Deal reached to save Los Angeles' mid-century Century Plaza Hotel from wrecking ball

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Jacob Adelman

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The Los Angeles hotel that hosted a welcome-home party for the Apollo 11 astronauts and other historic events will remain standing under a deal reached between the mid-century landmark's owners and preservation groups that sought to stave off the structure's demolition.

Michael Rosenfeld, who leads the partnership that owns the glass and aluminum Century Plaza Hotel, said his group has agreed to preserve the crescent-shaped building, which it previously planned to replace with two soaring towers. The deal allows building on other parts of the nearly six-acre property.

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"Deal reached to save Los Angeles' mid-century Century Plaza Hotel from wrecking ball," EstatesReport.com via LA Times, Feb 12, 2010.

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"A wrecking ball swings at the ‘60s," LA Times, October 11, 2009.

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