Zev Yaroslavsky writes in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-yaroslavsky-cbs-television-city-20171210-story.html... What becomes of Television City is a citywide concern as much as it is a neighborhood one. Los Angeles should not let developers turn the historic studio complex into a mini Century City.
... Television City is architecturally significant. Designed by William Pereira, who also designed the pyramid-shaped Transamerica building in San Francisco, the complex is one of L.A.’s most significant representations of the mid-century modern “Corporate International” architectural style. It has a distinctive, campus feel, owed in part to the way its office building and soundstages are set back along the north and west sides of the property.
... The city should also seize the moment and declare the complex a historic site. An extensive list of classic shows were taped there — variety programs, dramas, soap operas, quiz shows and even a few presidential debates. Some of the most cherished names in entertainment history have walked its halls and entertained from its stages. These historic studios should be designated as such.
Zev Yaroslavsky is director of the Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Department of History. He is a former member of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
