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Millenium Biltmore | Christi Nielsen / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Prohibition was a dark chapter in Los Angeles history. But thankfully, the city was never really dry. Some L.A. landmarks that didn’t just survive Prohibition –– they thrived, running wetter than ever.
Toyo Miytake at Manzanar | Courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studio
Toyo Miyatake's photographs provide an intimate window into the world of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles in its darkest times in Manzanar and through its most joyous occasions. Learn about the man behind the lens.
A before photo of the Tsurutani family at Manzanar by Ansel Adams and an after photo of Bruce, now 76, by Paul Kitakagi Jr.
Paul Kitagaki, Jr. excavates the almost-forgotten stories of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. His photographs and oral histories are an attempt to keep the painful, but important memories of that troubled past alive.
Griffith J. Griffith | Courtesy of UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Perhaps best known for the large tract of park space that now bears his name, Griffith J. Griffith was a complicated man whose wealth and bombastic nature gave the city one of its most unforgettable characters.
Men and women toasting farewell to the 18th Amendment during Prohibition | Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection,University of Southern California Libraries
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Prohibition may have outlawed liquor, but that didn’t mean the booze stopped flowing. Explore the myths of subterranean Los Angeles, crawl through prohibition-era tunnels, and visit some of the city’s oldest speakeasies.
A Monument in the Cemetery at Manzanar Relocation Center | Ansel Adams, Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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During World War II, three renowned photographers captured scenes from the Japanese incarceration: outsiders Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and incarceree Tōyō Miyatake who boldly smuggled in a camera lens to document life from within the camp.
Young men walking with a view of Griffith Observatory | Courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Library
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Griffith Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. Its founder, Griffith J. Griffith, donated the land to the city as a public recreation ground for all the people — an ideal that has been challenged over the years.
Employees of PBS and KCET celebrating Dodgers opening day
PBS SoCal and KCET are currently producing a documentary about the history of the Dodgers in Los Angeles, and we want you to be a part of it. Right now, we’re collecting stories from people who love the Dodgers. We would love to hear your stories!
Decorations on the edge of Arroyo High School's community garden | Marianne Zaugg
In El Monte, where nearly half the city is classified a food desert, students and gardeners grow a lush garden with even bigger plans for the future.
A group of port truck drivers. | Still from "City Rising: The Informal Economy"
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As an independent contractor, Daniel “Seko” Uaina drives merchandise for some of the largest corporations in the world yet he struggles to make ends meet. 
Robert Winter upon receiving the freshly printed sixth edition of "An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles" | Robert Inman
Cultural historian and co-author of the seminal, “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles,” Robert Winter has died at the age of 94. His passing has left many in this vast, complicated city saddened.
Two participants of Bilal and Baraka preparing food. | Courtesy of United Women of East Africa Support Team
In the heart of San Diego a group of East African women is running catering services to promote entrepreneurship and implement the valuable skills refugees bring to the table.
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