Write a Letter of Support for the

Mountain States Life Building/Yucca-Tower

WRITE A LETTER OR SPEAK AT A HEARING…

WRITE A SUPPORT LETTER TO THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION:

1. Email a letter of support for the building’s nomination to the Cultural Heritage Commission. Second hearing due by 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. First hearing, due by 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

email: chc@lacity.org

cc: afine@laconservancy.org; ken.bernstein@lacity.org; preservation@artdecola.org; lambert.giessinger@lacity.org; emma.howard@lacity.org

Subject Line:

PROPOSED HCM: MOUNTAIN STATES LIFE BUILDING (6305 Yucca Street) , #CHC-2023-750

What to Say:

Letters in your own words are the best, but if you aren't sure what to say, here is an idea. If you have a connection to the building or a business that operated out of it, please include that too.

Dear Cultural Heritage Commission:

I am writing to express my support for the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles's nomination of the 1929 Mountain States Life Building/Yucca-Tower CHC-2023-7508-HCM | ENV-2023-7509-CE, as a Cultural Heritage Monument in the City of Los Angeles’ Council District 13. It meets the criteria for a Historic Cultural Monument. It was identified in Survey L.A. and maintains a high degree of integrity and character defining features.

he Mountain States Life Building / Yucca-Vine Tower (6305 Yucca Street) in Hollywood was constructed in 1929 as the headquarters for Mountain States Life Insurance Company. The building is designed by esteemed architect Henry L. Gogerty.

One of Hollywood’s earliest skyscrapers, the eight-story tower contributed to the development of the Hollywood-Vine commercial district and was essential to the city’s “Five-Finger Plan” for improvement of the area in the late 1920s.

Over the past century, notable tenants have included Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing, Motion Picture Daily, Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, and Chao Praya, one of the first Thai restaurants in the United States. An unmistakable Hollywood landmark, the Art Deco tower has also been featured in The Three Stooges, TV shows "Mission: Impossible, Mannix," and "CHIPS," and 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow. Most recently the building has housed the AMDA Performing Arts Academy.

Please vote to designate the Mountain States Life Building/Yucca-Tower as a Historic Cultural Monument.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your address, neighborhood, or zip code very important if you live in the area]

CALL INTO THE APRIL 18, 2024 MEETING TO VOICE YOUR SUPPORT!

The Cultural Heritage Commission will meet on Thursday, April 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT. The meeting will be live on Zoom and in person. Members of the public can call in and speak their support for landmark designation after the project is presented to the Commission by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.

Further information about calling in, is on the meeting agenda or click the button below to stay on our website.