Historic districts, SB 9 struck down, and more

Four historic districts in the City of Los Angeles could be nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places at the quarterly meeting of the California State Historical Resources Commission is scheduled scheduled for May 3. Three of the sites fall within the Koreatown community, while the fourth falls within Los Feliz.

They include:

6th Street Streetcar Commercial Historic District is composed entirely of buildings whose historic and continued use is either entirely or partially for commercial purposes. The district is located in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles and includes parcels surrounding two intersections: 6th Street and Oxford Avenue, and 6th Street and Western Avenue. The district was developed as a commercial strip around the streetcar track that ran down 6th Street in the 1920s. Architectural styles represented include Italian Renaissance, Tudor Revival, and Art Deco.

Los Feliz Village Multi-Family Residential Historic District is a roughly five block long historic district located adjacent to Los Feliz Village commercial district in Los Angeles. Vermont Avenue slopes upward through the district towards Griffith Park and the modest scale of the buildings allows for impressive views of Griffith Observatory from Vermont Avenue. The district was developed as multiple tracts over the course of a few decades with a variety of early and mid-twentieth century styles that harmonize well and maintain the same scale. Contributing resources include apartment houses, courtyard apartments, and a bungalow court.

Manhattan Place Historic District is composed of mostly multi-family buildings, and one commercial building in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles. The district includes parcels on both sides of Manhattan Place between 3rd Street and 4th Street, with the commercial building also having frontage on 3rd Street. The Italian Renaissance, Tudor Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Art Deco styles are represented in the architecture of the contributing resources, with some resources exhibiting features of multiple styles.

Westminster Place Historic District is composed entirely of multi-family buildings in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles. The district includes parcels on the east side of St. Andrews Place around the intersection of 6th Street and St. Andrews Place. The Italian Renaissance, Tudor Revival, French Renaissance, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Mediterranean Revival styles are represented in the architecture of the contributing resources, with some resources exhibiting features of multiple styles.

Here's what we're reading this week:

A deal to buy Skid Row homeless housing fell apart. Here’s why vulnerable tenants and taxpayers are at risk "The effort to sell the trust buildings to the foundation attracted opposition from state housing officials and some Skid Row advocates." (LA Times)

Eyes on the Street: New Lincoln Park Avenue Bike Lanes "The recently installed 1.25-mile long bikeway spans Lincoln Park Avenue, Flora Avenue, and Sierra Street - it's arguably the first new bike facility of the Measure HLA era" (Streetsblog LA)

Prepare For Confusion: LAX to Renumber Terminals & Gates in Major Overhaul "Terminal 3 will be a different terminal than the current terminal 3. They’re going to call the planned future terminal 9… terminal 8." (View from the Wing)

Apartment Developers In LA Are Slashing Costs By Getting Rid Of Parking. Some Neighbors Aren’t Happy "Recent changes in state law have allowed developers to ditch on-site parking in many parts of L.A. County — an idea that would have been unthinkable in previous decades." (LAist)

Bass releases $12.8B proposed budget "Amid financial concerns due to lower-than-planned revenues and unexpected spending needs, Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed $12.8 billion city budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year -- a decrease from this fiscal year's $242 million spending plan -- and it is headed to the City Council Tuesday for revisions." (Spectrum News)

Metro declares emergency over attacks on bus operators "The stabbing of a bus driver in Willowbrook this month amid a spate of increasingly violent assaults on public transit operators prompted transit officials this week to declare an emergency to speed up the building of enclosed protective barriers for drivers." (LA Times)

‘Duplex’ law allowing 4 homes on a lot struck down for California’s charter cities "Redondo Beach and four other Southern California cities sued to block Senate Bill 9, which allows up to four homes on a lot in single-family neighborhoods." (SCNG)

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