Wednesday's ceremonial unveiling of Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria revealed the historic original facade of the famous restaurant for the first time since the 1950s. And luckily, at least one Angeleno captured the downtown L.A. event on video. more ›

It was a big moment today for the face of a famous restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. At a special unveiling ceremony, the historic original facade of Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria was revealed for the first time since the 1950s. more ›

A South Central Los Angeles native, Ice Cube holds a strong affinity for the sprawling City of Angels. While cruising the L.A. streets in a 1960s Lincoln Continental convertible for a "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980" video, the rapper-turned-actor says "so what" to people deeming L.A. "eyesore after eyesore," claiming, "They don't know the L.A. I know. The good, the bad and the ugly about L.A." more ›

If you have a chance to go by the engineering building on the campus of UCSD, you will find a replica of a Rhode Island cottage balanced precariously on the edge of the 7-story building. It's not an engineering project gone awry, but the latest installation of artist Do Ho Suh's project "Fallen Star." more ›

Things are moving ahead for the proposed NFL stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, and today the firm commissioned to design Farmers Field revealed their official design. Gensler's current design (the initial one was the entry into the design bid competition) is characterized as being "light and airy" with "flight-like" attributes, according to Blogdowntown. more ›

After two years of construction and many years of planning, the new West Hollywood Library opens its doors to the public this Saturday. Located across from the Pacific Design Center, the three-story architectural wonder boasts second and third floors filled with computer terminals and shelves of books, not to mention the entire first floor is dedicated to parking. more ›

The last gas-guzzling, road-hogging Hummer rolled off the line in May 2010. Two Los Angeles architects, noting the structural integrity of rugged Hummer sheet metal, have devised a prefabrication plan to use the body shells of these enviro-monsters in the construction of capsule type dwellings. more ›

Disney California Adventure debuted the first peek of its extreme makeover on Friday with a bank of shiny new, Pan Pacific Auditorium-inspired turnstiles to welcome roller skaters park goers from this weekend forward, according to the Disney Parks Blog. more ›

Cutest baby, favorite chef, best cover band, leader of the biggest nation in the free world: Forget all those opportunities to rock the vote, and have your say in the AIA Barbie® Dream House™ Design Competition. The AIA and its panel of jurors have selected five finalists out of the nearly 30 submissions, and the ultimate choice is up to you. more ›

The centerpiece of Barnsdall Art Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House, may soon be a United Nations World Heritage site. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar nominated the Hollyhock House, along with eleven other Frank Lloyd Wright-designed landmarks, to receive the UNESCO World Heritage designation. more ›

"On April 29, 1986, a major emergency fire at the Los Angeles Central Library was so challenging, it required more than 350 firefighters and nearly every facet of the department before it was knocked down," explains the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society. "The tough firefight used 60 fire fighting companies, 1 arson unit, 9 paramedic rescue ambulances, 3 helicopters, 4 salvage companies, 1 squad, 2 emergency air units, a heavy utility company, and more than 40 staff and support personnel." more ›

In 1947, along with Louis Armet, architect Eldon Davis formed the firm Armet & Davis. After years of designing some of Los Angeles' most iconic "Googie" style restaurants, the duo became known as the "Frank Lloyd Wright of '50s coffee shops." Davis died Friday at the age of 94. more ›

The Los Angeles Conservancy is one of the premiere groups who work to keep Los Angeles of today infused with the architectural wonder that was Los Angeles of years gone by. Every year, they hand out awards for the work of preservationists and their projects, and have just announced the nine 2011 winners of the highly-sought honor that recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation. The awards will be presented at a luncheon on Thursday, May 12, 2011. more ›

AEG has selected global architecture, planning and design firm Gensler to take the lead on the Farmers Field project, a large sports complex slated for construction at current site of West Hall of the L.A. Convention Center. Though it has no experience with NFL stadiums, Gensler is already familiar with the area having designed another L.A. Live cornerstone, the J.W. Marriott hotel and Ritz Carlton Residences. more ›

The former Beverly Hills home of the legendary Friars Club is being demolished despite preservationist pleas from Los Angeles Conservancy to honor the building as a "celebrity playhouse" and part of the "legacy of 1960s architecture" reports the LA Times. Demolition, which began earlier this week at the location where "Jack Benny, Gary Cooper and other Hollywood kingpins engaged in cheeky character assassinations at lavish, alcohol-soaked dinners," is expected to conclude in a matter of days. more ›

The Los Angeles that used to be can be haunting, and the focal point of many a noble pursuit. Such is the case with the long-gone golden angel statues that used to look down on 6th Street at Flower from the top of the also long-gone Richfield Building. A story in today's LA Times tracks the trajectory of one of the sculptures, which has found a new home in the loft of graphic designer and historian Eric Lynxwiler. more ›

Pasadena's beautiful, historic, and oft-immortalized on film City Hall has a birthday today! Designed by San Francisco's Bakewell and Brown, the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style building began its life in 1923, and was completed on December 27th, 1927, which means today marks the building's 83rd birthday. On the National Register of Historic Places (listing # 80000813) since 1980, people all over the world have gotten glimpses of the civic center structure in films from The Great Dictator to A Walk in the Clouds--not to mention a ton of TV shows (Wikipedia). Of course, people love to photograph Pasadena City Hall, so we had to look no further than our own LAist Featured Photos pool for some impressive shots. more ›

Before Lindsay Lohan and Mel Gibson, Angelinos of all ages hungrily awaited news of Fatty Arbuckle and the Black Dahlia, and before TMZ and Perez Hilton fit in our pockets, there was the afternoon edition of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Trafficking in the salacious and the spectacular and operating out of a building boasting hand-painted gold leaf in the lobby, the Herald-Examiner and its home said ‘LA’ like no other paper could. more ›

There was probably only--thankfully--one moment during Saturday's Great Los Angeles Walk when my companions and I sang a cheery chorus of "Nobody Walks in L.A." We were walking in L.A., part of a larger group of determined urban hikers, journeying through rain, then sun, then dusk, from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean, trekking the length of Wilshire Boulevard. more ›

When "This Old House" premieres in January, it will a first in its 30 seasons to tackle a home in Los Angeles. Not only that, it will be their first Spanish Colonial Revival project. "Southern California is rich in architectural history, but much different than the New England homes we normally feature on the show," said host Kevin O'Connor. more ›

Called one of the Los Angeles Unified School District's "Taj Majal" schools due to its size, opulence, and $578M price tag, the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools campus is open for the school year. Now, however, architectural experts are weighing in on the form and function of the buildings on the property where the famous Ambassador Hotel once stood, as detailed in The Architect's Newspaper. more ›

If you ask the Pasadena Star-News' Larry Wilson, the answer is no. more ›

It's not just average homes that aren't selling here in Southern California, but also high-profile homes by some of the world's most prominent architects, according to an AP report published by cbs.com. more ›

The Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades offers breathtaking views, refined tranquility, and the chance to immerse yourself in the collected Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities featured within the walls of the Roman-inspired architecture of the impressive structures. more ›

With the annual Dwell on Design event fast approaching, the publication turns their eye on Los Angeles, and has put together a map of Modern restaurants in Los Angeles. But in this case, "modern" doesn't mean Asian-fusion tacos or molecular gastronomy--it's all about the design. Most of the picks on the map are examples of extant Mid-Century modern restaurant design, with a few that qualify as having "mod" sensibilities without the late 1950s-early 1960s inception. more ›

Yesterday the Getty Museum's Twitter feed reminded followers that the Getty Villa was marking its 36th anniversary of being open to the public. "In 1974, Getty opened the Getty Villa as his second museum in a re-creation of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, incorporating additional details from several other ancient sites," explains Wikipedia. They closed in 1997 for extensive renovations, and re-opened in January 2006. more ›

The realtor listing the late photographer Julius Shulman's new-to-the-market house at 7875 Woodrow Wilson Drive has assembled a beautiful virtual tour of the property, complete with facts about the house and reflections from Shulman himself, the home's sole owner since it was built for him in 1950 (and cheesy music; toggle audio off on the bottom right!). more ›

CurbedLA points to a noteworthy local residential property fresh to the market. It's the Shulman house, longtime home of the late Julius Shulman, the legendary photographer whose images of mid-century modern design elevated the movement and made him and the buildings iconic. more ›