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Third Street in 1970, when it was known as the Santa Monica Mall. Courtesy of the Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives.
Since 1965, the pedestrian rather than the automobile has reigned over a three-block stretch of downtown Santa Monica.
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How do you play the L.A. River at the Broadway Bridge?
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The city of Lakewood pioneered city contracting for public services, establishing a controversial model replicated by countless other suburbs in Los Angeles and beyond.
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Guest speakers share valuable information with the Youth Voices students and provide them opportunities to connect different community issues to their community cause.
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What's transit got to do with the fortunes of the inner city? A forum at L.A. Southwest College last week took on that big question, and more.
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The 5.5 mile route will stretch from North Hollywood to Studio City, and will provide easy access to attractions along the L.A. River.
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This week L.A. Letters remembers the legacy of the celebrated Chicana writer/poet, and shares memories of her work from many of her admirers.
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Photographs from more than 60 years ago have their quota of nostalgia. But they also record the making of a place that satisfied a longing for home.
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The trip was an opportunity to see the great work being done and identify what is still needed in the community.
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How do you play the L.A. River in Bell at Gage?
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Armed with a desire to insert the voices of Mexican migrant families into the official narrative, we set out to construct an archive for and with the communities of South El Monte and El Monte.
A circa 1935 postcard of downtown Los Angeles. Courtesy of the Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
A New York import, the term "downtown" arrived in Los Angeles by the late 1870s.
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