A forced good-bye: LA’s iconic Pacific Dining Car demolished after fire
The Pacific Dining Car, circa 1935. The iconic L.A. restaurant was torn down this week after a devastating fire.(Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)For as long as it existed, nothing...
View ArticleWhy is there a SoCal freeway with a 40-mile gap?
A sign showing the 90 freeway in Marina Del Rey(Suzanne Levy / LAist)Southern California has more than a fewuncompleted freeways. But have you ever noticed the one that has a 40-mile gap?We’re talking...
View ArticleFor SoCal’s Vietnamese community, Black April tethers generations to the fall...
Tracy La and her family on their trip to Vietnam in December.(Courtesy Tracy La)Lý Diệu Anh was just 6 when she learned of the Vietnam War.Her parents did their best at the time to explain how her...
View ArticleWhat is May Day? A brief history of LA’s labor rallies
Hundreds of people march toward Grand Park on Monday, May 1, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA.(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, happens every...
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