Presentation to the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group
Giving a talk about my Historic Preservation Award Last weekend I was asked by the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group (MOHPG) to give a presentation to their members about the Leisa Collins Historic Preservation Award. And here I am in action! Monrovia is a quaint mountain city on the north-east outskirts of Los Angeles that by in large has held to their integrity and refuses to allow their rich architectural history to be destroyed and replaced by enlarged and unattractive structures that give the impression that the "mother ship" has landed! Much of the thanks for this trend goes to MOHPG which is a very organized and on-the-ball historic society. In June I am giving my Historic Preservation Award to a Monrovia resident, Tracey Tempel, who…