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A black and white photo of an adult dressed as the easter bunny with a giant costumed head, holding a little girl on their left who gives it a kiss on the cheek and, with his right arm, holding a little boy who brings his hands to his eyes as though wiping away tears.
The onset of the spring season heralds the arrival of fragrant flowers in bloom — and all the critters that enjoy them, including the Easter bunny and families who anticipate his arrival with egg hunts, parades and questionable fashion choices.
A black and white image of an elephant holding a broom with its trunk. A man is seen near the elephant, walking towards the animal.
The early days of the movies in Los Angeles inadvertently allowed visitors to experience the largest collection of animals in the western United States. When animals weren't appearing in a movie, they were rented out to other film companies, performed for studio visitors, or in the case of filmmaker William Selig's collection — an opportunity to create one of Los Angeles' first zoos.
A vertical, black and white portrait of a blonde woman wearing a sparkly four-leaf clover costume as she holds her arms out and extends a leg as though in a curtsy.
Whether it was a parade, dance, tea party, home celebration or just enjoying a good ol' wee dram of whisky, here's a photo essay of how Los Angeles donned its green apparel to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and embrace the luck o' the Irish over the years.
A black and white aerial photo of a residential neighborhood with snow on palm trees, roofs, lawns, power lines and a winding road.
As snow flurries dot the skies over Los Angeles during a record-breaking winter storm — and accumulation occurs at as low as 1000 feet of elevation — here's a look back at some of the historic snowfall in L.A. throughout the 20th century, including vintage images of snowball fights, snowmen and more.
Round House, ca. 1885. While still the Garden of Paradise or soon after, the Old Round House veranda and porch were enclosed with siding, turning it into a 12-sided structure. Photograph courtesy of California Historical Society Collection, USC Libraries
Forgetting is famously what Los Angeles does best. But despite erasure, memories do have a place in Los Angeles. Some are official monuments. Some are in ruins and need critical excavation. Some require the imagination to be seen. Here are some places of memory lost to time.
Michelle Yeoh is in a warrior pose, both hands in a pushing in one direction, palms open. Her hair is flying in a gust of wind that is also blowing various papers that swirl around her. She is in a dimly lit office floor with rows of cubicles. Yeoh's character has blood smeared across her forehead and dripping down one nostril. A googley eye is stuck on her forehead, between her brows.
"Everything Everywhere All At Once" leads Oscar nominations for the 95th Academy Awards with 11 while "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Quiet on the Western Front" get 9 nods each. See the complete list of 2023 nominees.
A black and white photo of Edward Roybal, a middle-aged man in a full suit, sitting behind a large office desk full of stacks of papers. Roybal holds a landline phone up to his ear. Behind him are various plaques, framed documents and other accolades. The U.S. flag stands on the left and the California state flag stand on the right.
Edward Roybal served his constituents as California's first Latino in Congress for 30 years, yet it was his work as a Los Angeles City Councilman that not only laid the foundation for his national career but also speaks to a number of issues affecting Angelenos today.
A black and white collaged image of a newspaper ad overlaid semi-transparently over an image of oil wells. The newspaper ad reads, "'Everybody's Doing It' 'Doing What.'" In the center stands a C. C. Julian — a man in a tailored suit and fedora hat with his thumbs hanging off of his pockets.
Booster optimism, unregulated stock speculation, a culture of civic corruption, the power of new advertising media and the cunning of stock promoters fed the Julian Pete swindle — a scandal that defrauded tens of thousands of investors of over $150 million.
A painted postcard of a field of red poinsettia flowers scattered at the foot of a hill slope. A rectangular building can be seen at the top of the hill. The painting is framed by a yellowing cream color with, "779 Poinsettia Field, Hollywood, Calif." written on the top border.
While poinsettias had already been available at nurseries across the U.S. and Los Angeles, it was the Ecke family who transformed the poinsettia market from selling cut flowers as bouquets to selling them as indoor potted plants for Christmas.
A vintage colored photo of three vintage vehicles parked at the top of a dirt hill while people stand outside of the cars, looking at a large fire at an oil refinery below. Large, thick black plumes of smoke emerge from the orange blaze An oil well can be seen to the left.
On May 22, 1958, a series of oil spills and explosions ignited the Hancock Oil Refinery in Signal Hill, burning for two days and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air. Writer D.J. Waldie, who was 9-years-old at the time of the fires, recalls the explosive event.
A 2-by-3 grid of Razorcake zine front covers.
While many quintessential L.A. punk zines like "Flipside," "HeartattaCk," and "Profane Existence" have folded or only exist in the digital space, "Razorcake" stands as one of the lone print survivors and a decades-long beacon for people — and punks — of color.
A concert audience, bathed in blue light, watches a bright and colorful performance on stage
Here's where to enjoy live holiday music in December 2022, including Walt Disney Concert Hall and the L.A. County Holiday Celebration at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center.
Cast of "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Poster Image.
An in-person Q&A with director/writer Rian Johnson, co-stars Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae and editor Bob Ducsay immediately followed the screening on Dec. 6.
Estevan Escobedo is wearing a navy blue long sleeve button up shirt, a silk blue tie around his neck, a large wide-brim hat on his head, and brown cowboy pants as he twirls a lasso around his body. Various musicians playing string instruments and trumpets stand behind him, performing.
Esteban Escobedo is one of only a handful of professional floreadores — Mexican trick ropers — in the United States, and one of a few instructors of the technical expression performing floreo de reata (also known as floreo de soga "making flowers with a rope"), an art form in itself and one of Mexico's longest standing traditions.
Women inside a barn look at something to their right.
The film screened on Nov. 29, with a pre-recorded Q&A with two-time Academy Award-winning producer Dede Gardner immediately following the screening.
A black and white hpoto of Medusa The Gangsta Goddess, a young Black woman with her hair in an updo and wearing large hoop earrings. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth as she performs passionately into it.
Women in Compton and South Central Los Angeles were influential in the development of Hip Hop on the West Coast.
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