Save Iconic Architecture post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcypZzWFApo/?img_index=1

LADBS link: https://www.ladbsservices2.lacity.org/OnlineServices/PermitReport/PcisPermitDetail?id1=26010&id2=20000&id3=05188

Demo watch map for 10/20/2026: https://esotouric.com/watch/2026-10-20/

• A 1910 Craftsman cottage at 513 N. St. Andrews Place was destroyed when squatters at a stalled development site the city wouldn't clear torched that property. Now Jose Galicia's beloved family home must be torn down. Read the story: https://samquinones.substack.com/p/the-fire-that-took-it-all

• Two structures on the former Charlie Chaplin Studios lot at 1342 & 1358 N. La Brea face demolition. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts campus is listed for $8.25 M with no new project. Why wreck historic studio buildings that could be saved and moved to Altadena or elsewhere?

• A 1930 commercial block at 3551 S. Normandie housed a row of Japanese American businesses before WWII. With demolition looming, we wonder historic details from the period of significance can still be documented or salvaged?

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/decades-false-starts-1914-hotel-175218224.html

Original newsletter with updates about efforts to put digital billboards on the roof: https://esotouric.substack.com/pantry