The city faces a choice: remake itself into something largely familiar or take a bolder path and emerge as a new metropolis.

The 12th district town hall was built in 1876 with a 36-meter (118-foot) high bell tower on top of its main entrance.

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It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

The historic ranch house of Will Rogers and an important residence by Ray Kappe were destroyed by the fires, which threaten L.A.’s spectacular design legacy.