schedule up: she was the first and only com- Summer is just around the corner, and munications staff member fourteen along with the longer days comes the return City Hall – 5:15/5:30 p.m. years ago. Now, the department is a of our popular summer tours. This season July 11, July 18, August 8, August 15, highly effective team of three. features tours not available other times of the August 29. Among many great accom- year: City Hall, Modern by Moonlight, and $15 for Conservancy members and plishments in her time with the Past Meets Present. youth; $20 for the general public. Conservancy, Cindy centralized and Thanks to Project Restore, we’ll tour Access to the observation deck subject improved our communications, City Hall on select Wednesday evenings in to availability. established a cohesive voice for July and August. The tour includes a trip to the Past Meets Present – 5:30 p.m. the organization, led the creation twenty-seventh-floor observation deck, which July 12, August 9, September 13 of our first-ever brand identity, and offers a breathtaking view of the downtown $10 for Conservancy members and ushered in transformative technol- skyline. Last year, these tours sold out within youth; $15 general public ogy. One of her largest-scale proj- a week of their announcement! Reserve early ects was overseeing the complete so you don’t miss your chance to visit one Modern By Moonlight – 7:00 p.m. redesign of our website in 2013. of the most iconic buildings in Southern July 20, July 27, August 3, August Cindy supervised and men- California. 10, August 17, August 24, August 31, tored multiple communications Take a nighttime stroll through L.A.’s old September 7 staff members over the years, and financial district on our Past Meets Present $10 for Conservancy members and she considers the team she built to walking tour. This historic neighborhood is youth; $15 general public be her greatest accomplishment. now bursting at the seams with art galleries, Cindy will take some time off vendors, and street artists. Tours take place on the Bonaventure Hotel for no-host cocktails, before she decides on her next the second Thursday of the month, coinciding dining, and breathtaking nighttime views. It career move. We wish her the very with the ever popular Downtown Art Walk. is the perfect way to spend a beautiful Friday best in the future. Modern by Moonlight, one of our most evening in downtown. anticipated walking tours, returns on Friday Space is limited, and reservations are evenings from July 20 through September 7. required for all summer tours. For more in- This nighttime twist on our Modern Skyline formation and to register, visit laconservancy. tour captures the spectacle of spending a org/tours or call (213) 623-2489. summer evening in downtown L.A. The tour ends at the BonaVista Lounge at the top of

4 Los Angeles Conservancy News PROGRAMS Explore Downtown L.A.’s Fashion District October 20 by Sarah Lann Join us on Saturday, October 20 for a day of exploration as we tour ’ Fashion District! At this special single-day event, we’ll offer multiple 60/90-minute docent-led walk- ing tours throughout the day. This unique format allows you to customize your itinerary by choosing which tours to take and when. Don’t forget to leave some room for eating and shopping! Once known as the Garment District, the area was the epicenter of textiles, cloth- ing, and accessories production in L.A. The area grew substantially in the 1920s and 30s, becoming the nexus of the apparel business that it is today. The Fashion District also houses other well-known commercial centers. Within its borders are Santee Alley, the famous open- air bazaar, and the country’s largest flower Our special event on October 20 explores downtown L.A.’s Fashion District! Choose from multiple market. 60/90-minute docent-led tours throughout the day. Image courtesy LA Fashion District Business Improvement District. As you visit the neighborhood’s historic sites, you’ll also learn about the rich, intan- With the many changes taking place in More details will be available soon at gible history of the area. Tours will explore the Fashion District, now is the perfect time laconservancy.org/fashiondistrict. the history of the labor unions formed in the to explore this neighborhood’s rich history. We hope you can join us at this special district, the neighborhood’s current role as Tickets go on sale Wednesday, September event! a fashion hub, the innovative new uses of 5 at 10 a.m. for Conservancy members and former factories, the lasting legacy of local Wednesday, September 12 at 10 a.m. for the developer Florence C. Casler, and more. general public.

Welcome New Board Members On July 1, we welcomed four members to • Sophia Nardin is a writer and co- We also have new board officers: the Conservancy’s Board of Directors: owner of Silvertop. She and her hus- • Chair – Alice Carr band recently rehabilitated the iconic • Barbara Bestor is an architect who • Treasurer – Mike Deasy specializes in both new and reha- home, where they live with their two bilitation projects. Two of her most daughters. • Secretary – Corinna Cherian recent projects earned Preserva- The Conservancy’s Governance and • Chair of the Advocacy Committee – tion Awards: the Salkin House and Board Relations Committee nominated these Linda Brettler Silvertop. three new board members, who were elected • Chair of the Development at the May board meeting. The board also ap- • Jared Franz is an economist with Committee – Maxine Greenspan proved a second three-year term for: the Capital Group where he covers Due to term limits, we have three mem- the U.S. and Latin America. • Linda Brettler – Principal, Linda bers leaving the board. For their outstanding Brettler: Architect • Luis Hoyos is an architect and urban service, we offer our deepest thanks to James designer, professor of architecture • David Kopple – Motion Picture Lit- Camp, Elizabeth Edwards Harris, PhD, and at the Cal Poly Pomona College of erary Agent, Creative Artists Agency Wesley Phoa, PhD. Environmental Design, and member of the national Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

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vulnerable to demolition before they are fully Preservation’s “40 Under 40: People Saving CONFERENCE understood or appreciated. Places,” Magalong described the progress in continued from page 1 Our distinguished panelists tackled all recognizing places of cultural significance, field, interactive workshops, and dialogue these topics, offering new ways of thinking as well as the crucial need for adequate com- with preservation advocates. about preservation in L.A. While there are no munity engagement in planning decisions— We are excited to hold the confer- easy answers, the discussion cemented the which takes constant vigilance. “In the work ence at the highly significant Lincoln notion that preservation does indeed have a we do in communities of color, you have to High School, which played a major role role to play in these issues. It also challenged always be engaged, especially where places in the 1968 East L.A. Chicano Student us to continue making preservation relevant are at risk,” she said. Walkouts. Guests will have the oppor- and urgent to the broader community, and Answering the Call tunity to learn more about the Walkouts underscored the need to bring young, diverse and the site’s significance during shorter constituents to the table. The Conservancy has addressed all the breakout sessions. topics from this remarkable panel to some Time to Consider the Greater Good Registration opens August 15 at degree. Yet the confluence and urgency of laconservancy.org/neighborhoods. Be The panelists had no shortage of pro- these issues makes them central to our work sure to register by September 28 to take found statements, particularly regarding the going forward. advantage of our $20 rate, which includes confluence of the housing crisis, the need for In partnership with the City’s Office of conference materials, morning refresh- greater density, and gentrification. Historic Resources, our Historic Neighbor- ments, and lunch. After September 28, For instance, Hoyos and Hawthorne hoods Conference on October 13 will focus tickets will be $25. agreed that Los Angeles simply can’t remain a on housing, among other topics (see page 1 Questions about the conference? city of single-family homes. “The idea that the for more information about the conference). Please contact Rosalind Sagara at rsag- middle class can afford single-family hous- We’ve also launched an analysis of the eco- [email protected] or (213) 430- es…is certainly not true today, and it hasn’t nomic impact of preservation on the economy 4211. We look forward to seeing you been true for a long time,” said Hawthorne. of the City of Los Angeles. Slated for release October 13! Regarding the City’s ambitious plan to in late 2018, the analysis will help us better build more housing, Mantle asked Hawthorne, understand the role of preservation in address- “How do you proceed with a plan like this ing these broader issues. FUTURE continued from page 1 when, almost by definition, it adds to gentri- We’re looking at ways to build a more fication and means that structures that might inclusive preservation movement by develop- We don’t have nearly enough room in have importance to communities are knocked ing diverse advocates, cultivating coalitions these pages to convey the depth of the conver- down to build higher density?” and partnerships, and offering programs that sation; what follows are just a few highlights. “It is absolutely the most important, most empower people to share the stories of places For a longer summary on our blog, the video, crucial question facing Los Angeles at the important to them—and to all of us. and a video transcript, please visit laconser- moment,” Hawthorne replied. He asserted With your support, we can help make vancy.org/future. that, in a city of majority renters, those with Los Angeles a meaningful place to live for Preservation at a Crossroads secure housing (primarily homeowners) need the next forty years and beyond. In the past four decades, the Conservancy to cede dominance in the debate over access has made great strides in preventing the de- to, and production of, housing—and perhaps struction of beloved landmarks, empowering shoulder some of the burden. “If your house people to save the places and neighborhoods has gone up in value by forty or fifty times, they love, and making preservation part of you have a responsibility to think about how urban planning and land use policy. you’re going to share that great good fortune,” Yet it’s once again time to think in a he said. new way about cities and what we value. The panelists also addressed the percep- The very nature of Los Angeles is changing, tion of density itself. “I think people quickly as the need for greater density fuels rampant jump to conclusions and equate density with new development that’s reshaping the built high-rises,” said Hoyos. “There are many environment. gradations of building types that lead us At the same time, the field of preservation gently to higher density.” Panelists cited ex- is expanding to reflect the full breadth of our amples such as bungalow courts and garden population, culture, and experience. And as apartments, the latter also conceived to ease time marches on, new generations of places housing shortages. come of age, gain significance, and become One of the National Trust for Historic

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The Los Angeles Conservancy would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of our new or upgrading Supporting WHY I JOINED: members, and the new and renewing members of our Sustaining, DR. GORDON PATTISON Benefactor, and Cornerstone groups. “I must be MARBLE CORNERSTONE BENEFACTOR Leonard Perez and one of the last ($5,000 - $9,999) ($500 - $999) Catherine Meller Suzanne Rheinstein A. R. Braunmuller Angelica and living residents Victor Carson and Manuel Reyna of Los Angeles CORPORATE GRANITE Jorge Sanchez Jessica Ritz and who not only CORNERSTONE Jeanette Corcuera and Henry Myers remembers old ($2,500 - $4,999) Marwan Soghaier Thomas Salamon Getty Conservation Mary Higgins Kevin Simpson Bunker Hill, but Institute Gordon Johnson and Steven Stogel actually lived Paramount Pictures Barbara Schnell Susan and Peter Strauss there,” says Dr. Gordon Pattison, 72, Ged Kenslea, AIDS Bob Timmerman GRANITE CORNERSTONE Healthcare Foundation Mary Alice Wollam and whose family owned two of Bunker ($2,500 - $4,999) John Kurtz Bob Brennan Hill’s most high-profile homes, ‘the David Berman Cindy Olnick and Nerice Zavala Castle’ and ‘the Salt Box.’ Breslow Foundation Tom Davies Maxine and Chris Pahl SUPPORTING In the 1930s, his newly divorced Eric Greenspan Raphael Rosalen and ($100 - $249) grandmother saved enough money Mike and Camila Prisco Paraiso Ben and Melanie Allen to lease sixty units of housing in the Susan Henderson Michael Ruvo and Patric Caird area. She sublet these and eventu- Jerome Kerr-Jarrett and Stephen Lachs Kurt Deetz Keely Smith David Saffer Danielle Ferrazzano ally accumulated enough money to Charles Shickley and Walter and Ethan Grumbach and purchase the Castle, a twenty-room Dawn Vincent Donna Marie Sebring Erik Grady Victorian mansion, in 1937. Akio Tagawa and Yui Suzuki Jim Walker Tiffany and Ed Trosper and Linda Whittemore Christopher Harrer Pattison lived on Bunker Hill un- David Raposa Julian and Jeff Zolkin Margaret Hentschke til he was five. His family continued Quinn Heraty renting out rooms in the Bunker Hill CORPORATE LIMESTONE SUSTAINING Ellen Holden CORNERSTONE ($250 - $499) Douglas and Linda Holland properties, and Gordon helped his ($1,000 - $2,499) Brad Baillie Mark Howell father maintain the units. Bret Parsons, Realtor - Ken and Kathy Bernstein Fran Hughes In the 1960s, the City, using emi- Pacific Union Int’l Mark Bethanis Maryann Inoue nent domain, demolished most of Conroy Commercial Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Legutki deasy/penner&partners Arnold Caplan Mary and Larry Marantz the properties on Bunker Hill. While Earl B. Gilmore Foundation Sally Cassidy and John McCann the Castle and Salt Box were moved Kilroy Realty Corporation Joel Goldberg Nicole Montgomery to Heritage Square, both were later MATT Construction Catherine Collinson Jennifer Montgomery and Montgomery Clark Ruth Eliel and Martin Strasburger destroyed in an arson fire. Advisors William Cooney Richard Nordin “When you sever the relation- Nabih Youssef Associates Dennis Foster Kathleen Petty and ship between history and place, you Skanska Building Leroy Foster Alison Parraco Adam Greco Kyle Ramer lose a sense of who you are. We LIMESTONE Jerome Haig Paul Rogers and may not be the genetic descendants CORNERSTONE Jennifer Holland Jill von Hartmann of the people who lived here before, ($1,000 - $2,499) Eric Homan Theodore Rossi but we are the civic descendants. It Steven Cerasale and Mary Rick and Amanda Jaffa Karen and Steven Spiegel Katherine Cocharo Kevin and Lora Jones Marie Strauss is our duty to preserve what they Tom Dolby Barbara and David Kaplan Stephen Upchurch bequeathed to us. Any like-minded Denise Fondo and Connie Keiter Sharon, Julio, and person absolutely owes it to those Randy Fuller Paul Kellogg and Rafael Vargas Bernard Friedman Jim Andre of us who are here and those who Malhar and Carmela Pagay Peter Kovaric and follow to join the Conservancy and Royal and Johnathan Cathie Gum support this effort.” Kennedy Rodgers Barbara Kruger Elliott Sernel Richard and Julie May To read a longer version Harold Tomin and Mike and Rebecca Noble of this story, visit our blog at Toby Horn Kathleen Overr laconservancy.tumblr.com. Donald Weggeman

Jul | Aug 2018 7 CONSERVANCY Los Angeles Conservancy Nonprofit Organization WALKING TOURS 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 826 US Postage Paid Los Angeles, CA 90014 Santa Barbara, CA Permit #553 Tours cost $10 for Conservancy members laconservancy.org and youth 17 or younger, and $15 for the general public. Most tours require reservations. We accept walk-ins on some tours, subject to avail- TIME VALUE ability.

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Customized group tours available by For the latest updates and hundreds of historic special arrangement. For details, visit laconservancy.org/tours or contact us at places to explore, visit laconservancy.org [email protected] or (213) 623-2489. UPCOMING EVENTS Photo by Douglas Hill. Photo by Cindy Olnick/L.A. Conservancy. Photo by Cindy Olnick/L.A. Photo by Sana Ahmed/L.A. Conservancy. Photo by Sana SUMMER EVENING SAVE THE DATE: SAVE THE DATE: WALKING TOURS NEIGHBORHOODS FASHION DISTRICT TOUR July – September CONFERENCE Saturday, October 20 Saturday, October 13 Spend a summer evening down- Interested in learning more about Explore downtown L.A.’s Fashion town! Join us for City Hall, Modern neighborhood conservation? Attend District on a variety of special one- by Moonlight, and Past Meets Pres- our one-day conference, presented day-only tours! The member presale ent walking tours. Details on page 4. in partnership with the City of Los begins on September 5. Details on Angeles Office of Historic Resources. page 5. Details on page 1.