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References
- 1 2 Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments". Office of Historic Resources (Newsletter). Department of City Planning. 1 (4). October 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
