Post #366882 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Mar 14, 2008 9:06 AM

I sent Soccer Tiki's report of the meeting to several friends involved in mid-century preservation, here are some of their responses:

"I'm not sure if Huntington Beach has a local preservation ordinance under which
Sam's could be evaluated...but, assuming not, there's always the California
Register. Someone, though, would have to research and write the nomination."

"Apparently Huntington Beach DOES have a Historic Resources board and has
designated a few buildings.. Almost all of it the pre WWII stuff you expect.
Pete, can you go over this and figure out how one nominates a building
there? Can a citizen do it?"

http://www.surfcity-hb.org/files/users/planning/historic_cultural_resources_element.pdf

"Frankly, I don't think the Coastal Commission is going to help our cause.
Recently they've become very pro-over-development. I wonder who bought 'em."

Unfortunately, the L.A. Modcom does not get involved that far down South. Someone local should pick it up with the Historic Resources board. Obviously, a building like Sam's is not on their radar, but it is definitely a part of the city's history.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-03-14 09:07 ]