The nationwide effort is led by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which provides media and organizational material to local advocates like Hollywood Heritage.  Activities in other years have included tours of Hollywood Boulevard, historic neighborhoods such as Whitley Heights and Las Colinas Heights, special events at the Hollywood Studio Museum, and educational programs. This year, we won’t be doing those group activities, but we hope to bring you more information about these places in upcoming posts, articles and other activities throughout the month.

National Historic Preservation Month was established in 1973, and is celebrated by national, state, and local preservation groups and historical societies nationwide.  Business and civic organizations have partnered as well, as communities plan events to promote historic places for the purpose of instilling national and community pride in historic buildings, promote heritage tourism and showing the economic and social benefits of preservation.