Article: John Van Bergen House in limbo

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:57 am

Highland Park House In Limbo

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DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:44 pm

Landmarking Van Bergen 'teardown' in Highland Park would chill the market, opponents say

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DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:33 pm

Van Bergen landmark bid heads to Highland Park City Council

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jmcnally · Post by **jmcnally** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:12 am

The lesson: demolish before the city gets involved

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:52 am

That's what happened to Irving Gill's Dodge House. Litton S&L owned the property, and quietly leveled it before anyone knew it was even in danger. It gave rise to the preservation movement in Los Angeles, so it was more a martyr than a victim.

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:53 pm

Highland Park to consider landmark nomination mayor calls 'tainted'

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DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:14 am

HP Bids Adieu To Van Bergen House

Highland Park won't landmark Van Bergen 'teardown'

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jmcnally · Post by **jmcnally** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:23 pm

I'm sorry to see a Van Bergen house go away, but there are very expensive legal issues involved in declaring a property "historic" (and therefore protected) without the owner's consent

SREcklund · Post by **SREcklund** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:02 pm

jmcnally wrote:I'm sorry to see a Van Bergen house go away, but there are very expensive legal issues involved in declaring a property "historic" (and therefore protected) without the owner's consent

Maybe I've lived packed like a rat in the city for too long, but there's something that just grinds my gears when I see someone who, in a world already short of housing, wants to blow up an old house just to make their backyard bigger. "Ooh - look at me!"