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Take a Tour of Lloyd Wright's Moore House, Demolished Yesterday in Palos Verdes

Take a Tour of Lloyd Wright's Moore House, Demolished Yesterday in Palos Verdes

Despite relentless protest, the historic Moore House in Palos Verdes Estates was demolished Wednesday to make room for a larger, more modern living space overlooking the Pacific. Designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, the rare, stylish home was completed in 1959 then threatened with demolition in 2010. more ›

Video: Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Meets the Demolition Crane

Video: Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Meets the Demolition Crane

Readers, viewers, you may want to grab a tissue or two. The below video captures the first installment of the planned demolition at West Hollywood's The Lot, formerly known as Pickfair Studios (amongst several other names). more ›

Rally to Protest the Demolition of a Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Tomorrow

Rally to Protest the Demolition of a Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Tomorrow

The aging West Hollywood studios where Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth Taylor and many other luminaries once worked are set to be demolished and replaced with glass-and-steel structures. But tomorrow protesters will be rallying to stop the already-approved demolition. more ›

Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Will Soon Meet The Wrecking Ball

Historic West Hollywood Studio Lot Will Soon Meet The Wrecking Ball

The former West Hollywood workplace of Tinseltown's Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth Taylor and many, many more has been set for demolition. Redevelopment plans for The Lot, which has held many names over the years, including "Pickford-Fairbanks Studio," "United Artists Studio," "Samuel Goldwyn Studio" and "Warner Hollywood Studio," come thanks to the movie lot's new owner, CIM Group. more ›

Developer Strikes Again, Plans Demolition Of More Silver Lake Buildings

Developer Strikes Again, Plans Demolition Of More Silver Lake Buildings

Silver Lake is under the wrecking ball again, facing development plans that could demolish structures like the former Sunset Pacific Motel and the 4100 Bar. The same developer who leveled a block of storefronts at the city's Sunset Junction last September has its eyes set on more buildings in the area. more ›

Sorry, Drivers: 60 Freeway Likely Closed Until Saturday

Sorry, Drivers: 60 Freeway Likely Closed Until Saturday

Work to bring down the Paramount Boulevard bridge, damaged in a tanker truck fire, will continue into the weekend, say Cal Trans officials, scrapping earlier plans to get the busy section of the 60 Freeway in Montebello open on Friday. more ›

Reach Out And Touch No One: Phonehenge Demolition Begins

Reach Out And Touch No One: Phonehenge Demolition Begins

The "ornate maze" of buildings in Acton was ordered to come down by a judge, and for violating a dozen or so building codes, the development's eccentric visionary, Alan Kimble Fahey, may be required to perform community service. more ›

Carmadeggon Time-Lapse Video: Mulholland Drive Bridge Demolition

Carmadeggon Time-Lapse Video: Mulholland Drive Bridge Demolition

Carmageddon proved to be a surprising success. Locals obeyed requests to practice a car-free weekend, resulting in clear roads, sunny skies and a sprawl like we've never seen it: extraordinarily navigable. But let's not forget the project at hand or the diligent workers who managed to wrap their mission sixteen hours ahead of schedule. more ›

Not Just Another Brick in the Wall? Council Investigates Demolition at KCET Studios [UPDATED]

Not Just Another Brick in the Wall? Council Investigates Demolition at KCET Studios [UPDATED]

Things are a-changin' over at 4401 Sunset Boulevard, the longtime home of newly-independent TV station KCET, and soon to be programming beaming base of the Church of Scientology. However, when a few bricks were removed from the site, City Councilman Tom LaBonge called for further investigation, to ensure all parties involved with the property were complying with the guidelines for alterations to a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument. more ›

Last Laugh: Demolition For Beverly Hills Friars Club Building

Last Laugh: Demolition For Beverly Hills Friars Club Building

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 ›

Tower Sunset Building to Meet the Bulldozer

Tower Sunset Building to Meet the Bulldozer

The fate of the empty Tower Records store on Sunset Boulevard has been decided: Demolition. more ›

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