Sunset Boulevard
A great article by Laura Barton on Sunset Boulevard: This is a story of belonging and not belonging, of preposterous wealth and immense poverty; of how, in a city where people love to be seen, so many...
View ArticleWhen the highways of Southern California were new and empty
From Southland: The images above and below—many of them produced for publication in the Los AngelesTimes, Examiner, and Herald Express—reflect the unbound optimism of the time. Sure, the concrete is...
View ArticleWhen the Hollywood sign said Hollywoodland
From Southland: Looking at photos of the Hollywood Sign in its early years is a little like seeing the Statue of Liberty with a third arm, or the Golden Gate Bridge with a second deck. The sign has...
View ArticleThe time a space shuttle was carried on a 747 over downtown
An explanation from NASA: It’s not every day that a space shuttle lands at LAX. Although this was a first for the major Los Angeles airport hub, it was a last for the space shuttle Endeavour, as it...
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