Originally comprising a public school and a vocational building, the complex was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by prominent Los Angeles architect John C. Austin and built in 1928.

Today, this community center hosts numerous non-profit organizations, with original classrooms now used for instruction in dance, music, and the visual and performing arts, along with office space for local non-profits and a community meeting room.

Our goal is to support these uses by upgrading the overall experience, reversing prior non-historic modifications, and enabling new, revenue-generating programming opportunities. Our scope has included upgrading the auditorium in support of more live performances, making ADA improvements, and replacing exterior windows; we are also modifying the classrooms to address their specific uses, along with upgrades to the fire protection and HVAC systems and installing new lobby seating areas. All work has been in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.