Posts Tagged ‘historic’
A new mental health campus is coming to historic state hospital in Norwalk
The Metropolitan State Hospital opened in Norwalk in 1916, a self-contained facility complete with its own farm that treated people with mental illness. Over the decades, the facility drastically shrank, reflecting a larger deinstitutionalizat...
‘Brady Bunch’ house declared a historic landmark
Here’s the story…of how a seemingly non-descript home in the San Fernando Valley turned into an L.A. landmark.The L.A. City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the...
Historic Zen-Inspired Home of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Fiercest Activist Allies Hits the Market in Berkeley for $1.8 Million
On a quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac in Berkeley, CA's iconic Elmwood district stands a beautifully preserved 1929 Craftsman home that boasts not just an incredible architectural legacy but a close connection to the Bay Area's history of activism,...
In historic vote, L.A. caps rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments at 4%
Los Angeles strengthened its rent stabilization law for the first time in 40 years Wednesday, setting a 4% ceiling on annual rent increases for a massive portion of the city’s housing stock. The historic vote by the L.A. City Council will he...
