A few of my HABS* and HAER* donations were transmitted to the collection at the Library of Congress last year (2025). *Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record.
Preservation
LOS ANGELES TIMES MIRROR HABS
HABS large format photographs of the Times Mirror Building, constructed in 1970-73 for the Times Mirror Company, and designed by William L. Pereira & Associates.
HABS Photographer Writes a HABS/HAER/HALS substack
HABS Photography exposed and explained on my new Substack.
CPF webinar about Stephen Schafer, HABS Photographer
My Path to Preservation: Insights from a HABS Photographer INFO LINK Members Non-Members FREEDate: May 20, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Join the California Preservation Foundation for our My Path to Preservation series, a webinar program with the goal of sharing insights with students, interns, graduates, emerging professionals, and anyone interested in a…
Topanga Ranch Motel Lost to Fire HABS CA-3002
Today, I got an official HABS number from HDP, after looking through some files and finding the negatives. HABS CA-3002. This week the motel was lost in the Palisades Fire.
HABS HAER To Do List
HABS TO DO LIST, what Historic American Buildings Survey photo are next?
Lecture about HALS at the Sanborn Collection, CSUN
I'm doing a presentation. 🗺 At Cal State Northridge. I hope you can be there and see the marvelous and amazing maps that they have, and learn a bit about the HABS/HAER/HALS programs and how I use maps for research before every project. If you’d like more information about HABS, HAER or HALS photography take…
Underrecognized California: A pilot preservation grant program to inspire inclusive designations
The L.A. pilot 2023 historic preservation grant program is open to students and groups who want to pursue historic designation of an underrepresented sacred site, park, community building, or other publicly available site in Southern California.
Four National Register of Historic Places criteria … a basic text slide
A quick image to remember a simple concept… The four (4) National Register Criteria for evaluation and nomination.Â
A Picture Perfect New Year 2023
HABS photography of a former Fotomat for inclusion in the Historic American Buildings Survey collection at the Library of Congress.