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The Santa Monica Cycle Path at Washington and Third Ave. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection.
Completed in 1900, the 18-mile cycleway paralleled rutted wagon roads, traversed bucolic fields and meadows, and gave Los Angeles cyclists their first reliable route to the sea.
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Exiled artists Billy Wilder, Thomas Mann, and Arnold Schoenberg relied upon L.A. to give new breadth and meaning to their work.
A pepper tree as seen through the ruins of Mission San Luis Rey in San Diego County. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection.
Long associated with Southern California's romantic mission past, the pepper tree was once the region's most iconic tree.
"Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest" is a project by L.A.-based artist Alexandra Grant encompassing a series of public drawing sessions, reading groups, artist collaborations and an installation.
1947 postcard showing the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Courtesy of the Frasher Foto Postcard Collection, Pomona Public Library.
In its early years, scented lemon groves surrounded a crossroads destined for fame but bearing an unfamiliar name.
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Remnants of the incline railway, which helped turn Avalon into a destination resort, still await adventurous explorers on Catalina's hillsides.
A map of Southern California counties from 1876, when Los Angeles and Orange counties were one. Courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Until 1889, Orange and Los Angeles counties were one.
Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio will perform "One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct," a commemorative artist action to connect Los Angeles to its water supply.
Cover of ONE magazine, volume 5, number 5 (1957 May). |  Elloree, Eve, cover, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries
David Evans Frantz, curator of exhibitions and projects at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, discusses the value of a queer archive for contemporary artists and community.
Riders capture a grizzly bear. Courtesy of the Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
Black bears may be a surprisingly recent arrival to Southern California, but larger and more terrifying bears once roamed the Los Angeles area.
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The Mount St. Mary's campus was once L.A.'s wealthiest gated community.
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The 1928 failure resulted in one of the worst civic disasters in L.A. history.
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