Santa Monica Conservancy Introduces Sidewalk Talks: The Airplane Bungalow at 1921 20th Street

The Santa Monica Conservancy introduces "Sidewalk Talks"

at the Airplane Bungalow at 1921 20th Street | September 1, 2026

Choose from two identical sessions:

• Noon, followed by a visit to Lazy Daisy, 2300 Pico Blvd
• 6 pm, followed by a visit to the Daily Pint, 2310 Pico Blvd

Sidewalk Talks bring our members into the inner workings of advocacy and inspire them to stand with us in support of special places with important stories worth preserving.

A 15-minute presentation will be made on the sidewalk in front of a historic resource recently nominated by the Santa Monica Conservancy for landmark designation. We will visit the Unfried House, a 1913 Airplane Bungalow at 1921 20th Street.

After the short presentation and a chance to view the resource in person, the group will walk together to a no-host lunch or snack.

About the Unfried House

The 1913 residence is an excellent, remarkably intact example of a Craftsman-style Airplane Bungalow and holds historical significance as a pioneering structure in the southeast section of the Pico neighborhood. The house was home to Simon and Anna Unfried, who later built Unfried Hall, the area's first commercial building, featuring four ground-floor shops and a banquet hall. Unfried Hall was forced to close as an unintended consequence of a racially motivated city ordinance that barred dancing in most parts of the city.

The talk will highlight the architecture and the historical narratives that motivated the Conservancy to nominate the structure as a local landmark. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the Pico Neighborhood's early development and the landmark designation process, ahead of the Landmarks Designation Hearing of the Santa Monica Landmarks Commission on September 14.