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These snapshots of grocery stores in the last century are a great look into Southern California history.
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Before pobladores, ranch owners, and missionaries, there were steelhead trout, a cousin of salmon that have been part of the region's history as far back as 15,000 years ago.
Ela Park is the oval-shaped lawn in the foreground of this 1911 photo, courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection.
Its three-letter name is almost as tiny as 0.38-acre park itself, but "Ela" -- as in Ela Park of Lincoln Heights -- is actually an acronym with big historical meaning.
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L.A.'s always boasted a unique dining scene, but novelty restaurants were once a particular specialty of our fair city.
Echo Park, circa 1895. Photo by W. H. Fletcher, courtesy of the W.H. Fletcher Collection, California State Library.
You shouldn't sip from it today, but in 1870 the recently completed Echo Park Lake was the centerpiece of a promising new drinking water system.
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These photos from L.A. over the years show restaurant workers sporting some serious finery -- the headgear tends to be particularly amazing.
Circa 1910 picture postcard of St. James Park in West Adams. Courtesy of the South Bay History Collection, CSUDH Archives.
It's one of the city's oldest parks, and you've probably never heard of it.
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Food trends come and go more quickly than you might think. These old-school menus from fancy L.A. dining institutions show that much more has changed in the restaurant world over the years than the prices.
Here are ten photos that show the state's agricultural life in evolution, from the flower farms of old Los Feliz to the UFW protests of the eighties.
Regional boosters held up South Park, seen here circa 1911, as an example of Southern California's semitropical abundance. Courtesy of the South Bay History Collection, CSUDH Archives.
Established in 1899, this 19-acre park in South Los Angeles was once touted as an example of Southern California's "semitropical abundance."
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Should this section of the historic water system placed in the National Register of Historic Places?
The Orange Plaza, circa 1910. Courtesy of the Orange Public Library.
A circular park has been the physical heart of the City of Orange since its 1871 founding as the town of Richland.
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