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Frescos by Maxine Albro, painted in 1933 in the north loggia of the Ebell of Los Angeles.

A 90-year mystery solved: ‘Lost’ Maxine Albro frescoes uncovered at the Ebell of Los Angeles

In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after contentious battle — the frescoes were thought to be destroyed. They have now been rediscovered.

Altadena, CA - February 18: Professional mason Cliff Douglas, right, shows homeowner Valerie Elachi, left, how he is removing her Batchelder and Grueby tiles to be preserved after her home was destroyed by the Eaton fire. The home was built for Zane Grey's longtime secretary, which was built in the Pueblo Revival style with two sizable fireplaces. A group of volunteers in Altadena who are working to save historic arts-and-crafts tiles from the hearths of destroyed homes before the U.S. Army Corps tears down the rubble. Photo taken in Altadena Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Masons are carefully chiseling the tiles from their mortar, saving them and eventually, preserving them so homeowners can rebuild their fireplaces in their new homes. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

‘The only thing still left.’ Volunteers race to save Altadena’s vintage tiles from the bulldozers

PALOS VERDES-CA-JUNE 18, 2015: Visitors walk up the Abalone Cove Trail on the Palos Verdes coastline on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Christina House / For The Times)
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Contributor: From the Palisades to Palos Verdes, L.A.’s altered landscapes challenge memory itself

Los Angeles, CA - October 24: LACMA announced an official opening date of for its new Peter Zumthor-designed David Geffen Galleries and now that the scaffolding has been removed from the section of the concrete building that spans Wilshire Blvd., the city its best view yet of what the new museum will look like on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

How to see the new LACMA up close: Museum sets opening for plaza around new building

Hollywood Premiere Motel

This Midcentury Hollywood motel may soon become a historic monument — a first in L.A.

She gave her rent-controlled apartment a cottagecore update worthy of ‘Little Women’

‘My next home must be fireproof’: Why more Angelenos are looking to build ‘SuperAdobes’

Is your ADU housing L.A. residents displaced by the recent fires? We want to hear about it

Dazzling Midcentury Modern homes you don’t want to miss at Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

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SILVER LAKE, CA - NOVEMBER 30, 2024 - - Homeowners Dr. Pascal Dabel, right, gives his son Lucien, 3, a kiss while spending time with his wife Marina and son Lorenzo, 7, in front of Textile House #1, an ADU they had built in Silver Lake on November 30, 2024. The ADU was designed by Nwankpa Design, led by Nigerian American architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie. The 1,182 square foot two story ADU - formerly a two car garage - is inspired by Ewe/Kente weaving, with part of the facade resembling a cloth's warp and weft structure. The Dabel's wanted to build an ADU that functions as an extension of the yard on the lower level to provide more space for indoor/outdoor living and family time with their two young sons. They also wanted the flexibility to use the ADU as a play area and home office. The ADU also features a 281 square foot roof deck on the second floor. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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A two-car L.A. garage gets a surprising makeover as a West African-inspired ADU

Architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie designed the exterior of the second floor of the ADU with kente cloth in mind. Part of the facade resembles the handwoven textile.

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