The West Hollywood Preservation Alliance (WHPA) is urging the West Hollywood city council to purchase the historical Log Cabin property. For the public record and consideration during the City Council’s closed session on Monday, March 1, 2021, the West Hollywood Preservation Alliance submitted the following statement:
As it did during the January 21, 2020, closed session of the City Council, the West Hollywood Preservation Alliance (WHPA) again urges the City of West Hollywood to purchase the two parcels of land at 617-621 North Robertson Boulevard. That purchase would help preserve the 2,000+ square foot historic log cabin building that has served the recovery community for many years.
Such a purchase would also enable the city to plan for future community uses – perhaps permanent affordable housing or transitional/bridge housing to address the critical issue of homelessness? – on the remaining nearly 13,000 square feet of land that surrounds the building and currently serves as surface parking.
Furthermore, the fact that the city’s 2016 commercial survey considered the log cabin property eligible for historic designation, not only on the local level, but also on the California Register and the National Register attests to the property’s architectural, social, and cultural significance. It’s that rare ‘trifecta’ of designations that few buildings can achieve.
And we certainly believe that the City Council can proactively initiate action to designate the log cabin as a local cultural resource.
It’s time to make a deal with the City of Beverly Hills and to purchase this precious land that comes with so much history and so much future potential use by the city and its residents.
–Victor Omelczenko, WHPA Board President.
West Hollywood Preservation Alliance”
The City of Beverly Hills and the City of West Hollywood reached an agreement regarding the property known as the Lions Club Log Cabin, located at 621 N. Robertson Boulevard, now simply The Log Cabin. The city of West Hollywood will lease the site from Beverly Hills for a period of twelve months and intends to sublease the premises to the West Hollywood Recovery Center.
The WeHo Log Cabin is home to numerous 12-Step program meetings. The lease means these meetings will continue when it is safe to do so after the Los Angeles County Safer at Home order is lifted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The West Hollywood Preservation Alliance is a non-profit public benefit organization working to identify, protect and preserve the historic, architectural, and cultural resources of West Hollywood and adjacent areas through education, advocacy and assistance. To learn more, visit http://www.westhollywoodpreservationalliance.org.
