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All photos by Sandi Hemmerlein
For a little taste of paranormal activity, visit one of these historic L.A. landmarks and be reminded that you are not alone -- even when you're by yourself.
The shield's original 1934 design featured the silhouette of a grizzly bear, present on the state flag but extinct in California since 1922. Photo by Herman Schultheis, courtesy of the Photo Collection - Los Angeles Public Library.
The shape of California's state highway shield mimics the spade of a Gold Rush miner.
In 1953, US-66, US-99, and US-101 met at the Four-Level Interchange. Of these, only the 101 remains an active highway route. Courtesy of the Automobile Club of Southern California Archives.
Our first interstate highway system once linked Southern California to the nation with concrete pavement and black-and-white shields.
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We hang L.A. history on imperial expansion, of Spain and the United States.
Horse-drawn fire engine (thumbnail)
The urban horse's importance to Los Angeles in the late 19th century rivaled that of the internal combustion engine in the 20th.
Adobe Los Angeles, ca 1860: The only brick structure is the water tank in the center of the plaza.
The world began on December 30, 1940 when a caravan of more than 4,000 cars, led by the head of the California Highway Patrol, traveled north on the new Arroyo Seco Parkway to its Fair Oaks Avenue exit.
Graffiti on the L.A. River 1999 I Photo by Juan Devis
The river plays a host to tags that date as far back as the early 1900s, making the river a physical timeline of the human experience along the river.
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Jake Smith makes music under the name The White Buffalo. The San Fernando Valley-based singer-songwriter's soulful tales star protagonists that seek redemption, solace, and salvation.
Photo: California State Parks
Gaviota State Park is a strange beach -- on account of the giant, 811-foot long railroad trestle.
Mormon colony of San Bernardino
In 1851, 437 Latter-day Saints set out from the Great Salt Lake City to establish a Mormon foothold in Southern California.
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Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County is one of the most beautiful beaches in California.
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