Exploring Los Angeles – Taking a Tour With the Los Angeles Conservancy

One of my favorite reasons for living in the LA area is the Los Angeles Conservancy. How I came across this preservation group I no longer recall. I only remember that I was in college and was beginning to gain an interest in historic preservation. Somehow I stumbled across the Conservancy, pooled my pennies together and became a member. I began taking their tours and was hooked. Now flash forward about a decade and I finally decided to take my membership to the next level – becoming a volunteer. Why I waited so long, I don’t know because being a Conservancy volunteer is awesome! I’ve met so many new people that have the same passion for preservation as I do and I’ve attended many wonderful events. One recent Saturday I had the opportunity to attend yet another fabulous outing – a tour of Downtown LA’s Historic Core.

Conservancy docents are a rare breed – highly passionate and knowledgeable individuals with a true love of their city and a desire to share that with the public. Have you ever been on a tour where your guide is unenthusiastic, uninformed and (gasp!) boring? Isn’t it the worst? No worries here. I guarantee you will come away from a Conservancy tour knowing more than when you came in and probably gaining a new passion for Los Angeles history.

And this detail on the Million Dollar Theater.

And even this sign.