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The Los Angeles Conservancy works on a vast range of preservation issues throughout Los Angeles County, both proactively and in response to specific threats to historic resources.
1. If you know of a historic place that is threatened with demolition or excessive alteration, please let us know. You can e-mail info@laconservancy.org or call 213-623-2489. When needed, the Conservancy asks for specific help on issues, from writing letters of support to attending important public hearings. If you'd like to help, you can subscribe to our Preservation Action Alert e-mail list. We won't share your information, and you can unsubscribe any time. Current Preservation Issues Beverly Hills Preservation Ordinance Citywide Historic Resources Survey (SurveyLA) Easements Hollywood Community Plan Update Los Angeles Preservation Ordinance Changes Los Angeles River Bridges (also see N. Spring St. and Sixth St.) Self Help Graphics & Art Building Southwest Marine (Port of L.A.) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Faculty Center UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese Garden University of Southern California (USC) Past Preservation Issues Castera-Ward Residence |
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Ambassador Hotel (site of) Designed by Myron Hunt with later alterations by Paul R. Williams, the Ambassador Hotel was one of Los Angeles' defining historic sites and a main catalyst for the development of Wilshire Boulevard. Built on a former dairy farm miles from downtown, the 24-acre resort hotel was a hit from its opening on New Year's Day 1921. It quickly became a tourist attraction, a fashionable winter residence for East Coast society, and a prominent social center. The Ambassador was home to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, L.A.'s premier night spot for decades; host to six Academy Award ceremonies and to every U.S. President from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon; and the site of the tragic assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. The hotel closed in 1989. After a fierce preservation battle spanning two decades, the building was demolished by the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2006. |
