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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.
Exiled artists Billy Wilder, Thomas Mann, and Arnold Schoenberg relied upon L.A. to give new breadth and meaning to their work.
Long associated with Southern California's romantic mission past, the pepper tree was once the region's most iconic tree.
In its early years, scented lemon groves surrounded a crossroads destined for fame but bearing an unfamiliar name.
Remnants of the incline railway, which helped turn Avalon into a destination resort, still await adventurous explorers on Catalina's hillsides.
Until 1889, Orange and Los Angeles counties were one.
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.
Black bears may be a surprisingly recent arrival to Southern California, but larger and more terrifying bears once roamed the Los Angeles area.
The Mount St. Mary's campus was once L.A.'s wealthiest gated community.
The 1928 failure resulted in one of the worst civic disasters in L.A. history.