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Esotouric’s Los Angeles Historic Preservation 2017 year-end list

by Kim Cooper | Jan 2, 2018 | The Esotouric Blog

Gentle reader… As we slam the door on 2017, it’s time for that annual Esotouric tradition: our very opinionated list of the past year’s Top Los Angeles Historic Preservation Stories. Because preservation is never as simple as buildings being lost forever or rescued...

Pereira in Peril – The Race to Save William L. Pereira’s Metropolitan Water District HQ (1963, derelict), LACMA (1965, demolished), L.A. Times (1973, landmark altered by City Council) & CBS Television City (1952, landmarked!)

by Kim Cooper | Jul 11, 2016 | The Esotouric Blog

FOR MORE ON LACMA, L.A. TIMES BUILDINGS, ETC. SCROLL DOWN TO PRESS CLIPS OUR PEREIRA IN PERIL ACTIVISM: On October 6, 2023, we called on the Los Angeles County Supervisors to halt LACMA construction and audit the project, after architect Peter Zumthor repudiated it as...