Chairperson
Alan Lieb, 2008-2009
Regina O’Brien, 2009-2015
Milestones in the Community
- Modern Masters Awards are established
Meeting Locations
Events
City of Seekers L.A. Unique Spiritual Legacy
Tour of buildings of the 20th century that have ties to unusual spiritual movements.
It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod City
Tour was part of a year-long program called “The Sixties Turn 50” to highlight the fact than many of our mid-20th century buildings are now eligible for historic landmark status.
http://ellenbloom.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-mod-mod-mod-mod-city.html
Advocacy
Johnnies Broiler
Downey which was determined eligible for the California Register in 2002 is unceremoniously AND illegally demolished in 2007. Jim Louder agrees to rebuild the Broiler as a new Bob’s Big Boy restaurant along with assistance from the City of Downey Redevelopment Agency.
CBS Columbia Square
Saved March 2009
Columbia Savings
1965 bank building on Miracle Mile demolished in 2010.
https://www.laconservancy.org/issues/columbia-savings
Annual Holiday Party:
Los Angeles City Hall
Modern Master Awards
- Jack Laxar
- Leland Lee
- Julius Shulman
- Marvin Rand
Tangents
MAC Architecture Tour
Annual tour focus Silverlake and Los Feliz on October 4, 200 including seven residences dating from 1926 through 1964, by seminal architects R.M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, Raphael Soriano, Harwell Harris and Craig Ellwood.
Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm Springs to the Saltan Sea
by Peter Moruzzi – September 1, 2009
https://www.amazon.com/Palm-Springs-Holiday-Vintage-Saltan/dp/1423604768/ref=llvn-20
Autumn’s Come Undone
A radical departure in SHAG’s style away from satirical pop Modern look – to a dark and foreboding feeling. New book by Shag– October 15, 2009
https://www.amazon.com/Autumns-Come-Undone-Shag/dp/0979330734/ref=llvn-20
“William Krisel, Architect”
Film is produced by Design on Screen
http://www.designonscreen.org/dvds/william-krisel-architect/
Case Study Houses June 2009
by Elizabeth Smith (Author), Peter Gossel (Editor), Julius Shulman (Photographer)
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Study-Houses-Elizabeth-Smith/dp/3836510219/ref=llvn-20
Southern California Eats
A fresh look at Southern California’s roadside eateries. Embark on a road trip to out-of-the-way Route 66 landmarks, futuristic Googie coffee shops, and exotic Polynesian paradises. Part-homage and part-guidebook, this photo essay captures the flavor and character of Southern California’s most unique eating establishments. By John Eng and Adriene Biondo.
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-California-Eats-John-Eng/dp/0764333321/ref=llvn-20
