historic preservation

The stereotype is false: Los Angeles DOES care about its past & is national leader in historic preservation

Friday February 20, 2015 by Carolyn

In a recent article in the New York Times on the mansionization that is taking place in some neighborhoods here, the journalist observed:

"Los Angeles has always been known for its tear-it-down, build-it-up methods, to the concern of preservationists. The intensity of the current opposition [to mansionization] has challenged the notion that this is a city with little interest in preserving its past."