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HistoricPlacesLA

HistoricPlacesLA is the first online information and management system specifically created to inventory, map and help protect the City of Los Angeles’ significant historic resources.

Featured Searches

View our current featured searches of historic resources in Los Angeles

Modernism in LA

 Los Angeles has one of the largest and most varied collections of Modernist architecture in the United States. Discover the city's Modernist treasures.

The Entertainment Industry

 Los Angeles is synonymous with the history of movies, television, and popular music. Explore the places that have made LA an entertainment mecca.

Pre-1900 Los Angeles

 Find the historic places that helped to shape the city long before it became the global city it is today.

SurveyLA

SurveyLA is the first comprehensive program to identify significant historic resources throughout the City of Los Angeles, and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. HistoricPlacesLA includes SurveyLA data published to date. Find out more about SurveyLA at: http://www.preservation.lacity.org/survey

Office of Historic Resources

Office of Historic Resources
Department of City Planning
221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1350
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 847-3676 phone
Email: planning.historicplacesla@lacity.org
http://www.preservation.lacity.org
HistoricPlacesLA is powered by Arches (v3.1), an open-source, web-based, geospatial information system for cultural heritage inventory and management.