Top Resources
- Los Angeles ConservancyThe Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County. The organization's website catalogs more than 600 historic places in LA.
- Los Angeles Conservancy Historical Research GuideA comprehensive guide to researching historic properties in Los Angeles.
- History of Your HouseA research guide from the Los Angeles Public Library.
- Historic Los Angeles DirectoriesDigitized directories from the Los Angeles Public Library; intermittent coverage from 1873 to 1987.
- Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD)PCAD contains information regarding the buildings and desigeners of California, Oregon, and Washington. Building records contain information about their creators (when possible) and includes historical and geographic information in addition to images when available.
A People's Guide to Los Angeles by ISBN: 9780520270817Date: 2012-04-23A People's Guide to Los Angeles offers an assortment of eye-opening alternatives to L.A.'s usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. The authors demonstrate how power operates in the shaping of places and how it remains embedded in the landscape. Available in print and as an e-book.
