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Category: History

May 5, 2021 Culture / History / Lifestyle

Meet the Animals of Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Closeup is a large, black cat who lives at the iconic Hollywood Forever. Karie Bible, who hosts the cemetery’s walking

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December 7, 2020 Culture / History / Just Kidding

New Book Highlights ‘Weird, Wonderful’ Los Angeles

Secret Los Angeles: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure holds the keys to some of L.A.’s most interesting

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October 19, 2020 Cool Spots / Culture / History

Take ‘Buffy’ Star Amber Benson’s Tour of L.A.’s Witchiest Houses

You can now take a self-guided tour of Los Angeles’s witchiest homes curated by one of TV’s best witches. Author,

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Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo
October 16, 2020 Cool Spots / Culture / Food / Fun Stuff / History / Lifestyle / sightseeing / Where to Eat

Things to Do in Little Tokyo During the Pandemic

Little Tokyo is 135 years old. It’s one of only three remaining Japantowns in the nation, and it’s the second

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October 15, 2020 Food / History

NORMS Will Offer 71-Cent Breakfast on Its Birthday

To celebrate its 71st birthday this year, NORMS will offer deals at all of its locations in L.A., Orange, and

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September 17, 2020 Culture / History

Documentary Shows Jay Sebring as More Than a Manson Victim

If you were one of Hollywood’s leading men in the 1960s, Jay Sebring was the stylist you wanted to cut

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December 27, 2019 Culture / History

The History of Los Angeles is Written in Unexpected Places

Handprints on a sidewalk. Chalk art on a bridge. Murals on the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River. The

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Getty Center
April 3, 2018 History

How The Iconic Getty Center Came to Be

Though it took over a decade and $1 billion to build, the Getty Center has solidified itself as one of

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October 11, 2017 Cool Spots / History / sightseeing

The Academy Film Museum Looks Like It’s Going to Be Amazing

Good news for lovers of film and local history: Los Angeles is now even closer to finally being home to

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Albert Goldberg suicide at the Stowell Hotel
October 17, 2016 History

5 Haunting Tales of True Crime in Los Angeles

The following is a guest post by James T. Bartlett whose latest book, Gourmet Ghosts 2, looks at some of

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July 19, 2016 Fun Stuff / History

Watch a Split-Screen of What L.A. Streets Looked Like Now vs 70 Years Ago [VIDEO]

What’s the difference between driving in Downtown Los Angeles today vs. in the mid-twentieth century? A short film created by Keven McAlester

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February 5, 2016 History

A Tribute to Films Featuring The Sixth Street Bridge (Set to Be Demolished Starting Today)

The Sixth Street Bride (or viaduct if you prefer) has left an indelible mark on the history of Los Angeles.

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