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Admired for its scenery and dreaded for its traffic -- as well as the landslides that occasionally render it impassable -- Pacific Coast Highway is perhaps Southern California's most iconic ribbon of asphalt.
Brentwood's Mandeville Canyon was once home to the California Botanic Garden, whose planners envisioned a vast, 800-acre natural playground. Today, among the gardens' only remnants are the aging trees that shade the neighborhood's multimillion-dollar h...
How did a cow path become the city's premier commercial corridor? The Miracle Mile's stunning transformation is part of the larger narrative of L.A.'s decentralization.
Founded on March 30, 1912, Owensmouth -- renamed Canoga Park in 1931 -- represented one of L.A.'s first steps in a march that eventually transformed the San Fernando Valley from farmland to suburbia.
The Metro Expo Line traces a historic rail route to Santa Monica. Trains first steamed down its right-of-way in 1875. Red trolley cars followed in 1908.
Modernist designer, Gregory Ain, created stylish, mid-century homes that were also cost-efficient in 1947. Now designated as a Historic Overlay Zone, the homes remain well-preserved for you to enjoy today.
What was once the traffic hub of Abbot Kinney's canal system, is now the central entrance to Venice beach with food, shopping and recreation nearby.
In December L.A. announced that it would remove the railroad tracks running down Alameda Street between First and Seventh streets. Lying dormant for years, the rails represent one of the last remnants of Southern California's first railroad: the Los An...
After over sixty years in business, the Tom T. Ishibashi farm in Torrance, the last of a string of South Bay family farms, closed its gates.
We asked the members of L.A. as Subject to search through their collections for one notable map that informs our understanding of Southern California.
In preparation for our upcoming Venice Field Guide, we invite Angelenos to submit their suggestions for the guide and we share our own explorations of the area.
What did the L.A. Basin look like before there was an L.A.? A team of scientists, geographers, and other researchers recently released a report that reconstructs the historical landscape of the Ballona Creek watershed.