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Historical menus offer a social critique of the city in a book and Central Library exhibition called "To Live and Dine in L.A."
Explore the ruins of the Pacific Palisades ranch that was meant to be a Nazi encampment.
This week L.A. Letters highlights several books that examine the role mapping plays in place-making and regional identity, including the new book "LAtitudes" by Heyday Press that uses maps to explore the past, present, and future of Los Angeles.
On a flat circular board in front of me, the goings on of Ocean Avenue played out like a scene from a fuzzy home video shot in the 1980s.
The history of Yamashiro, a fanciful mish-mash of Japanese, Chinese, and other Asian architectural elements built by two German Jewish brothers, is as odd as its atmosphere.
This week L.A. Letters shares some of the observations, insights, and research generated by our students from the "L.A. Stories" class at Woodbury University.
Art historian and Getty culinary instructor Nancy DeLucia Real on fire-spewing peacocks and Leonardo da Vinci: wedding planner.
Sawtelle Japantown is the official new designation of the neighborhood that's long been known as Sawtelle, or Little Osaka, or not-Little-Tokyo.
Apart from the beautiful views, a historic observatory waits for you at the top of the hike.
What started as a small, all-American agricultural and industrial town has become a cosmopolitan and diverse city that is both international and local simultaneously.
How did engineers transform a notorious surf spot known as "Killer Dana" into a place fit for kayaks, paddleboards, and Bermuda sloops?
Powerful L.A. men descended on Orange County in a race to develop the coast as the "American Riviera" -- but even their wealth couldn't protect them from failure.