On December 7th, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission will review an amendment to the Castro Theatre's landmark status to include the interior of the theatre and include the history of the LGBTQ+ community and its association with the theatre.
Read MoreThe ADSC needs your help, on or before Thursday, May 5th!
We need voices of support at a City of Berkeley online meeting to review the ADSC’s application to landmark the California Theatre at 2113 Kittredge Street off Shattuck Avenue. The long-time owners of the building have decided to sell the theatre and stated at the last hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission that they plan to turn it into housing, while possibly retaining the Art Deco façade, and the marquee.
Read MoreIn July 2017, the City of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors granted El Rey Theatre at 1970 Ocean Avenue landmark status. The nomination was made possible because the building’s previous owner, the Voice of Pentecost Church, lost the building after defaulting on its loans in a foreclosure sale. With new ownership that was not related to any religious organization, landmark designation became possible.
Read MoreIn March 2017, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to landmark several public interior spaces of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, completed in 1931 by architects Schultze & Weaver in the high Art Deco style. The hotel’s exterior has been a New York City landmark since 1993.
Read MoreIn August 2014, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake badly damaged the historic Franklin Station post office in downtown Napa, California, forcing its closure. Built in 1933 with funding from the Public Works Administration, and designed by architect William Corlett, the Franklin Station is one of only a handful of Art Deco post offices in California.
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