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Threatened History & Preservation | Architecture & Interior Design

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

Studio City's famed Sportsmen's Lodge hotel could be replaced by 520-unit apartment complex

Studio City's Sportsmen's Lodge hotel could be demolished and replaced with 520 apartment units.

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

Gage Mansion, The Oldest Home In LA, Is Moldering Away Right in Front of Its Owners' Eyes

Residents are divided about whether to safeguard the landmark

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

Viper Room Site To Become Home To 12-Story Mixed-Use High Rise Project

Viper Room Site To Become Home To 12-Story Mixed-Use Project With Memorabilia, Condos & Redesigned Music Venue

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

The custom auto shop behind Hollywood’s most iconic cars may be closing

They made the Batmobile and Tom Wolfe's Kandy-Kolored Streamline Baby. But with its North Hollywood studio on the block, Barris Kustom Industries, soul of Southern California car culture, may be headed for the junkyard.

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

LA’s Historic Firestone Tire Building Is Reborn

After four long years, the fully restored Mid-Wilshire streamline moderne building reopens today with craft beer and tacos

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The Academy Museum Is Restoring This 1939 Mid-Wilshire Landmark - Los Angeles Magazine

Here's what's happening at Wilshire and Fairfax

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Court OKs demolition of Hollywood building for Frank Gehry project, dealing a blow to preservationists

In a defeat for preservationists, a three-judge appellate court panel cleared the way for the demolition of a 1960 bank building in Hollywood. At the same time, the court sent the redevelopment project back to the city for more work.

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UPDATE: Iconic Irish Pub Tom Bergin’s Reduces Hours, Future Uncertain - Los Angeles Magazine

After slashing staff, hours, and its food menu, it appears one of L.A.’s oldest bars is in jeopardy

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

Classic Valley Diner Du-Par’s Will Depart Studio City on January 1 - Eater LA

The company wants to return to the Valley, they just don’t know where

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CBS Television City draws speculation about potential sale

For decades, audiences got to see the recording of iconic shows such as "The Price is Right" at CBS Television City, but now there are reports the property may be up for bid.

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

Tail O' the Pup: New Home for Hot Dog Icon | NBC Southern California

The Milton Black-designed frankfurter stand will soon go on display at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.

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Hollywood’s legendary Formosa Cafe will get a full restoration from 1933 Group

The Idle Hour and Highland Park Bowl owners just might do the place justice

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Frank Gehry-Lytton Savings Cliffhanger Reveals a Rotten PLUM

DEEGAN ON LA-Frank Gehry has two options -- some may say a Hobson’s choice – now that the LA City Council has unanimously approved Historic-Cultural Monument status for Kurt Meyer’s Lytton Savings Bank building located on the property Gehry wants to transform into a complex of skyscrapers at the western gateway to the Sunset Strip.

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

The Home Where Walt Disney Founded His First Studio Is Set to be Demolished - Los Angeles Magazine

New Owners Seek to Replace the Classic Craftsman Bungalow Where the 22-Year-Old Animator Started His Career

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Preservation Roundup: 13 Historic Places We Are Thankful For - Los Angeles Magazine

From Frank Lloyd Wright to Clifton's Cafeteria, this was a great year for old buildings in Los Angeles

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18 of Your Favorite Classic L.A. Places That Are About to Disappear - Los Angeles Magazine

A wide range of historic places, from the interior of the Formosa Cafe to Frederick's of Hollywood are fading into history this summer

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Say Goodbye to the Scandia Building - Los Angeles Magazine

Before the wrecking balls arrive to make way for a Marriott, a look back at one of L.A.’s finest and most happening restaurants ever

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Endangered Spaces: 12 Historic Buildings in Los Angeles Under Threat - Los Angeles Magazine

Hundreds of historic buildings throughout this county are threatened by causes ranging from abandonment to mansionization. These 12 are the ones keeping me up at night. Some are amazing marvels hidden behind board-up, some are tiny treasures versus development pressures, and some are just coolness owned by people who don’t care about coolness. They all add to our city’s history.