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Happy New Year! How the Holiday Took Aim at Easterners
Southern California has its own way of celebrating the New Year, by taking aim at easterners who might yearn to live -- warm and snowless -- in our presumed paradise.
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World's Tallest Thermometer Not Going Anywhere Anytime Soon
For 21 years, the 134-foot-tall thermometer in the center of Baker, California has provided a landmark for people traveling on Interstate 15. That will likely remain the case for some time, though whether the thermometer remains lit depends in part on ...
To Walk and Die in L.A.
Social and political forces are shaping neighborhoods to become more dependent on walking and cycling. Greater risk is an unintended consequence.
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Ringing in the New? Maybe Not For Some.
For African Americans, the more things change, the more they stay the same
The Second Street Railway extended west from Spring Street to housing subdivisions beyond Bunker Hill. This 1889 view looks west down Second from Broadway. Courtesy of the Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
L.A. Once Had Cable Cars, Too
As in San Francisco today, cable cars once plied L.A.'s streets.
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The End/Beginning of the World
Did it or didn't it? The end of the world, or a new beginning?
Christmas, 1955
I'm the boy in front. My brother, two years older, is behind.
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Writing on the Wall: Top L.A. Mural and Public Art Stories for 2012
A lot happened in the world of public
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LA Letters Top Eleven Book Picks for 2012
The burgeoning tide of Los Angeles literature grows bigger every year.
What Do We See When We Look At L.A. Again?
The stories we have our pictures tell seem to say more about us than anything about the past.
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Year in Review: California Continues to Clamp Down on the Desert
2012 was a year of change for the California Desert, as human society elsewhere increasingly closed its grip on the desert as a place to sacrifice for our comfort. But in a couple of ways, the desert struck back.
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Guest List: Ten Street Art Stories for 2012
Professor and Exhibitions Director at Azusa Pacific University offers his top street art-related stories for 2012.
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