3 0 , ▁Mark ▁Raymond ▁Harr ington , ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁South west ▁Museum , ▁purchased ▁the ▁abandoned ▁property ▁from ▁the ▁he irs ▁of ▁the ▁L ope z ▁family . ▁He ▁restored ▁the ▁ad obe ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁it . ▁He ▁later ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁living ▁museum ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁purchased ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁ad obe ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Syl mar ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁removed ▁the ▁chim ney , ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁wall ▁which ▁separated ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁rep a ired . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁and ▁grounds ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁Department ▁of ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁Park s . ▁ ▁The ▁ad obe ▁itself ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁It ▁restored ▁the ▁interior ▁and ▁oper ates ▁a ▁" l iving ▁museum " ▁at ▁the ▁ad obe . ▁The ▁ad obe ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society ' s ▁month ly ▁meet ings , ▁wed d ings , ▁reception s , ▁breakfast s , ▁d inners , ▁and ▁pic n ics . ▁ ▁Two ▁special ▁affairs ▁are ▁" R an cho ▁Days ", ▁dep ict ing ▁early ▁California ▁living , ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁Sunday ▁of ▁September ; ▁and ▁Las ▁Pos adas , ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Christmas ▁process ion ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁before ▁Christmas . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁the