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The San Gabriel community of Monterey Park after a 1949 snowstorm
Snow once fell on the Los Angeles coastal plain roughly once per decade, but the city is now in the middle of a 54-year snow drought.
Sammy Lee midair
An Olympic gold medalist diver, Lee (1920-2016) fought housing segregation in California and communism abroad.
Photograph of Elysian Park, showing area that would have be destroyed by the convention center, including the historic Avenue of the Palms.
In 1965, a proposed convention threatened to change the character of L.A.'s Elysian Park – until a group of activists, led by retired journalist Grace Simons, rallied to defeat the plan.
Two dozen supporters stand in front of the Gay Community Services Center, circa 1974
Transcending the grassroots, L.A. activists entered the halls of local politics and showed how public resources could embolden gay power.
Vic's Garage (3)
It almost doesn’t matter what kind of car you actually drive. Everybody’s got their eye on some other car. And there’s no better place to plan your next acquisition and be inspired by the best car designs of all time than at these classic car collections.
The Bradbury Building in film: "The Artist" (left), "Blade Runner" (top-right), and "500 Days of Summer" (bottom-right)
Like many long-lived screen icons, the Bradbury Building has endured almost as many years of irrelevance and dissolution as it has enjoyed years of celebration.
1957 postcard of Santa Claus Lane
From candy-cane streetcars to Broadway twinkle lights, vintage photos reveal how Southern California once decorated its public spaces for the holidays.
Hollywood, circa 1905
Hollywood at the turn of the 20th century was a small country hamlet where lemon trees outnumbered people.
USS Oklahoma
This December marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tonight we look back at one of the most horrific events in American history with…
Screengrab of a Disneyland home movie, 1960s
From a Space Age Tomorrowland to an "authentic" Indian Village, this home movie footage reveals much that's changed at "The Happiest Place on Earth."
Workman Brothers, about 1868.
Shopping in old Los Angeles was not easy, pleasant, or cheap.
Brooklyn Theater
"In these uncertain days," commentator Stephen A. Nuño writes, "I am reminded of the neighborhood I was born in because of the rich history of resistance and diversity it represents."
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