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Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
8 Places From Southern California's Past That We Will Never Stop Missing
These destinations may no longer exist in Southern California, but that sure doesn't stop us from all the fond memories.
Architecture & Interior Design | Preservation Fails
10 L.A. Landmarks We Lost During the 2010s
Let’s take a moment to say goodbye to some historic places that we lost in the last decade
History | Los Angeles History
40 Photos of Los Angeles Over From 1910 to Now!
So much has happened since the city was founded in 1871. It all started when studios popped up all over town and Old Hollywood took over.
History | Hollywood
On Its 100th Anniversary, Musso & Frank’s Grill Gets the Star Treatment
The venerable restaurant, an outpost of both Hollywood glamour and comforting camaraderie for a century, is honored on the Walk of Fame
Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff
It was the Coliseum’s mystery mural, until a teenage detective solved its 50-year puzzle
It took a curious high school student to uncover who painted the flaming sun mural beneath the massive archway at the stadium.
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
45 Fascinating and Unconventional Landmarks That Define Los Angeles
Underrated. Overlooked. Whatever you want to call them, these offbeat icons will introduce you to the other L.A.
History | Los Angeles History
Lost History: The Ambassador Hotel & Cocoanut Grove — Finding Lost Angeles
The former site of the Ambassador Hotel and its fabled Cocoanut Grove nightclub, today sit behind bars like a fortress on Wilshire Boulevard. The once inviting motorist’s entrance seems like an out of place remnant to the unsuspecting eye, and there are few other clues that this site was once the location of the essential Ambassador and its Grove.
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
Finding Los Angeles: The Brown Derby
If it's just anyone, any place will do. If it's someone important, say, "Meet me at the Derby."
History | Historic Los Angeles
Coffee shop is taking over 1940s gas station in Koreatown - Curbed LA
The company’s founder says "the iconic 1940s Texaco Station will be celebrated and preserved to its original aesthetic as much as possible."
History | LA History
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
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
Why are doughnut boxes pink? The answer could only come out of Southern California
Everyone in Los Angeles knows what comes in a pink box: doughnuts. But the story behind those boxes is seldom told.
History | LA History
How a Cemetery Became LA's Favorite Movie Theater
“This is something streaming can never replicate.”
History | LA History
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
History | LA History
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.
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
When L.A. Was Empty: Wide-Open SoCal Landscapes
Early photographs of Los Angeles surprise for many reasons, but often what's most striking is how empty the city looks.
History | LA History
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
History | LA History
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.
History | Historic Los Angeles
L.A.'s Smoggy Past, in Photos | KCET
Many Southern Californians have only hazy memories of severe smog in the Los Angeles area. Here's a reminder in pictures.
History | LA History
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.
Miscellaneous | Places You Can Still Go
100 Places Where You Can Experience Retro Los Angeles
The city’s vintage charm is alive and well—if you know where to look
History | LA History
A History of the Hollywood Sign in 16 Rare Photos
From "Hollywoodland" to "Hollyweed"
History | LA History
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.
History | LA History
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
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
70 years of the Apple Pan on Pico
The day the Apple Pan opened, on April 11, 1947, a neighbor brought flowers to crown the U-shape counter of the Pico Boulevard burger joint. Martha Gamble, now 87, daughter of the restaurant’s founders, Ellen and Alan Baker, remembers the day vividly.
History | LA History
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.
History | LA History
Alison Martino's Neighborhood Guide to Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood
Insights into the historic, walkable stretch of the Sunset Strip.
History | LA History
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
History | LA History
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
History | LA History
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.
History | Beverly Hills & Midtown
The Fish Shanty and old Kooky World of La Cienega | Alison Martino's "Vintage Los Angeles"
La Cienega and Beverly Boulevard used to be a playful pocket of themed eateries, amusement parks, and nightclubs
History | Wilshire Boulevard
Take a trip down Wilshire Boulevard in the 1970s
The Los Angeles Public Library has a groovy new photo collection
History | Los Angeles History
Time Travel With These Interactive Then-And-Now Views of L.A. Landmarks: LAist
Los Angeles, give me some of you!
Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation
Preservation Roundup: 13 Historic Places We Are Thankful For - Los Angeles Magazine
From Frank Lloyd Wright to Clifton's Cafeteria, this was a great year for old buildings in Los Angeles
History | Los Angeles History
Vintage Pioneer Chicken Sign Heading to Museum - Los Angeles Magazine
The big fried chicken relic is being replaced by a new Coffee Bean
History | Los Angeles History
How Wink Martindale Kicked Off the Beach Boys Craze...in His Own Words - Los Angeles Magazine
The legendary disc jockey and TV game show host tells Alison Martino his L.A. story
History | Beverly Hills & Midtown
Time Frame: The Beverly Hilton 58 Years Ago and Now
The hotel’s famous catering manager, Fred Hayman, was unimpressed with Conrad Hilton’s modernist venture when he came to work at the Hilton in 1954
Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation
18 of Your Favorite Classic L.A. Places That Are About to Disappear - Los Angeles Magazine
A wide range of historic places, from the interior of the Formosa Cafe to Frederick's of Hollywood are fading into history this summer
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
The Creation of LA's "Most Recognizable and Beloved" Building - Curbed Features - Curbed LA
On May 14, 1935, Los Angeles was abuzz. For months, motorists on Los Feliz Boulevard had "glanced up at the pile of masonry that loomed larger and larger, day...
History | Downtown
Clifton’s Cafeteria is Coming Back to Life at Long Last! - Los Angeles Magazine
The iconic restaurant’s new retro neon sign lit up Broadway this weekend. Here's what's in store next!
History | Los Angeles History
Alison Martino's "Vintage Los Angeles": Dan Tana's 50th Anniversay
When people ask me to suggest a classic Hollywood joint, there’s only one place that comes to mind: Dan Tana’s. On October 1 this dark and cozy Italian landmark will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
History | Historic Los Angeles
How Los Angeles Neighborhoods Got Their Names | Mental Floss
The divide between the different neighborhoods of Los Angeles can feel like one between cities, and in some cases—like West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Culver City—it literally is. But residents of L.A. really do place stock in the neighborhood they live in, whether it be on the Westside or Eastside, downtown or nestled in the hills.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
Cracking the mystery of L.A.'s 'Nazi' ranch - Yahoo Homes
From Yahoo Homes: The urban ruins are the stuff of legend. A trove of blueprints reveals plans for a self-sustaining compound with a mansion fit for a world leader -- perhaps even Hitler himself.
History | Historic Los Angeles
Look Back on the History of the Sunset Strip in 21 Photos
Yesterday, WEHOville published a nice history of the famous and storied Troubadour, and it got us thinking about nightclubs and music in LA, and, of course, about the Sunset...
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
How One Quirky Museum Preserves LA's Victorian Houses
Just before the Avenue 43 exit on the Arroyo Seco Parkway, amidst the working-class homes and small businesses of Montecito Heights, sits a small, shabby but picturesque Victorian village....
