Skip to main content

History & Society

Support Provided By
Otis Monument
There's something missing from MacArthur Park's memorial to Harrison Gray Otis, the larger-than-life publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
garment worker
Wage enforcement offices are expected to keep employers in line
huntington_electic_network_header.jpg
Can we learn to see the vast spiderweb of electrical lines that powers Los Angeles as something more than utilitarian – as beautiful, even?
the_hood_eastside_psychos.jpg
Stephen Townsend's "The Hood" was born out of the '92 civil unrest and returns to fight more nebulous evils
op_bike_fourth_street_bridge.jpg
L.A.'s Ovarian Psycos change the way women ride bikes.
parks_and_technology_girl_with_smartphone_900.jpg
For too long a myth has persisted that nature and technology don’t mix.
Mt. San Bernardino, 11,000 ft. – From Oranges to Snow
Its throne may sit vacant today, but for roughly a century the Inland Empire paid fealty to a powerful emperor: the orange.
Man in Garden
While infrastructure needs like pothole and sidewalk repairs receive much attention, greenspace advocates are raising awareness about the need for park funding.
uber_driver_opening_uber_app_on_phone_1920.jpg
In California and beyond, gig economy workers are rekindling an old labor struggle. While 20 years ago the only people searching for "gigs" were…
Lakewood (c.1960s) – Tomorrow's City Today
Can Los Angeles's past be of any value to us except as nostalgia or irony? D.J. Waldie explains why he writes about the confluence of history and private life.
amigas_fb.jpg
Taking Back Space Through Sisterhood and Personal Care
Boyle Heights Family.jpg
Urban planner James Rojas, who coined the term "Latino Urbanism," reflects on the loss of his family compound in Boyle Heights.
Active loading indicator