Category: Landmarked
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Reimagining 530 Macdonald as a Creative Space for Richmond
In downtown Richmond, the historic former First National Bank building at 530 Macdonald Avenue has sat vacant for years—an empty storefront that generations of neighbors have watched as they pass by on their way somewhere else. Where some may see an empty property, I see an opportunity to create something Richmond needs: a creative community space that brings people, art, business, and activity back to Macdonald Avenue. My name is Jayson Johnson, and I’m a Richmond-based filmmaker and founder of Strike Five Films.
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The African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement Update is Currently Underway!
The Getty Conservation Institute and the Los Angeles City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources are leading a new phase of the African American Historic Places, Los Angeles (AAHPLA) project, the African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement update. The update seeks to incorporate broader community voices through meaningful community engagement and intentional listening, so that the 2018 document can be expanded and deepened to reflect the rich history and heritage of Black Los Angeles.
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Historic Goodman Library
California Preservation Awards
The California Preservation Awards are a statewide hallmark, showcasing the best in historic preservation. The awards ceremony includes the presentation of the Preservation Design Awards and the President’s Awards, and will be held on Friday, October 18th at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco.
Hindry House
California Preservation Awards
The California Preservation Awards are a statewide hallmark, showcasing the best in historic preservation. The awards ceremony includes the presentation of the Preservation Design Awards and the President’s Awards, and will be held on Friday, October 18th at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco.
Rising from the Ashes – Salvaging a Future from California’s Historic Losses
While at the California Preservation Foundation, I’ve seen my share of loss. Sometimes it seems that the demolished buildings outnumber the saved. We are a curious-seeming bunch, those of us interested in salvaging what little remains left of our shared cultural heritage. While the world around us tilts toward the future, we often obsess over the interminable passage of time.
Cypress Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Early cemeteries were more utilitarian, unorganized, and located on family farms or on church grounds. In the 1830’s the concept of rural cemeteries began, with Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts; rural cemeteries evolved into the lawn-park cemetery, and later the memorial park. In the late 1880’s, San Francisco was the financial center of the west and home to the rich and powerful. It had one of the largest populations in the nation and some 27 cemeteries that lacked perpetual care and subsequently fell into disrepair.