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Take a trip through the magnificent department stores of old L.A.
Long before so many people did their shopping online, Los Angeles' department stores -- Bullock's, Robinson's, May Company, Hamburger's and more -- were the place to be.
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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.
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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.
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Remembering Hamburger Hamlet, the fast-food chain that popularized the gourmet burger
The fast food chain helped create the gourmet burger — and the Oprah media empire.
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Photos: Many L.A. Boulevards Began as Trolley Lines
Why are there two San Vicentes? Look to the boulevards' origins as electric railway lines.
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Time Travel With These Interactive Then-And-Now Views of L.A. Landmarks: LAist
Los Angeles, give me some of you!
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Transforming the Taco: The Origins of Taco Bell | KCET
For the innovative, restless Glen Bell, the opening of the first Taco Bell was simply the idea that finally caught fire, after a decade of working to bring a Mexican-inspired menu to the masses.
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Vintage Pioneer Chicken Sign Heading to Museum - Los Angeles Magazine
The big fried chicken relic is being replaced by a new Coffee Bean
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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
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If These Menus Could Talk: The History of L.A. Power Dining Revealed - Hollywood Reporter
The first time chef Roy Choi visited the Los Angeles Public Library's 9,000-item vintage menu collection, he felt like Christopher Reeve's character in the 1980 movie Somewhere in Time, a playwright who travels back decades.
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Vintage Menus Are the Special Du Jour - Los Angeles Magazine
The Los Angeles Public Library’s incredible menu collection goes on display June 13
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11 Los Angeles secrets you didn't know existed
Including invisible oil derricks, underground prohibition tunnels, and
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Googie: Architecture of the Space Age
Before I moved to Los Angeles (almost 2 years ago now) I had never heard the word Googie. In fact, when a friend -- a native Californian -- used the term I initially thought it must have something to do with Google. I didn't know the word, but I definitel
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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.