Nathan Masters
Nathan Masters is host and executive producer of Lost L.A., an Emmy Award-winning public television series from KCET and the USC Libraries. The show explores how rare artifacts from Southern California's archives can unlock hidden and often-surprising stories from the region's past. Nathan’s writing has appeared in many publications, including Los Angeles Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. He also helps manage public programs and media initiatives at the USC Libraries, home to the L.A. as Subjectresearch consortium.
Like many American cities in the mid-twentieth century, Los Angeles once hosted its own regional breweries that supplied the city and its environs with light, affordable American pale lager.
The opening of the Natural History Museum's new Dinosaur Hall brings new attention to the prehistory of Southern California--and prehistoric creatures' influence on the region's popular culture.
As Angeleños prepare to survive the upcoming weekend without access to a ten-mile section of the San Diego Freeway, our thoughts may turn to L.A.'s pre-freeway era.
As Southern Californians now prepare to mark the nation's 235th birthday, join us for a look through historical images at Fourth of July celebrations of the past and learn about some of the photographic archives that richly document our region's history.
Every summer, Southern Californians flock to the Hollywood Bowl for evenings of music and picnicking under the stars. As the Los Angeles Philharmonic begins its 90th season at the venue, we look back at the Bowl's history through archived images from t...
This Saturday, a sport with deep Southern California roots returns to the Southland with the 2011 Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival. For decades, paddleboarding—a sport in which participants lie or kneel on a board and propel ...
Join L.A. as Subject for a look through historical images from several regional archives at how Southern Californians have enjoyed the beach over the years.
In 1829, an intrepid merchant opened a long-desired trade route--known today as the Old Spanish Trail--between the Mexican provinces of Alta California and New Mexico, linking Los Angeles with Santa Fe. From June 2-5, historians, archivists, and repres...
Several Southern California archives helped video game developers recreate Los Angeles circa 1947 for the new game, L.A. Noire.
Several local archival institutions have taken the lead in preserving the sounds of Southern California's past.
Lost L.A. shares archived photos from the region's so-called golden age of hiking in the earth 20th century.
With many Angeleños attending this weekend's L.A. Times Festival of Books, L.A. as Subject looks at book manufacturing's historical role in Southern California art and commerce.