May 28, 2009

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
 

Macy’s on South Lake, Fair Oaks Court housing development and the restored front steps of the Civic Auditorium shared honors last week with nine other properties in receiving a Pasadena Historic Preservation award.

The sixth annual awards program at La Casita Del Arroyo honors the best examples of preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historic properties.

The awards were presented by the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, which acts as an advisory body to Pasadena City Council, proactively seeking to raise awareness of preservation as a desired land-use option through development review and nomination of individual landmarks and landmark districts.

Pasadena has long been recognized for its impressive variety of architectural styles and historic buildings, with many designed by notable architects such as Greene & Greene, Myron Hunt, Wallace Neff, Sylvanus Marston, Richard Neutra and others.

Historic preservation is one of the city’s defining characteristics, with more than 1,000 properties in the National Register of Historic Places, more than 50 works by Greene & Greene, 18 local landmark districts, and 85 individually designated landmarks.

The city’s Historic Preservation Awards occur during a nationwide observance of Preservation Month. “This Place Matters" is the theme of the month-long celebration, sponsored by National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Rehabilitation awards were presented this year to:

• 1253 E Colorado Blvd, Mastercrafts, owned by Joseph Stromei

• 60 E California Blvd and 597 S Raymond Ave., owned by Brian O’Neill, Dy Dee Diaper Service

• 988 E Washington Blvd., a dentist office owned by Mehran Daoudian

Restoration awards were presented to:

• 1144 E Elizabeth St, owned by Anthony Molinaro and Bridgid Fennell

• 547 E Union St, owned by Dr. Charles and Steven Battaglia

• 650 W California Blvd, owned by Kurt Schwenk and Michael Boruszewski

• 300 E Green St., Pasadena Civic Auditorium, front steps restored by Pasadena Center Operating Company

• 401 E Washington Blvd, owned by Olga Sepulveda

• 1660 Loma Vista St, owned by Kevin and Cookie Fahey

• 1105 N Marengo Ave, owned by Ken Rosser and Diana Parr

• 401 S Lake Ave, owned by Macy’s West

A Revitalization-Infill and Rehabilitation award went to:

• 600 N Fair Oaks Ave, Fair Oaks Court, owned by Heritage Housing Partners

For more information call (626) 744-6753.