On June 19, the Conservancy held our 2010 Annual Meeting at the 1960s Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society sanctuary in North Hills, a new Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument known as "The Onion."
We enjoyed a wonderful talk on San Fernando Valley history by Kevin Roderick of LA Observed, presented our annual Volunteer Recognition Awards, and introduced new members of the Board of Directors.
Thom Miller, outgoing president of the board, then reflected on the past year at the Conservancy. The eight-minute slideshow below doesn't come close to covering everything we've done since last summer, but it offers some highlights of our recent advocacy and education efforts. Enjoy!
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The 1893 Bradbury Building is the oldest commercial building remaining in downtown Los Angeles and one of the city's unique treasures. Behind its modest exterior lies a fifty-foot, light-filled interior court with open cage elevators, marble stairs, and ornate iron railings, capped by an enormous skylight. It has appeared in scores of films and TV shows, including "Double Indemnity," "Chinatown," and "Blade Runner." Considered by many to be the first truly "modern" building in Los Angeles, it broke cleanly from the traditions of the time. The Bradbury Building was restored in the early 1990s as one of the first steps in downtown's revitalization.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #6, Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Photo by Julius Shulman. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust/Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at The Getty Research Institute.
