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Cultural Heritage commissioner seeks landmark status for Beverly Hills High swim gym; board raises operational concerns
Summary
A Cultural Heritage Commissioner asked the Beverly Hills Unified School District board to support nominating the Beverly Hills High School swim gym — a WPA‑era structure built in 1939 — as a city historic landmark.
A member of the Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission urged the Beverly Hills Unified School District board on Tuesday to back a nomination to designate the Beverly Hills High School swim gym — a 1939 WPA-era structure — as a city landmark.
"I think our unofficial motto should be ‘we love our landmarks,’" Cultural Heritage Commissioner Andy Lick told the board, describing the swim gym’s history, movie appearances and possession of distinctive architectural features dating to a Works Progress Administration project completed in 1939. Lick asked the board to indicate its views before the commission formally considers the property.
Board members acknowledged the gym’s heritage but pressed for…
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