PBS SoCal’s Emmy®-Winning Historical Series LOST LA Returns June 9
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Los Angeles, Calif. – June 9, 2026 – PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS organization, announced today the ninth season of the locally produced, Emmy®-winning historical documentary series LOST LA. Public historian and writer Nathan Masters of the USC Libraries returns as host uncovering the stories behind the landmarks, innovations and communities that have shaped Southern California. This season, LOST LA explores the canyon that became the Hollywood Bowl, the Capitol Records Tower where music legends made history, the neighborhood erased by LAX and the one orange tree in Riverside that spawned an entire citrus industry. Full episodes will premiere throughout the month beginning Tues., June 9 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal and stream the same day on PBS SoCal’s YouTube channel, pbssocal.org and the free PBS App.
The new season features a lineup of local Southern California cultural experts like DJ Waldie, the celebrated author on Southern California suburban culture; David Judson, head of a 129-year-old family-run stained glass studio; Tracy Kahn, botanist and citrus researcher at UC Riverside's Citrus Variety Collection; Dydia DeLyser and Paul Greenstein, experts on the history of neon lights; and pop culture historian Alison Martino of Vintage Los Angeles.
New Episode Details:
“Surfridge, Tehachapi & Thomas Guide: How Southern California Moves” – Tues., June 9 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal, YouTube, App and PBSSoCal.org
A lost coastal neighborhood erased by the expansion of Los Angeles airport, the railroad loop that transformed California and the street atlas that defined how Southern Californians navigated their city.
“Oranges & Avocados: A Tale of Two Fruits” – Tues., June 16 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal, YouTube, App and PBSSoCal.org
The original tree that launched California’s citrus boom and how one backyard tree in La Habra Heights launched a global avocado industry.
“Neon, Stained Glass, Mosaics: Hidden Backdrops of SoCal” – Tues., June 23 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal, YouTube, App and PBSSoCal.org
Discover how neon signs preserve LA’s cultural history, the stained-glass studio that's infused SoCal architecture with color for 125 years and a monumental mosaic saved from demolition and restored piece by piece.
“A Bowl, A Barn & A Tower: Birthplaces of the Entertainment Industry” – Tues., June 30 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal, YouTube, App and PBSSoCal.org
How a natural amphitheatre in a Hollywood canyon became an iconic music venue, the barn where Hollywood’s first feature film was made and inside Capitol Records Tower, where recording legends shaped music history.
LOST LA is supported in part by generous institutional funders including Anne Ray Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture and the Roy + Patricia Disney Family Foundation.
For more information about LOST LA and to watch episodes online, visit pbssocal.org/LostLA
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About PBS SoCal
PBS SoCal uses the power of public media for good, strengthening the civic fabric of Southern California and providing our community with an essential connection to a wider world. As a local, donor/member-supported non-profit organization, PBS SoCal is available to stream on the PBS app and the PBS Kids App and reaches 22M viewers across 7 Broadcast channels — including 2 primary channels, PBS SoCal and PBS SoCal Plus and 5 digital subchannels. Select programming is also available on PBS SoCal’s YouTube channel. With a commitment to make content available anytime and anywhere for free, PBS SoCal offers programming that reflects the diversity of Southern California and showcases the full schedule of beloved and trusted PBS content spanning Education, News, Environment and Arts & Culture. PBS SoCal also sparks the sharing of ideas at in-person cultural events and community conversations as well as prepares children for kindergarten and beyond by bringing bilingual, hands-on learning experiences to the community for free.
About USC Libraries
The USC Libraries actively support the discovery, creation, and preservation of knowledge at the University of Southern California and beyond. The libraries serve as host institution for L.A. as Subject, an association of more than 267 libraries, cultural institutions, official archives, and private collectors dedicated to preserving and telling the sometimes-hidden histories of the Los Angeles region. Southern California history is among the USC Libraries’ prominent collections and programming strengths, and Lost LA is an emblem of USC’s connection and commitment to Los Angeles as a Pacific Rim megacity.