West Hollywood, home to an incredibly rich group of pre-WWII architecture, is under assault by development that is destroying piecemeal many irreplaceable buildings. I am reprinting a plea by a historic preservation group alerting the public about a new impending threat. What is lost in West Hollywood is a loss for the City of Angels.

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Incredible though it may seem we must fight yet again to save this beautiful historic building at 1342-46 N Hayworth Avenue. (see attachments)

Though a highly esteemed historian has assessed the building as qualified for designation under the State register and as a West Hollywood Historic Resource the developer still wants to demolish this unique property and build 16 condominiums.

A Neighborhood Meeting is scheduled for 6.30pm on Monday, October 30 at City Hall on Santa Monica and Sweetzer and it is important for all of us to attend and make our voices heard by the developer and the city.

Also write to the Planner, Terry Blount, City Hall, 8300 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069-6216 or by email tblount@weho.org or telephone (323) 848 6853, Fax (323) 848 6569

Send copies to: savehayworth@yahoo.com or to Save Hayworth, 1342 N Hayworth Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046

1342-46 N Hayworth was built in 1924 and, in the early days of Hollywood, it saw a lot of activity from starlets that were brought from east to try their luck in the movies. With it’s lush traditional garden and many established trees it is a piece of old Hollywood that could be lost forever unless we mount a vigorous protest.

Next door, at 1350, we are faced with a threat of demolition of yet another beautiful building. 1350 was built in 1953 and a historic designation has just been denied because the city has not yet established criteria by which this type of mid-century building can be judged.

This is a quiet beautiful neighborhood dating back to the 1920’s where the buildings reflect a variety of styles popular in the two great periods of building in West Hollywood – the 20-30’s and the 50’s. From Hayworth Towers at the Fountain end, designed by Leland Bryant, to Hayworth Chateau at the Sunset end, where F. Scott Fitzgerald lived with Sheilah Graham and where he died, the buildings are well-maintained and well-built and can continue to grace the street and the city for many years to come. We must protest the destruction of our neighborhood.

Taking down even one of these buildings would tear at the fabric of our community. To lose both would be a catastrophe.

COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT 6.30PM AT CITY HALL ON SANTA MONICA AND SWEETZER.
also write to the Planner, Terry Blount, City Hall, 8300 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069-6216 or by email tblount@weho.org or telephone (323) 848 6853, Fax (323) 848 6569

Send copies to: savehayworth@yahoo.com or to Save Hayworth, 1342 N Hayworth Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046