L.A. City Council moves one step closer to making Bob Hope estate a historic landmark

The Los Angeles City Council moved one step closer toward designating the Bob and Dolores Hope estate a cultural landmark Friday, adding another chapter to the saga of the property's potential sale. Councilman David Ryu saw the pending demolition of outbuildings at the Toluca Lake property and called for emergency legislation. The council voted 12 to 0 to halt any demolition while the city considers whether to deem the estate a historic-cultural monument. A 2013 study by the Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey listed the 5.16-acre estate as potentially historic because of its ties to the entertainment industry. It was built in 1939.