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Gentlemen's Scholars Club - About the Gentlemen's Scholars Club
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Gentlemen's Scholars Club - Ricardo Campos - On Responsibility
We hear from the community their stories and memories of the San Gabriel River.
Walter H. Leimert was so confident with his new westside L.A. development that for the first time in his career, he lent his own name to the subdivision, creating the neighborhood we now know as Leimert Park.
For many artists, the already plentiful and distinct Southern California sunlight was especially attractive around the Arroyo Seco in Highland Park, and the area attracted some of the masters of the plein air style.
The Vision Theater, located in Leimert Park, is one of the most overlooked of Los Angeles' classic theaters.
One of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation is taking shape in Los Angeles, and communities want their voices to be heard.
The brilliant heritage of the San Gabriel Mountains is largely unknown to millions of Southern Californians. The historical and cultural impact of the mountains' indigenous people is where the astonishing story begins.
Located in Baldwin Village, only a mile away from the nascent Leimert Park development, this was the very first Olympic Village since the ancient Greeks pitched their tents on the plain of Elis.
The entire history of the left wing/liberal/progressive/activist side of the American Jewish experience can be seen, in a microcosm, at the corner of Robertson and Horner.
As Spanish missionaries staked their claim to the San Gabriel Valley, the mountains would serve as the last fortress of protection and resistance for the native people.
