PreserveLA: (Semi-Regular) Weekly Update
August 26, 2004 - August 31, 2004


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Online Resources (Part 2)

Two weeks ago, I introduced you to the first in a series of online resources for researching historic properties in the Los Angeles area. Featuring the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor's website, the article demonstrated how to find basic property information about a resource - information that often forms the basis for conducting additional historical research.

This week, we discuss three websites offered by the City of Los Angeles that provide even more information about selected properties. The data available on these sites is in part derived from the county tax assessor. The City of Los Angeles has taken this information and combined it with even more information collected and maintained by different city departments.

All three websites incorporate interactive web-based geographic information systems (GIS). These systems were independently developed by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, the Los Angeles Department of Public Works, and the Los Angeles Information Technology Agency. You will find that each site tends to contain some duplicative information, as it has only been in the past couple years that Los Angeles has made an effort to consolidate its online resources into one system.

Learn More:

http://www.preservela.com/archives/000239.html

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National Register Listings

Since April, thirteen Los Angeles area properties have been formally listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In California, the State Historic Resources Commission meets four times a year to review nominations. If approved, these nominations are then forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register for final listing. Following is a summarized list of the registered properties:

http://www.preservela.com/archives/000240.html

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Recent Headlines

(Follow the link at the end of the section to view a full article. Free registration may be required.)

Broadway Buildings Get $1 Million Facelift
Downtown Los Angeles - "The Los Angeles Conservancy last Tuesday awarded $584,000 to a group of Downtown property owners to refurbish and restore seven historic Broadway structures. The funds, which come from the federal U.S. Small Business Administration, will be used to repair the fronts of Vaudeville-era theaters and other buildings..."

Grand Central Struggles to Balance History With Changing Demographics
Downtown Los Angeles - "The late developer Ira Yellin once called the Grand Central Market a "veritable United Nations of issues and potential pitfalls," with its dozens of independent merchants, mostly immigrants, packed side-by-side in an electric open-air bazaar..."

In El Monte, Two Sides to the Past - Close Yet Far
El Monte - "Museums a block apart chronicle the city's history through different perspectives -- one Anglo, the other Mexican American..."

Council makes a historic decision
Glendale - "City giving historic district creation process a face-lift to prevent older homes from getting one..."

Retrofit unmoved by quake prediction
San Bernardino - "A seismologist's prediction that a major temblor could hit not far from here by Sunday has had no effect on speeding up the retrofit plans at the Central Courthouse..."

Development firm buys, will revamp historic bank building
Pasadena - "A Los Angeles real estate development firm has acquired the historic Citizens Business Bank building in downtown Pasadena and plans to upgrade the building and its energy systems..."

Buildings in 3-D
Pasadena - "It's called spatial geomatics, the latest thing in surveying, and is hailed as a vital tool for historic building preservation that provides scaled 3-D images of structures..."

Burrage owner offers mansion to city
Redlands - "The owner of the Burrage Mansion officially offered Tuesday to sell the historic property to the city..."


http://www.preservela.com/archives/000237.html

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Home Awards

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Old-House Journal are seeking entries for the Great American Home Awards®. Winners will be announced in the May/June 2005 issue of Old-House Journal and Preservation magazines.

The Great American Home Awards®, presented by the National Trust and Old-House Journal, is a national competition recognizing outstanding single-family residential rehabilitation projects of houses over 50 years old. Established in 1989, the contest honors homeowners and professionals for their dedication to the ideals of preservation, as well as for their commitment to excellence in rehabilitating old houses.

http://www.preservela.com/archives/000238.html

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Exhibits & Events

Don't forget - You can see a list of current events in architecture and historic preservation at http://www.laforum.org.

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