Preservation OKd for Hanna-Barbera Site
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
City Council members approved a plan Tuesday that would save the historic Hanna-Barbera buildings in the Cahuenga Pass but would allow development on part of the property to proceed.
Joe Barbera, who sold the property years ago, had pleaded with officials to save the building where cartoons such as “Tom and Jerry” and “Yogi Bear” were developed.
Councilman Tom LaBonge’s office crafted a compromise that would save the three buildings but allow mixed-use apartment and retail development.
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