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In these graduating times, cause for celebration and remembering: smeary handprints won't forever stay messy or small.
The "undecorated shed" that was the mass-produced tract house changed the American landscape, with consequences that are still to be fully appreciated.
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You can often find Jeremy Kaplan or his wife Debbie sitting behind the desk at Read Books on Eagle Rock Boulevard.
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The seven original canals of Venice, California, are lost to history – long ago filled in, paved over, and converted into residential streets.
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This week L.A. Letters covers even more poetry venues, from the inner city to the Inland Empire, Orange County, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach and everywhere within reach.
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An update on the project since its hiatus in 2011 due to unforeseen circumstances.
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L.A.'s first outdoor mall was born out of a sordid murder mystery inside an ivy covered bungalow in the middle of Hollywood.
Bill Deverell handed me a book the other day, with the recommendation that the author had put together a good story. The book is Building Home: Howard F.…
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When one takes a closer look at murals through a photograph, it shows how they share space with the immediate environment -- and begins to resemble early 20th century photo-montage collage.
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My neighbors are leaving. But why they're leaving creates a loss that will be felt for a long time.
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We hear from the community their stories and memories of the San Gabriel River.
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Three examples confirm Southern California's critical role in the mall's early formation: the Broadway Crenshaw Center, the Valley Center, and San Diego's Linda Vista Shopping Center.
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