On November 7th, the City of Los Angeles' Cultural Heritage Commission will hear our Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) nomination for the Maycrest Bungalow Court.

This historic bungalow court in El Sereno was purchased by Caltrans in the 1960s for the ill-fated 710 freeway extension project. Since the 1990s, it has sat vacant and neglected. For the last 15 years, community members in El Sereno, centered around the Eastside Café advocacy group, have worked to restore the bungalows and convert them into a cultural center—a vision supported by the Conservancy.

Despite community requests to preserve and adaptively reuse the bungalows, Caltrans sold the property to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), which initially proposed demolishing the bungalows and redeveloping the site with new affordable housing. We aim to collaborate with HACLA for a "win-win" outcome, preserving and modernizing the bungalows while adding new affordable housing units, but feel HCM designation is necessary given the threat of demolition.

Voice your support for our Historic-Cultural Monument nomination at the Cultural Heritage Commission.

HOW TO HELP:

IN-PERSON:
November 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Los Angeles City Hall, Room 1010 (tenth floor)
200 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

VIRTUAL: 
Members of the public can access the meeting via Zoom. The link will be shared as soon as it is made available.

SUBMIT COMMENTS:
Submit written comments online, including your name, email, and reference the case number, CHC-2024-6633-HCM. Comments MUST be submitted by November 6th.

Click here to submit comments →

EMAIL:
Email should be sent to:

• Cultural Heritage Commission at chc@lacity.org.
• Councilmember Kevin de León at councilmember.kevindeleon@lacity.org.

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