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TERRANEA
A 102-acre retreat on the Rancho Palos Verdes coast, with public trails, layered history, and a spa worth returning for.
Sep 14
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August 2026
HOW TO SAVE A BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES
& what comes after the historic designation
Aug 30
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PLUNGES, PRESERVATION, AND POSSIBLE FUTURES
& LA’s lost public baths, a new Chávez Ravine archive, and a $16.9 million estate that may not survive its next owner
Aug 16
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BEFORE IT WAS “OUR HOUSE,” IT WAS JONI’S
Joni Mitchell bought her Lookout Mountain cottage in 1968. She never let it go.
Aug 9
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THE LOST HISTORY OF THE VENICE CANALS
And why most of what existed a century ago no longer remains
Aug 2
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July 2026
THE WOODWORKER MAKING OTHERWORLDLY FURNITURE
Hartwick Hanson makes furniture from salvaged wood and the tension between Big Sur and Los Angeles.
Jul 26
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WHAT A HOUSE REMEMBERS
Why the history of a home should travel with it
Jul 19
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A LIFETIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Greta Garbo built it. Charles Manson's landlord sold it. Michael Jackson posed in it. Bradford Craig has lived through all of it.
Jul 5
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June 2026
THEY WERE HERE FIRST
A practical guide to coexisting with LA's coyotes
Jun 29
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THE LOOPHOLE THAT'S KILLING LA'S LANDMARKS
& free entry to 30 historic state parks, a designer estate sale, and an Andy Goldsworthy the Getty lost to a burst pipe
Jun 23
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LLOYD WRIGHT'S FORTRESS ON DOHENY
A house built to keep the world out, his father's shadow with it
Jun 21
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Sanctuaries
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WHERE ROOTS RUN DEEP
A Guide to The ’Dena & the San Gabriel Valley by Cassandra Giraldo
Jun 14
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