AdvertisementHistoric preservationists have called to save the Taix building, urging the city to formally recognize the restaurant as a landmark and to potentially incorporate the structure into the new development. The building really matters,” said Susan Winsberg, who told city commissioners that she had some of her happiest moments at the Echo Park restaurant. contended in a letter that enshrining the building as a historic monument would complicate the redevelopment process and could put Taix’s future at risk. Preservationists argued that the developers could still spare the Taix building and incorporate it into the new project. AdvertisementThe debate over preserving the Echo Park restaurant is one that Los Angeles has repeatedly grappled with when beloved businesses are in the path of new development.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 12:02 UTC