Double Presentation: John Lesak presents the Rubel Castle Historic District Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan; Jim Baker presents "The Glory & the Dream, Part III"

John Lesak presents the Rubel Castle Historic District Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan
This evening, before the main presentation, John Lesak, the principal architect of Page and Turnbull, will present a brief overview of the newly completed plan. This is a great opportunity to learn what the report is about and see some of the stunning imagery produced during this process.

Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Program starts: 7:00pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Admission is FREE
RSVP appreciated!

The agenda includes:

• 2023-2024 Board of Directors Membership Vote
• John Lesak, from Page & Turnbull, will present the Rubel Castle Historic District Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan
• Program Chair James Baker will present The Glory and the Dream, Part III
  
  

Jim Baker presents The Glory & the Dream Part 3
Using archival photos, music, and the iMovie format, the presentation, “The Glory and the Dream Part III—A People” by James Baker, will travel through time to explore some of the familiar and not-so-familiar people of the City of Glendora.

Jim Baker is the program chair for the Glendora Historical Society. He holds an MA in History. He is interested in all areas of history, particularly in the American West.

John Lesak is a licensed architect and Principal-in-Charge of the Los Angeles office of Page & Turnbull—a full-service architecture, design, planning, and preservation firm. He also serves as part-time faculty in the USC’s Heritage Conservation program. He is currently the South Pasadena Planning Commission Chair, as well as a Board Member of Preservation Action representing California and a Fellow in the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI). John has been the South Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commissioner (2005-14) and Chair (2009, 10 & 14). For APTI, he was West Coast Chapter President (2003-9), Co-Founder & Chair of the Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation (2004-6), and the 2009 Annual Conference Chair in Los Angeles. John also served as AIA/LA Historic Resources Committee Chair (2016-7). He’s worked on many cool historic properties, written some papers, and won a bunch of awards.

This is a meeting of the General Membership and a presentation of the Glendora Historical Society hosted by the Glendora Public Library.