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The Palisades and Eaton infernos have decimated more than 30 historic architectural structures in what preservationists are saying is the single worst loss of properties in the L.A.’s history ...
The property itself is a landmarked house known as the First Roy Jones House and it was moved to this location in 1977 from 1007 Ocean. The house was landmarked in 1979 and the museum opened a year later. [2] It was originally named the Santa Monica Heritage Museum and changed its name in the 90's tto the California Heritage Museum.
The Decameron, Netflix’s new show about a group of 14th century Italians—both nobles and working class folk—who are hunkered down together at the fancy countryside Villa Santa to wait out ...
In the 1980s, the city put together the plan for turning the failed Santa Monica Mall into the Santa Monica Promenade. The project, completed in 1989 has proven to be a huge success and is a major regional shopping and entertainment center. Between 1988 and 1998, taxable sales in the city grew 440%, quadrupling city revenues.
The Santa Monica Landmarks and Historic Districts Ordinance was amended in 1987 and again in 1991, to create a more comprehensive preservation program. The ordinance established a seven-member appointed Landmarks Commission with the power to designate Structures of Merit and Landmarks, and to make recommendations to the City Council regarding ...
In Santa Monica, the sparkling waters that draw surfers, swimmers and anglers represent decades of painstaking work by nonprofits like Heal the Bay to reduce pollution and runoff. Over the past ...
Early Santa Monica. Images of America. Santa Monica Historical Society Museum (Santa Monica, California). Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 978-0-7385-3144-1. Krintz, Jennifer Lynn (2009). Pleasure Piers & Promenades: The Architecture of Southern California's Early Twentieth Century Beach Resorts (Master of Historic Preservation ...
But history suggests we will forget the risks and rebuild the devastated areas. Abcarian: California's cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction is longer than you might think Skip to main content