The SurveyLA Blog
SurveyLA is the first-ever comprehensive program to identify significant historic resources throughout Los Angeles, a project of the City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources, with funding support from the J. Paul Getty Trust.
This blog is a companion to the SurveyLA web site, providing a more informal chronicle of the project, whether from our office at City Hall or out in the field with the survey teams. Written primarily by SurveyLA volunteers and interns, the blog aims to capture the flavor of the city, as SurveyLA discovers Los Angeles' rich historic resources. As the survey progresses, this site will also provide a unique and broad-ranging view of the city's built environment and heritage, and a day-to-day record of one of the most ambitious local historic preservation survey projects in the nation.
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A SurveyLA Field Day in Pacific Palisades
By David J. Barboza With so many SurveyLA reports coming out these days, one might be tempted to think the project is wrapping up. The truth is, fieldwork is ongoing. In fact, we’re only in “Group 5″ (of 9), which … Continue reading
SurveyLA’s Findings in Palms, Mar Vista and Del Rey
By David J. Barboza SurveyLA’s findings keep rolling in! This post takes a look at the report for the Palms – Mar Vista – Del Rey Community Plan Area. Here’s a map to get oriented. Since I last wrote a … Continue reading
SurveyLA’s West LA Findings
By David J. Barboza We’ve published quite a few new reports of SurveyLA findings lately. In the last three posts I wrote about SurveyLA’s harbor area findings. We’ve also just posted two reports for the West Side, one for the … Continue reading
SurveyLA’s Harbor Gateway Findings
By David J. Barboza This post on Harbor Gateway is the last of three on SurveyLA’s recently released harbor area findings. Here’s a link to the report and appendices. If you know of something you think we should have covered, we’d be … Continue reading
SurveyLA’s Findings for Wilmington and Harbor City
By David J. Barboza SurveyLA has recently released three reports of its findings for Los Angeles’ harbor communities. This time I’ll be taking a look at the Historic Resources Survey Report for Wilmington and Harbor City (click here for a … Continue reading
SurveyLA’s San Pedro Findings
By David J. Barboza We’ve recently had the pleasure of releasing three new reports of SurveyLA findings for Los Angeles’ harbor communities: San Pedro, Harbor Gateway and Wilmington/Harbor City. The reports and their appendices are a great way to learn about the … Continue reading
MyHistoricLA.org Turns One
By David J. Barboza It’s hard to believe, but MyHistoricLA.org is just about one year old. Developed as a collaboration between SurveyLA and MindMixer, the site is a way for people to share ideas for overlooked historic places in the … Continue reading
Introducing A People’s Guide to Los Angeles
By David J. Barboza I’ve recently started to read A People’s Guide to Los Angeles. It’s not your typical tourist guidebook. Instead it: “creates a dramatically different perspective on our region: one that centers on the analysis of power and … Continue reading
Planning with SurveyLA in Southeast LA
By David J. Barboza How much of what land uses should go where? How should we get around town? What should we do to preserve and benefit from our history? These are some of the key questions that the community … Continue reading
MyHistoricLA: Westwood
By David J. Barboza One of the greatest things about delving into the history of Los Angeles is finding out about amazing places that were hiding right under your nose. After four years at UCLA, I thought I knew a … Continue reading
