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LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY Preservation Report Card | 2014

What the Report Card Is NOT

The Preservation Report Card is not intended as a comprehensive assess-
ment of all preservation efforts in L.A. County. It does not assess the general
state of preservation of the cultural resources of Los Angeles County; the
stewardship of publicly held cultural or historic resources; or the commit-
ment, drive, and influence of local advocacy organizations.

All these factors are of great importance to preservation in Los Angeles
County. We applaud the heroic efforts of the many groups and individuals
across the county who tirelessly advocate for, and carry out, the preserva-
tion of our architectural and cultural heritage.

The Report Card does assess local governments’ current efforts to ensure
the preservation of historic and cultural resources. It simply seeks to rec-
ognize those jurisdictions that actively foster preservation and encourage
them to keep up the good work, as well as to offer practical models, best
practices, and motivation to those jurisdictions that have fewer protections
in place.

A Note on Vocabulary

Since the County government is not a city, we do not use the term “city”
when referring to the eighty-nine jurisdictions in L.A. County. For the pur-
poses of the Report Card, we use the terms “jurisdiction” and “community”
instead of “city” to refer to these entities.

Top: Though Inglewood has no ordinance,
local advocates are working to preserve
important places including the 1949 Fox Theatre.
Photo by Dean Cheng.

Bottom: Culver Hotel (1924) in Culver City,
designated as a local landmark and listed
in the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo by Justin Officer.

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