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In 1924, the downtown L.A. intersection of Seventh Street and Broadway was the busiest in the world with 504,000 people crossing those streets each day.
Nori Takatani has worked at Anzen Hardware in Little Tokyo since 1954, while maintaining a winning side-career as a boxing manager.
Specializing in enka and J-Pop, the upstairs music section of the long-standing gift shop has struggled for years to attract customers to its extensive collection.
The transportation hub has hardly stood still since it emerged from the bean fields of Westchester in the late 1920s.
Chasen's was the hottest restaurant in town for decades: Shirley Temple and Donna Summer both made history there, 40 years apart.
This summer's L.A. River kayak program is the culmination of years of hard work by river advocates.
Bridges tame the Southern California landscape for freight trains, light rail vehicles, and millions of private automobiles.
Recently rediscovered photos shed new light on Bunker Hill, a downtown Los Angeles neighborhood razed in the name of urban renewal.
As the region marks the nation's 236th birthday, join us for a look through historical images at how Southern Californians have observed the holiday in the past.
El Aliso -- a massive, ancient sycamore -- stood at the center of the Tongva village of Yaanga and later shaded the cellars of early wine and beer makers.
Maps, legal contracts, and even two-hundred-year-old artillery make up this collection of items from around the region.