August 14, 2005
Lincoln Place Registered Pt. II
This week's online news articles all state about the same thing - that the California State Historical Resources Commission has unanimously approved the Lincoln Place Apartments in Venice for listing on the California Register.
The Commission determined that Lincoln Place met California Register criteria as an excellent enduring example of both the "garden apartment" property type and of Modernist architecture. It also found Lincoln Place to be a major and intact example of the low and moderate income rental housing built in Los Angeles after World War II in response to the severe housing shortage caused by returning GIs and their young families.
Read the official press release and related online news articles:
Building Consensus? Not at Lincoln Place Apartments
"Residents attempting to block demolition of Lincoln Place said Monday that a state Historical Resources Commission ruling will help preserve the sprawling, 54-year-old complex. But the investment firm that owns the 38-acre site disagreed, warning that evictions are on the way..."
Nat'l. Registry listing halts plans to raze Lincoln Place
"Efforts to prevent threatened demolition of one of California's greatest post-WWII garden apartment complexes got a big boost late Friday afternoon when the California State Historical Resources Commission in Sacramento unanimously determined that the Lincoln Place Apartments qualify for the California Register of Historical Resources based on objective criteria..."
Lincoln Place Eligible for CA Register of Historical Resources
"The California State Historical Resources Commission in Sacramento unanimously decided on Aug. 5 that the Lincoln Place Apartments in Venice are eligible to be listed as a historical resource based on objective criteria..."
Lincoln Place Listed on California Historic Register
"Efforts to prevent the demolition of Lincoln Place Apartments, an 8-square-block post-WWII garden apartment complex in Venice, got a boost late Friday afternoon, August 5..."
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