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Feb 28, 2010 at 03:24 PM |
 At WAHA's 2008 Holiday Tour
- A June visit to a glorious collection of art-filled historic sites.
- A September stroll through a century-old cemetery, filled with surprisingly lively souls.
- A December feast -- yes, eating and drinking -- in half a dozen historic homes.
If you haven't tried one of WAHA’s legendary annual events, you're in for a treat. Here’s our lineup for 2010. Watch this site for ticket ordering information. |
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Feb 28, 2010 at 03:47 PM |
 This Old House magazine has just made it official: West Adams is the best neighborhood in California for old house lovers.
In its third annual, state-by-state survey, the popular monthly chose West Adams as the state's top neighborhood "where the historic homes (and life-affirming DIY challenges they bring) are rivaled only by the community spirit that surrounds them." |
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Mar 10, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
 Washington Square Option A WAHA recently commented on a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Washington Square , a mixed-use project proposed for a nearly 8-acre site at Washington Boulevard and 10th Avenue . As a historic preservation advocacy organization, WAHA routinely responds to land-use initiatives, particularly when projects such as Washington Square appear to be out of character with their surroundings and/or threaten historic resources.
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Sep 15, 2009 at 12:57 AM |
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By Jim Robinson, President
 WAHA members should be very proud of the role they played in persuading the Planning
Commission to continue protecting monument interiors through the city's Cultural Heritage
Ordinance.
Many WAHA members were among the dozens of preservationists who spoke at the
commission's final hearing Thursday in the City Council Chamber, arguing that historic
interiors can be just as important as exteriors – sometimes more so.
Over the previous two months, WAHA members Rory Cunningham, Laura Meyers, Mitzi Mogul
and David Rapoza joined me and other preservationists in a Working Group formed by the
Planning Department that spent more than 12 hours trying to persuade some of the city's
most powerful interests to withdraw their opposition.
Opponents at Thursday's commission hearing included the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, a consortium of film studios, and the Central City Association, representing
hundreds of major businesses.
In the end, our reasoned arguments – in dozens of emails and one-minute speeches
– prevailed. We owe tremendous thanks to all our members – and those of other
preservation organizations – who lent their support to this vital effort. |
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Mar 18, 2009 at 12:37 PM |
 Eminent restoration architect Martin Eli Weil, a longtime West Adams resident and a charter member of West Adams Heritage Association, passed away at his Harvard Heights home in late February.
An expert in historic design, materials and colors, Weil specialized in restoration projects of landmark historic homes -- such as the recently completed MacGowan Mansion on Adams Boulevard -- and other significant historic properties, primarily in Southern California. Weil was renown in historic preservation circles, not just for his involvement with a series of famed projects -- from restorations of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House and Storer Residence to the El Capitan Theatre, the Ebell Theater, Pasadena City Hall, the Griffith Park Observatory, and the John Russell Pope-designed Henry and Arabella Huntington mausoleum in the gardens of the Huntington Library in San Marino, to name a few -- but also for his unflagging support for numerous West Adams neighbors in their efforts to correctly identify original colors and appropriate materials for the restorations of their own historic homes.
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Dec 16, 2008 at 12:28 PM |
 A Festival of Lights in West Adams Avenues.
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