WEBSITES AND ONLINE ARCHIVES

You might find these websites helpful in keeping up with various areas of preservation, as well as accessing a wealth of resources through online archives. Since external websites can change without notice, please let us know if you find any errors on this page.

Preservation Websites

PreserveLA
A terrific forum and clearinghouse for news about preservation efforts and events in and around Los Angeles, with regular e-mail updates.

National Register of Historic Places
Information about the federal government's historic preservation program, with a searchable database of properties listed in the National Register.

The Valley Observed
A comprehensive website devoted to San Fernando Valley history and lore, created by Kevin Roderick, author of The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb.

Preservation Directory
A vast compilation of other online resources for preservation, restoration, and cultural resource management in the U.S. and Canada.

Preservation Online
The website for Preservation magazine from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, containing excerpts from the magazine and more frequent news bulletins from around the nation.

Planetizen
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning, design, development, and preservation communities, with news, commentary, book reviews, job postings, and training courses including PLAN-110: Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning.

Historicproperties.com
Information about historic real estate listings nationwide, from residential to commercial.

Online Archives

Los Angeles Public Library
A vast online resource with historic photographs, an index of California history topics, and comprehensive information about Los Angeles area history.

A Visit to Old Los Angeles
An interesting "virtual tour" of Los Angeles, circa 1900-1910, featuring a good collection of historic postcard images of downtown and other locales in the Los Angeles area.

San Fernando Valley History Digital Library
Thousands of photos, maps and memorabilia on the San Fernando Valley in the Oviatt Library collection of California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

Online Archive of California
A vast source of historical materials from a range of California museums, historical societies, and archives, with over 120,000 images; 50,000 pages of documents, letters, and oral histories; and 8,000 guides to collections.

UCLA Library Digital Collections
Thousands of images from the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News photographic archives, chronicling the history and growth of Los Angeles from the 1920s to 1990.

USC LA as Subject
An alliance of research archives, libraries, and collections dedicated to preserving the rich history of the Los Angeles region, hosted by the USC Libraries.