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Re-post: Archeological Explorations in Downtown's Mayan Theatre

Downtown L.A. Diaspora: Berch's Cyprus Halva Cooking Lesson in St. Vincent Court

Word on the street is that Cole's French Dip is closing next month... here's why Angelenos can't let it happen

Saturday's tour is a Westlake Park Time Travel Trip

URGENT S.O.S. - Someone needs to rescue the Pacific Dining Car’s 1934 all-steel kitchen from the dump

We've nixed Saturday's Raymond Chandler tour, but have made his L.A. Noir webinar free for a week

For Sale: "The Savage Eye" (1959), Oscar Niemeyer's only U.S. residential commission (1963), thousands of burned out lots and the soul of Los Angeles

A preview of Saturday's Evergreen Cemetery, 1877 walking tour

Stop the Empty Houses of Wilton Avenue Demolition Derby... and save the Pacific Dining Car metal kitchen from the dump!

Neighbors fight the Carlton Way evictions in Bukowski's East Hollywood

Papa Cristo's Contents will be auctioned off on Monday, May 19 at 9am... & Save Speedee at the Downey McDonald's

Ghosts of Altadena's Theosophy Library and a plea to get into the field and help save stuff

A pleasant surprise and no decision at the Scott Avenue Bungalow Court subdivision zoning hearing (VTT-84475-SL)

UPDATED - Monday Action Alert: Derelict National Register eligible 1911 Craftsman bungalow and AIDS landmark at 1833 N. Wilton Place threatened with city demolition

On Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22) join us to plant a future giant Moreton Bay Fig tree in Carthay Circle

Pueblo House (1923-2025): A love letter to an Altadena landmark lost

On Saturday's annual John Fante tour, we'll stir up the frisky spirits of Prohibition-era party girls

Pacific Dining Car is being demolished now and our hearts are sore

Boney Island Treehouse Demolition Aftermath: The Weird Last Gasp

Summon the ghosts of old Bunker Hill with native son Gordon Pattison and historian Nathan Marsak

A visit to Boney Island Treehouse on the eve of demolition

Metro Says We Don't Need No Stinking Permits for the Friedman Bag Company Demolition... but they do!

Don't Demolish the Hollywood Center Motel

The Preservation Imp in Save the Altadena Tiles

Hollywood Landmarks Blighted: Earl Carroll Theatre and Morgan Camera

Help Save the 1888 Moreton Bay Fig Tree and Other Old Figs at Rancho Los Amigos

Save the Pink Magnolia in the Demolition Threatened Las Palmas Apartments

Save the Date: Elmer McCurdy's Main Street Revival (Tuesday, April 15)

Scoop: Hollywood Neighborhood Council Member Sued by Apartment Owner For Filing Complaints, or: Mrs. Kravitz in Los Angeles

Stray adventures in urban Los Angeles

A Visit to the Secret Little Country Church of Hollywood Garden, forgotten city landmark in the shadow of the Capitol Records tower

Hearts & Flowers in the Bungalow Court Ruins

The Preservation Imp visits the Olympic Hotel neon sign... and makes a wish

The Next Los Angeles Starts Now—With You!

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