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February 26, 2015

LA rolls out new online database of historic sites

  • Officials say this will help the city keep track of its historic resources, help tourists find them and possibly prevent people from tearing them down.
    • By JOHN ROGERS
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — From towering basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain's hillside home to downtown's towering art-deco high-rise buildings, Los Angeles is putting all its landmarks online.

    Planning and preservation officials gathered this week on the observation tower of City Hall, a historic landmark in its own right, to roll out their new website, HistoricPlacesLA.org.


     
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