March 06, 2006
Preservation Headlines
Metro 417, Pacific Electric Lofts Earn Top Honors
Downtown L.A. - "Two Historic Core housing developments in former transportation hubs shared top honors at the Los Angeles Downtown News' fifth annual Downtowners of Distinction awards last Tuesday night..."
Subway Terminal Building: History Lesson
Downtown L.A. - "After Falling Out of Favor as a Commercial Property, LA's Historic Subway Terminal Building was Adapted to Luxury Rentals by Forest City West..."
More Trouble at the Frontier Hotel
Downtown L.A. - "The City Attorney's office launched an investigation last week into why the owner of the Frontier Hotel at Fifth and Main streets was nearly $75,000 late in paying Department of Water and Power (DWP) bills during February. The action came as the owner is undertaking a $12 million renovation of the structure..."
Hollywood Faces Consequences of Residential Binge
Hollywood - "The sizzling rate at which Hollywood office buildings are being converted into expensive residences is getting too fast for even some of its original proponents – the city of Los Angeles and members of the local business community..."
Owner wants items back
Tujunga - William Malouf is restoring Weatherwolde Castle to its former glory, but he is missing a few household items - taken by neighbors for safe-keeping when the building was threatened with demolition.
Spanish style still defines central pocket
Reynier Village - "Residents say Reynier Village was named for a family whose house stood on what is now a small and well-used public open space, Reynier Park. Today, that park is at the center of residential life..."
Lawndale's Old Times Not Forgotten
Lawndale - "History buffs mark the community's 100th birthday, in part to show it is older than its 1959 incorporation date and not just another suburb..."
At Crystal Cove, the Beginning of an Old Era
Crystal Cove - "When the last residents left the seaside El Morro trailer park this week, state officials returned their attention to their ongoing work just up the coast — renovating the historic beach cottages at Crystal Cove State Park. The state park, which includes the old trailer park and the cove where the homes stand, is undergoing a $14-million revamp. State officials expect to have 22 of the 46 cottages open to guests by this summer..."
Makeover for old steel town
Fontana - "North Fontana, long an enclave of low-income African Americans, is now being proposed as the site for Fontana's most expensive housing and commercial developments. Some see this as progress, others as an attempt to erase this part of San Bernardino County's cultural history..."
Hearings on Old Spanish National Historic Trail to begin
California - "The Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service are seeking the public's advice this month about how to care for the Old Spanish Trail, a 19th-century trading route between Santa Fe and Los Angeles..."
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