Messages from the LBH Executive Board
Advocacy- Preserving Buildings & Landmarks
John Thomas Winter 2008
Presidents Message
Stan Poe Winter 2008
Stan Poe Featured in Long Beach Magazine
View March 2008 LB Magazine Article
PDF Copy of Magazine Article
Bembridge Homesite Update-The Bembridge House leaded glass and stained glass windows have all been repaired and look wonderful!
Charlotte Mitchell Spring 2008
LBH Preservation Awards
Information about the 2008 Long Beach Heritage Preservaton Gala and Awardees
Long Beach Heritage News
Partners in Preservation
Beginning this Spring, Long Beach Heritage will feature a spotlight article on people and organizations that have been successful in preservation efforts in Long Beach. We are pleased to profile Sybil and Jan van Dijs of SJvD Design of Long Beach. More Info
Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (Winter 2008)
Proactive Incentives for Historical Preservation of Buildingsp
"A major component of an ARO is the review of development standards and relaxation of some requirements to allow existing buildings ( especially historic) to be considered for reuse. "
Adaptive Reuse Ordinance: Proactive Incentives for Historic Preservation Many older cities have developed ordinances or incentives designed to encourage the reuse of existing buildings. When buildings are brought back to life through Adaptive Reuse Ordinances (AROs), they contribute to revitalizing neighborhoods by preserving historic and cultural resources, creating new housing and mixed-use opportunities, and increasing public safety in “transitional” urban areas. Adaptive Reuse promotes buildings and areas long overlooked and stimulates economic growth in our older commercial and urban cores. A major benefit is the protection of architecturally significant and historic buildings. More on adaptive reuse.
Design Approved for Downtown's Ocean Center Building
(Winter 2008)
by Joe Segura (Reprinted from the Press Telegram)
An 18-month effort was capped when the Cultural Heritage Commission approved the conceptual design for modifications to the historic landmark Ocean Center Building. The 1928 landmark, with its whitewashed exterior that presents a stark contrast to the neighboring modern marble-slabbed structures, is on the southwest corner of Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. The building, according to Interstices architect Jonathan Glasgow, was originally built as a mixed-use retail and office building. The mixed-use feature will shift to retail and residential—the latter with 82 boutique hotel rooms and 18 condominiums, Glasgow said. More on Ocean Center Building