WHAT IS AN HPOZ? Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 January 2020 00:12
- Written by Laura Meyers
Originally published in April/May 2015 Issue # 41Many communities in CD10 are now or are in the process of becoming historic districts. With this designation, neighborhoods are able to preserve the distinctive character and beauty of their respective communities, which in turn will preserve the rich cultural and architectural history…West Adams. A History
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- Published on Saturday, 16 December 2017 15:26
- Written by Laura Myers, Mitzi Mogul
Where Is the West Adams Community?
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- Published on Sunday, 03 December 2017 13:14
- Written by Mitzi Mogul & Laura Meyers
{jcomments off}On April 1, 1984, news came over the airways that Motown singer Marvin Gaye had been shot and killed by his own father at the family home on Gramercy Place. The media couldn’t seem to agree on where the house was located. The Los Angeles Times said it was in “the…Black History Month - All That Jazz
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- Published on Monday, 13 February 2017 13:49
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Central Avenue is justly celebrated as the heart and soul of the jazz and R&B scene from the 1920s through the early 1950s. On the “Eastside,” the Lincoln Theater, Club Alabam, the Dunbar Hotel and myriad other spots showcased the best in African American music.Yet even during the Central…Oldest Cemetery in Los Angeles
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 August 2015 11:05
- Written by LAura Meyers
Rosedale Cemetery (now Angelus Rosedale) was founded in 1884, when Los Angeles was a small town and its location at what is now the corner of Washington Boulevard and Normandie Avenue was in the countryside, outside the city limits. It was the first cemetery in Los Angeles open to all…Pico Blvd. 1925
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- Published on Thursday, 11 June 2015 16:26
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Found by Alvaro Gomez What Is An HPOZ? Clue Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
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- Published on Thursday, 30 April 2015 16:57
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Many communities in CD10 are now or are in the process of becoming historic districts. With this designation neighborhoods are able to preserve the distinctive character and beauty of their respective communities, which in turn will preserve the rich cultural and architectural history for future generations.Historic districts in Los…Fatburgers!
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 15:40
- Written by Carla Pineda
How would you describe the most epic burger you’ve ever had? “Delicious,” “juicy,” and of course, “fat” are all used to describe a meal at Fatburger, an international fast-food restaurant rooted in the heart of Los Angeles.But anyone who was lucky enough to visit the original Jefferson Park location…Remembering the 1930s in the Greater West Adams Neighborhood
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- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 15:12
- Written by Nazelle Elmassian
Turning the calendar back 80 years to the 1930’s, it’s been a joy to reflect on my early years in our house on West Blvd, (just north of Washington).
It was a quiet, safe and friendly neighborhood. No gangs, no drugs. Houses were not surrounded by fences. Streets were not…Victoria Park
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- Published on Friday, 03 January 2014 17:25
- Written by Laura Meyers & Dawn Kirkpatrick
One "secret" pocket neighborhood in West Adams and Mid-City is Victoria Park, located just east of the Lowes Midtown.
When Victoria Park was established a century ago, Pico Boulevard was 80 feet wide and paved, but it was at urban Los Angeles’ western reaches. The countryside still stretched west of…More Articles...
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