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Land Trust face painting in park
Urban conservation must directly meet the needs of urban, park poor communities that often lack the green space needed to lead healthy lives.
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The anticipated Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail is just one project that creates job opportunities, despite California's long history of discrimination.
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Hollywood was once known as "the pride of the Cahuenga Valley." So how did an entire valley vanish from L.A.'s cultural topography?
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El Sereno entrenches in historic roots and tightly-knit community to resist unsolicited change.
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L.A.'s legendary queer night club brought together weirdos, artists, and tastemakers, changing both underground and mainstream culture forever.
Dancing at Studio One in West Hollywood
"Gay Urbanism" transformed West Hollywood into a place that reflected gays' and lesbians' cultural identity.
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Though the extravagant casino stands in great contrast to the surrounding working class communities, its relationship to the city is complicated
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The flash of an atom bomb blast in Nevada illuminated the night sky over Los Angeles in 1955.
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History has largely forgotten Ida Hancock Ross, an important figure in early L.A.
Cucamonga Winery in 1909
Rancho Cucamonga was once home to one of the most admired vineyards in California, lauded for its wine, port, and sweet Angelica.
Vineyardists
L.A. once reigned as the viticulture capital of California.
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Before Scully, Koufax, or Lasorda, other legends emerged from L.A.'s Elysian Hills.
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