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The Black Founders Of Los Angeles You May Not Be Aware Of
Miriam Matthews stands next to the Founders Plaque in 1982( Los Angeles Public Library/El Pueblo Monument Photo Collection)Many of us learned it in history class. In 1781, 44 men, women and children...
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Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood home is LA’s newest historic-cultural monument
Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood bungalow home. She lived here until her death in 1962. She is seen here in her last public appearance June 2, 1962.(Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library and the Los Angeles...
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Here's the latest on the push to preserve the iconic Hollywood Arby's sign
The historic Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich neon cowboy hat fast food sign stands on Sunset Boulevard outside of a closed Arby's restaurant and drive-thru in Hollywood, California on June 20, 2024....
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Tiki bars were born in LA. Now, a tiki revival might be underway
A still image from the new documentary "Donn the Beachcomber" about the advent of tiki culture.(Courtesy Alex Lamb)Tiki bars have a simple formula — low-hanging thatched roofs, tropical fruit drinks...
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Think you know the origins of the ‘Valley Girl’ accent? Like OMG, as if!
Stacey Dash and Alicia Silverstone in the 1995 movie "Clueless."(Courtesy Everett Collection)There are a few strongly held beliefs in Southern California. We judge travel by time instead of distance,...
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Can’t get enough of California? Try hopping into this Huell Howser livestream
Huell Howser at the groundbreaking ceremonies of Angels Flight on March 9, 1995.(Gary Leonard)If you enjoy learning about Southern California, there’s a new way to get your kicks.You can now tune into...
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This LA barbershop could soon be made a historic landmark
Greg Faucett, lead barber and manager of StylesVille Barber Shop and Beauty Salon in Pacioma, stands outside the shop on July 31, 2024.(Julie Leopo)Los Angeles’ Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously...
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Think the LA Aqueduct was the city’s first water system? Nope, it’s the Zanja...
The irrigation ditch was discovered in Chinatown by the two amateur archeologists in 2000. The Zanja Madre system ran from the Los Angeles River for more than a mile to the pueblo's plaza, where the...
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From wearing your PJs to hiding friends in the trunk, we remember the magic...
An undated photo of the Edwards San Gabriel Drive-In.(Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection)Let's take a trip down memory lane and eventually find ourselves parked in front of our favorite...
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How LA's first playgrounds brought respite to working class children
Violet Street Playground in 1905(Los Angeles Public Library)It was noon at Playground Number One in Los Angeles on a crisp October day in 1905. As schoolchildren swamped L.A.’s first public playground,...
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How LA became a donut town and the man who started it all
A donut with rainbow sprinkles.(Joannamiumiu/Flickr Creative Commons)At the turn of the 21st century, L.A. was the donut capital of the world, with more donut shops per capita than any other city.Even...
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Heading to World Series games in NY? Here's your guide to Brooklyn Dodgers...
Brooklyn Dodgers infielders Spider Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, Eddie Starkey and Jackie Robinson are captured in this undated photo. (Sports Studio Photos)In a sense, there are two New York City teams in...
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This little-known alien abduction case happened in LA’s backyard. Your guide...
Big Tujunga Canyon at sunset. Illustration from 'The Tujunga Canyon Contacts' (Courtesy Anomalist Books) (Robert Garrova / LAist )In March of 1953, two women asleep in a remote area of the Big Tujunga...
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Marilyn Monroe. Rudolph Valentino. The celebrity ghosts you might see in...
Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood bungalow home. She lived here until her death in 1962. She is seen here in her last public appearance June 2, 1962.(Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library and the Los Angeles...
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The history of the Grapevine and its predecessor — the Old Ridge Road
Old Ridge Route near Pyramid Lake(Courtesy Ridge Route Gallery)If you’ve ever driven up to Central or Northern California, you’ve most likely taken the Grapevine, the 40-mile stretch of the 5 Freeway...
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Her murder hasn't been solved for nearly 80 years. Why the Black Dahlia case...
A bulletin from the LAPD asking for the public's help on the Black Dahlia case(Courtesy FBI)All this week, we’ve been shining a flashlight on some hair raising history and haunts from across the...
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From Charlie Chaplin to 'We Are The World,' this Hollywood studio has seen it...
The Jim Henson Company lot on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood is set to change hands.(Henson Studios, by Edward Weston, CC BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)If you’re in Hollywood and...
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4 landmark cases that changed LGBTQ+ rights in the US
A gay rights activist waves a rainbow flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in June, a day before the ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act.(Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images)The fight for LGBTQ+...
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Take our visual tour of LA's holiday lights through the years
View of Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane (Santa Rosa Avenue), with colored lights on the deodar cedars, which were planted in 1865. The trees are approximately 100 feet tall and have a spread of 40 to...
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Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next...
A review card of Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel "Mrs. Dalloway," written by a Los Angeles Public Library staff member around the time of the book's publication.(James Sherman / Los Angeles Public...
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