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Historical photos reveal the humble origins of famous L.A. roadways like Sunset Blvd and PCH.
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L.A. artist Sandow Birk shares several moments in the history of Southern California that have shaped his development as an artist.
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Edgar Arceneaux shares several moments in the history of Southern California that have shaped his development as an artist.
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Filmmaker Ben Caldwell shares several moments in the history of Southern California that have shaped his development as an artist.
The South Bay area of Los Angeles County is mostly residential and commercial now, but for a very long time it was an agricultural center. From the time the area was settled by immigrants until the mid to late 1900s, it was all berries, dairies, celery...
Construction workers moved 8 million cubic yards of earth and rock, refashioning the rugged terrain once known as the Stone Quarry Hills into a modern sports palace fit for October baseball.
Walt Disney's favorite meal was a can of Gebhardt's chili mixed with a can of Dennison's chili, which he often ate at his desk. But he was known to go to a few local restaurants -- some that still exist, too.
Street food is a tradition in Los Angeles, and luckily there's photographic proof: check out this gallery of Angelenos enjoying curbside dinner as far back as the '30s.
A quiet country crossroads in 1885, by 1928 Wilshire and Western had reportedly become the nation's busiest intersection.
Old maps show that two towns, Hollywood and Colegrove, once made up modern-day Hollywood.
The struggling genius didn't only know how to write stories. He was also good at keeping a party going for over a decade.