The “Black History Is LA History” map includes the Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima, which was founded in 1955 by civil rights activists Rev. Hillery T. and Rosa L. Broadus, who moved from Arkansas to the San Fernando Valley. The two were involved in the local fair housing movement and helped organize the NAACP’s San Fernando Valley chapter. — Spectrum News Los Angeles
The map, launched by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin, highlights key infrastructure like the Paul Revere Williams-designed Theme Building at LAX as well as cultural landmarks like Watts Towers Arts Center and the restored Crenshaw Wall.
The focus on sites that are publicly-owned and designated by Los Angeles as Historic-Cultural Monuments means that the list is not entirely exhaustive, according to the Controller’s office. Notably missing are some key flashpoints in the racist history of development schemes within the city such as the disputed Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach. Other absences include almost all of the myriad Williams buildings that have managed to avoid demolition, Norma Merrick Sklarek’s contribution to the beautiful blue Pacific Design Center building in West Hollywood, and several contemporary designs like BASE Architecture’s new Dollarhide Community Center in Crenshaw.
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