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has been hailed by

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advocates for its pioneering program, which designates not just buildings but entire neighborhoods or districts as worthy of historic preservation. Most of these districts are areas dominated by

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single-family houses, but some are predominantly

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, and one (the

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Mar Vista Tract) is a

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area.

List of HPOZs

The current HPOZs in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Planning Division, Historic Preservation department, include:

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City of Los Angeles: Historic Preservation Overlay ZonesLos Angeles Conservancy: City of Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZ)
* Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments {{LosAngeles-stub

List of HPOZs

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