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  1. - So “downtown” didn’t migrate inland — it was built there from day one. Geography, Spanish law, water, and strategy locked it in place while Long Beach thrived as its own vibrant coastal powerhouse just 20 miles south.
    History didn’t choose the beach for LA’s center. Water and defense did.

    #LongBeach #LAHistory #SoCalPast

  2. Remembering the birthday of artist Judith Baca (born #OTD in 1946) with this historical footage of young artists working on her wonderful mural in the #SanFernandoValley titled "The Great Wall of Los Angeles." #LAhistory #JudyBaca #murals #publicart

    SPARC: youtu.be/dyWGTMSYA7g?si=E6-Chq

  3. Remembering the birthday of artist Judith Baca (born #OTD in 1946) with this historical footage of young artists working on her wonderful mural in the #SanFernandoValley titled "The Great Wall of Los Angeles." #LAhistory #JudyBaca #murals #publicart

    SPARC: youtu.be/dyWGTMSYA7g?si=E6-Chq

  4. Sep 19, 1959: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Los Angeles. During a lunch at 20th Century Fox, Khrushchev ranted about his canceled trip to #Disneyland. PBS footage: youtu.be/ufkuEVtNl_Y?si=vLl9rR #coldwar #losangeles #LAhistory #NikitaKhrushchev

  5. Sep 19, 1959: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Los Angeles. During a lunch at 20th Century Fox, Khrushchev ranted about his canceled trip to #Disneyland. PBS footage: youtu.be/ufkuEVtNl_Y?si=vLl9rR #coldwar #losangeles #LAhistory #NikitaKhrushchev

  6. Save the Date! LA as Subject's 18th Annual Archives Bazaar will take place at USC's Doheny Memorial Library on October 28. laassubject.org/archives-bazaa #losangeles #lahistory #archives

  7. Save the Date! LA as Subject's 18th Annual Archives Bazaar will take place at USC's Doheny Memorial Library on October 28. laassubject.org/archives-bazaa #losangeles #lahistory #archives

  8. "Many people are unaware that #SantaMonica, the coastal enclave now known for its beaches, star residents and hot real estate, was once home to a thriving Black community. The city was at the heart of the dreams of Black entrepreneurs, who had migrated west with their families hoping to flee prejudice and find fortune." theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  9. "Many people are unaware that #SantaMonica, the coastal enclave now known for its beaches, star residents and hot real estate, was once home to a thriving Black community. The city was at the heart of the dreams of Black entrepreneurs, who had migrated west with their families hoping to flee prejudice and find fortune." theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  10. July 4, 1893: The Mt. Lowe Railway officially opened 130 years ago. Built by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe and David Macpherson, the #MtLoweRailway provided scenic trips to Echo Mountain & Mt. Lowe and became a popular tourist attraction. Brochures via Mt. Lowe Preservation Society: mountlowe.org/category/mlpsi-c #lahistory #losangeles

  11. July 4, 1893: The Mt. Lowe Railway officially opened 130 years ago. Built by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe and David Macpherson, the #MtLoweRailway provided scenic trips to Echo Mountain & Mt. Lowe and became a popular tourist attraction. Brochures via Mt. Lowe Preservation Society: mountlowe.org/category/mlpsi-c #lahistory #losangeles

  12. #TheMetalDogArticleList
    #BraveWords
    CHEECH & CHONG Discuss The Secret Of Comedy On SAMMY HAGAR’s Rock & Roll Road Trip
    In the video below, Sammy Hagar visits comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, where he learns the secret to good joke-telling. Plus, the trio exchange stories before rockin' out to "Mas Tequila." Check out...

    bravewords.com/news/cheech-cho

    #CheechAndChong
    #Comedy
    #SammyHagar
    #RockAndRollRoadTrip
    #Podcast
    #Humor
    #Jokes
    #LAHistory
    #MarijuanaCulture
    #1970sFilm
    #DavidFrost

  13. #TheMetalDogArticleList
    #BraveWords
    CHEECH & CHONG Discuss The Secret Of Comedy On SAMMY HAGAR’s Rock & Roll Road Trip
    In the video below, Sammy Hagar visits comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, where he learns the secret to good joke-telling. Plus, the trio exchange stories before rockin' out to "Mas Tequila." Check out...

    bravewords.com/news/cheech-cho

    #CheechAndChong
    #Comedy
    #SammyHagar
    #RockAndRollRoadTrip
    #Podcast
    #Humor
    #Jokes
    #LAHistory
    #MarijuanaCulture
    #1970sFilm
    #DavidFrost

  14. #TheMetalDogArticleList
    #BraveWords
    CHEECH & CHONG Discuss The Secret Of Comedy On SAMMY HAGAR’s Rock & Roll Road Trip
    In the video below, Sammy Hagar visits comedy legends Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, where he learns the secret to good joke-telling. Plus, the trio exchange stories before rockin' out to "Mas Tequila." Check out...

    bravewords.com/news/cheech-cho

    #CheechAndChong
    #Comedy
    #SammyHagar
    #RockAndRollRoadTrip
    #Podcast
    #Humor
    #Jokes
    #LAHistory
    #MarijuanaCulture
    #1970sFilm
    #DavidFrost

  15. Apparently there is a phone book buried in a copper box in the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice.

    Also a personnel list. Because I guess they've literally been burying public records in this city for almost a whole century.

    This is from 1925:

    #losangeles #history #lahistory #lasd

  16. Apparently there is a phone book buried in a copper box in the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice.

    Also a personnel list. Because I guess they've literally been burying public records in this city for almost a whole century.

    This is from 1925:

    #losangeles #history #lahistory #lasd

  17. Apparently there is a phone book buried in a copper box in the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice.

    Also a personnel list. Because I guess they've literally been burying public records in this city for almost a whole century.

    This is from 1925:

    #losangeles #history #lahistory #lasd

  18. May 18, 1935: Designed by Wurdeman & Becket, the Pan Pacific Auditorium opened #OTD in 1935. It was destroyed by fire in 1989 & is now the site of the Pan Pacific Park (located here -> goo.gl/maps/K8WG2AW3vELcngcM9).

    #UCLA Library photo (1956): digital.library.ucla.edu/catal #StreamlineModerne #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  19. May 18, 1935: Designed by Wurdeman & Becket, the Pan Pacific Auditorium opened #OTD in 1935. It was destroyed by fire in 1989 & is now the site of the Pan Pacific Park (located here -> goo.gl/maps/K8WG2AW3vELcngcM9).

    #UCLA Library photo (1956): digital.library.ucla.edu/catal #StreamlineModerne #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  20. "It remains one of the most shameful episodes in #LosAngeles history: In 1871, an angry mob lynched 18 Chinese men following a dispute — at a time when the city’s total population was barely 5,700. Now a monument will be built in downtown to honor the victims of this massacre," @cmonstah. latimes.com/entertainment-arts #LAhistory #CivicMonuments

  21. "It remains one of the most shameful episodes in #LosAngeles history: In 1871, an angry mob lynched 18 Chinese men following a dispute — at a time when the city’s total population was barely 5,700. Now a monument will be built in downtown to honor the victims of this massacre," @cmonstah. latimes.com/entertainment-arts #LAhistory #CivicMonuments

  22. Apr 26, 1928: Los Angeles City Hall was formally dedicated #OTD in 1928. This LMU Library postcard shows the Lindbergh Beacon atop #LACityHall: digitalcollections.lmu.edu/doc #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  23. Apr 26, 1928: Los Angeles City Hall was formally dedicated #OTD in 1928. This LMU Library postcard shows the Lindbergh Beacon atop #LACityHall: digitalcollections.lmu.edu/doc #LosAngeles #LAhistory

  24. "A project to remember the 1871 massacre that killed at least 18 people — or about one-tenth of Los Angeles’ Chinese population at the time — is one step closer to reality. The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs has selected six design finalists from a pool of 176 entries submitted from all over the world." LAist: laist.com/news/design-finalist #LAhistory #LosAngles #monuments

  25. "A project to remember the 1871 massacre that killed at least 18 people — or about one-tenth of Los Angeles’ Chinese population at the time — is one step closer to reality. The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs has selected six design finalists from a pool of 176 entries submitted from all over the world." LAist: laist.com/news/design-finalist #LAhistory #LosAngles #monuments