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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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