10 Southland Buildings Cited in State Preservation Awards

Ten historic buildings in the Southland were among the winners in the California Preservation Foundation’s ninth annual contest for excellence in restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use, craftsmanship and cultural-resource studies.

The 1927 Beverly Hills Waterworks building, which now houses the Center for Motion Picture Study of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, picked up an award for adaptive re-use.

So did Hangar No. 1, the first hangar built at Los Angeles International Airport, which has been converted into cargo and office facilities.

Rehabilitation awards were won by the Bear Building in Pasadena and El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

A nine-person team that has spent nearly four years trying to preserve the Alex Theatre in Glendale was a winner in the “cultural resources studies and reports” category. So were the City of Los Angeles and two consulting firms for their efforts to preserve Northeast Los Angeles.

Awards were also presented for the restoration of the 1908 Garibaldi House in Los Angeles and La Casa Primera, an adobe home built in 1837 in Pomona.

The 1880 Sexton House in Goleta and 1910 Henry Weaver House in Santa Monica were also cited for their outstanding restoration work.