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# Letter: Landmark status for the Horizons surf shop is a misuse of the process
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112006-story/
- Published: 2006-11-20T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:08:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By R. Chace Santa Monica Everyone pays the baby-sitter Editor:*

Opening door for landmark abuse Editor: Have we gone mad? What justifies declaring the Horizons surf shop a historical landmark? The building is not a landmark and the surf shop owner is not the original owner. I have nothing to do with the man that wants to replace the existing tired old nondescript building.

The proposal for the new building was to be a mixed-use Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design a LEED green building. They also offered Horizons a place in the new building. So what’s the problem? A few fanatics complaining and you make it sound like some large movement! I’ve lived in the area for over 30 years and think the new building would be a big improvement.

Don’t misuse the landmark process for something like this. It opens the door for further abuse.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 20, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112006.pdf?ref=smdp.com)