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Hollywood’s legendary Formosa Cafe will get a full restoration from 1933 Group
The Idle Hour and Highland Park Bowl owners just might do the place justice
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How a Cemetery Became LA's Favorite Movie Theater
“This is something streaming can never replicate.”
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How the Beatles Really Ended Up at a Garden Party in Brentwood - Los Angeles Magazine
Unpublished photos of the Beatles are increasingly hard to come by, but Alison Martino found a few taken in Los Angeles to twist and shout about
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A Victorian Tourist's Photo Album Of Los Angeles, Circa 1894
The fledgling city was sold into being through real estate and railroad ads, which promised a paradise of health, beauty, and endless potential.
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Rediscovering L.A.'s Lost Neighborhood of Bronzeville
A new map charts the forgotten landmarks of a ghost town in the middle of the city
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Peek Inside L.A.’s Lost Iconic Buildings
Alas, you can no longer party at Pickfair or the Garden of Allah. But you can relive L.A.'s glorious, debaucherous past by delving into these photos. Read more about these historic wonders here.
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A classic 1940s cocktail and live music den is being resurrected in Downtown
The Rhythm Room returns soon after a 45-year absence
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If You Grew Up In the Valley, This Museum Will Bring Back Memories - Los Angeles Magazine
The Valley Relics Museum honors the region’s colorful past
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100 Square Miles of Los Angeles Are Surrounded by a Hidden Religious Wall
A team of dedicated caretakers ensures that it’s always intact
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One Of L.A.'s Oldest Neon Signs Will Be Re-Lit On Thursday
The sign used to sit on top of the Hotel Californian near MacArthur Park.
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100 Places Where You Can Experience Retro Los Angeles
The city’s vintage charm is alive and well—if you know where to look
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A History of the Hollywood Sign in 16 Rare Photos
From "Hollywoodland" to "Hollyweed"
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Musso & Frank Grill: The Story of An L.A. Icon
Discover the history of one of L.A.'s most iconic restaurants, Musso & Frank Grill: "We treat locals like celebrities and celebrities like locals."
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50 years ago the first major gay rights demonstration happened in Silver Lake
A police raid at the Black Cat Tavern led to protests outside the gay bar.
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These Rare Vintage Photos of the Sunset Strip Will Transport You to the 1960s - Los Angeles Magazine
West Hollywood honors the era of the Sunset Strip's heyday
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Vidiots is shuttering, citing ‘rising costs’ of doing business in Santa Monica
But its owners are looking for a new location.
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This Jewish Pioneer Chronicled a Changing L.A. from 1853 to 1913
L.A. was an adobe town when Harris Newmark arrived in 1853. It was a metropolis when he died there in 1916.
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The Fascinating Story Behind L.A.’s Oldest (and Only) Floating Restaurant - Los Angeles Magazine
How a wooden barge from Mutiny on the Bounty was transformed into a chowder house
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Santa Monica Sears could become big mixed use project
The landmarked 1947 building would be repurposed as creative offices and retail space.
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Neon Piece of Rock 'N' Roll History Going Up for Auction
A bright neon piece of rock 'n' roll history is going up for auction — a marquee from the legendary Los Angeles club, Whisky a Go Go. The 13-foot sign, with letters alight in bright pink, adorned the West...
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Who’s responsible for protecting LA’s endangered restaurants?
Plus a sushi expansion and a decade-old Downtown pizza place shutters
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New details emerge about plans to salvage the shuttered Formosa Cafe
What can and can’t be done and when this all might happen.
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California Megaflood: Lessons from a Forgotten Catastrophe
A 43-day storm that began in December 1861 put central and southern California underwater for up to six months, and it could happen again
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L.A. vs. the Saloons
To many in the late 19th century, saloons were an unwelcome reminder that the City of Angels did not always live up to its name.
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Alison Martino's Neighborhood Guide to Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood
Insights into the historic, walkable stretch of the Sunset Strip.
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Celebrate the Doors’ 50th Anniversary at the Band's Iconic L.A. Haunts - Los Angeles Magazine
It's been half a century since the release of their first album
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How a Cowboy Standoff Gave Hollywood’s Gower Gulch Its Name
Real cowboys waiting to be hired as Hollywood extras once hung out at the site of the Western-themed strip mall.
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This Vintage Bob’s Big Boy Training Film Is a 1940s-Era Treasure
Recently unearthed footage shows the day-to-day of a carhop when drive-ins were at their peak
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Why Doesn't It Snow in L.A. Anymore?
Snow once fell on the Los Angeles coastal plain roughly once per decade, but the city is now in the middle of a 54-year snow drought.
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Uncovering a Secret Gem From the Aquarius Theatre
Alison Martino unearthed a relic outside the club where Jim Morrison recorded “Absolutely Live”
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Photos: When Hollywood Was a Country Hamlet
Hollywood at the turn of the 20th century was a small country hamlet where lemon trees outnumbered people.
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The Original Hipsters Moved to Silver Lake Over 100 Years Ago
Artists, activists, architects, and socialists have long called these hills home
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Remains of ancient elephant unearthed at L.A. subway excavation site
During construction of the Metro Purple Line extension, workers stumbled across the remains of an ancient elephant.
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50 years ago, the Sunset Strip riots made L.A. the 'magical' epicenter of a revolution
I laced my high-tops in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I grew up under a cloud of many illusions, one of which was the idea that Los Angeles was not worth visiting.
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Secrets of Los Angeles, 1932-33: The Anton Wagner files
When lost Los Angeles is your beat, as it is ours, you’re dependent on the stray relics that survive in photographic archives, books and on film. The buildings and vistas that obsess us were …
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Take a trip down Wilshire Boulevard in the 1970s
The Los Angeles Public Library has a groovy new photo collection
