Great to see so many folks at Union Station’s Train Festival today! Love that the old #HarveyHouse restaurant was opened for the occasion. #LosAngeles #UnionStationLA #TrainFestival2025 The train festival continues on Sunday -> www.unionstationla.com/happenings/t...

Glendora 1951 vs 2025 Frequent transit service is back after 70-something year hiatus A Line now open for business!

"The soil [for Jackie Amézquita’s wall installation] comes from 144 different neighborhoods across LA, and each panel has been incised with a drawing. In one, you might find the contours of Union Station; in another, the clown from Circus Liquor," @cmonstah.bsky.social.

Sat @ 11am: The 30th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival centralavejazzfest.com "Central Avenue Jazz Festival, which celebrates the legacy of the historic Central Avenue corridor in #SouthCentral Los Angeles, is one of the last few genuine #jazz celebrations left in the Southern California region.”

“Why couldn’t we relocate houses like they used to do in the old days in L.A. when they were building the freeways or downtown?” architect Morgan Sykes Jaybush. ICYMI: Jaybush is helping Altadena residents move historic homes slated for demolition onto #Altadena lots. www.dwell.com/article/alta...

Sat/Sun: For Union Station's Train Festival, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society is bringing its Santa Fe 3751. www.sbrhs.org/news/rail-sa... #vintagetrains #railsky "Santa Fe 3751 holds the title of pulling the first passenger train into Los Angeles #UnionStationLA on May 3, 1939."

🕊️ RIP Robert Redford! 🕊️ #RobertRedford "developed his love of cinema at the Aero Theatre on Montana Ave, which he called his 'boyhood cinema.' In 2001, Redford attempted to save the aging #ArtDeco theater..." @smdailypress.bsky.social: smdp.com/community/os... From American Cinematheque on IG:

Los Angeles was part of Mexico when the country started (and won) its war of independence. #MexicanIndependenceDay Eduardo Carrillo’s mosaic “El Grito” at El Pueblo depicts Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's battle cry for Mexican independence. museoeduardocarrillo.org/artist/el-gr...

Artist David Botello’s mural “Read Between the Lines (Cuidense Amigos)“ painted 50 years ago on East Olympic Blvd (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/TbvbMevzs4tm...). #HispanicHeritageMonth

On Sunday, #essayist DJ Waldie spoke at #LAPL about his new collection of essays titled “Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.” acp.lapl.org/book/element... #BookSky “Vin Scully was talking about the weather that June evening, about the twilight gathering in the outfield…”

Had a great time at the Velaslavasay Panorama yesterday, as part of Doors Open California. #DOCA25 Am a fan of this organization, but never knew the orange ball atop the Union Theatre (1910) came from the panorama’s first home, the now-demolished Tswuun-Tswuun Rotunda (1968) on #HollywoodBlvd.

NEW MA BLOG POST! Ready for #CicLAvia this Sunday? Get to know the 6.25-mile route through #SouthLA and #Watts with The Militant's latest #EpicCicLAviaTour guide! militantangeleno.com/blog/2025/09... #BikeLA

The Gardner Building in Malaga Cove Plaza (a nat'l historic landmark in #PalosVerdesEstates) was dedicated 100 years ago today. Old photos of the Gardner Building dedication #OTD in 1925 are courtesy of Palos Verdes Library District’s #CommunityArchives -> www.palosverdeshistory.org/nodes/search...

Sep 12, 1930: The Eastern Columbia Building formally opened in downtown Los Angeles 95 years ago today. The #ArtDeco gem designed by Claud Beelman received a preservation award from the #LAConservancy in April. #AdaptiveReuse @lmulibrary.bsky.social postcard: digitalcommons.lmu.edu/los_angeles_...

Oct 9–12: Urban History Association is hosting its biennial conference in Los Angeles (at the Biltmore Hotel). @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference program: www.urbanhistory.org/resources/Do... #AcademicSky A couple of #LosAngeleshistory sessions:

Remembering #September11th with the City of Rosemead's memorial: www.publicsculpture.com/911memorial.... Artist Heath Satow shaped these bird silhouettes (representing each life lost on 9/11) into hands holding an I-beam from the World Trade Center. #NeverForget

Via @laist.com: "Downtown LA’s historic The Original Pantry Cafe will reopen its doors" -> laist.com/news/food/do... #LosAngeles

There are depictions of Queen Califa at California Adventure Park in Disneyland (on the left next to the grizzly bear)

September 9, 1850: California entered the Union #onthisday 175 years ago. #CaliforniaHistory For several centuries, European maps portrayed California as an island, as shown in this mosaic mural (1969) at LA County's Norwalk Library.

The Mayan Theatre’s beautiful historic curtain (1927), as seen at today’s Exotikon: Super Shock Show.

Last night, after 35 years, the Mayan hosted its last salsa night. As a very rusty salsa dancer, I had to pay my respects. #LosAngeles #salsadancing

Wonderful to see this pop-up exhibit about the Olvera Street merchants (featuring photos/items from their own collections). Loved hearing #OlveraStreet history from the long-time merchants! #LosAngeles

In this @discovernikkei.bsky.social essay about @jamuseum.bsky.social's exhibit “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community,” author Naomi Hirahara reflects on her brother's contribution to the exhibit—a diorama of their father’s gardening van. discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2...

Black Mexicans existed in the past, Black Mexicans exist in the present, and Black Mexicans will exist in the future.

After annexation white Americans tried to whitewash the history of LA, California, and the Southwest, erasing the actual history of Indigenous, African, and mixed race people in favor of the Spanish. Now some politicians want to erase that actual history, and the region’s actual people, again.

On Sept 4, 1781, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula was officially established. Over half of the settlers that arrived to the pueblo 244 years ago were of African descent. “L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective” by Barbara Carrasco at @nhm.org: nhm.org/mural-rememb...

Sep 15 @ 7pm: See Thom Andersen’s 2003 film “Los Angeles Plays Itself” at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Filmmaker Thom Andersen will be in attendance at this event presented by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-l...

Sunday @ 2pm: The Autry is hosting “Saving Our Stories: Community Archives and Why We Need Them.” "Join us for a conversation with local archivists, artists, & researchers about the value of preserving the stories of our communities..." theautry.org/events/conve... #CommunityArchives

CA Preservation Foundation is hosting “Doors Open #California” tours all month: californiapreservation.org/doca/ #LACounty tours available (Sep 13-14): ◾️ CalEdison Lobby ◾️ Fairfax HS Rotunda ◾️ Malaga Cove Library ◾️ SGV's Workman & Rowland Houses ◾️ Velaslavasay Panorama ◾️ White Point Nature Preserve

For #LaborDay: The mural “Labor Solidarity Has No Borders” by Mike Alewitz (image via SPARC), which was dedicated in May 1990 at the Southern California Library for Social Studies. #laborhistory #LosAngeles

Folks, legendary @latimes.com columnist @pattmlatimes.bsky.social is making a podcast about the history of L.A.'s God-awful smog — and why the fight for clean air isn't over. I've got a preview on today's Boiling Point. Listen to our convo: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

August 29, 2025

Friday is the 55th anniversary of the Nat'l Chicano Moratorium. In #EastLA, thousands protested the Vietnam War on Aug 29, 1970. When the peaceful march turned violent, journalist #RubenSalazar ran into a bar & was killed by sheriff's tear gas canister. La Raza: ucla.app.box.com/s/sixvg1l3d5...

We've got room for you on Saturday's Evergreen Cemetery tour, just across the L.A. River in Boyle Heights. Get to know some of the fascinating Angelenos who rest forever in this historic landscape and stroll in good company on a time travel trip. esotouric.com/event/evergr...

On August 23rd Hollywood Forever had the annual Valentino Memorial Service to honor the life, films and legacy of Rudolph Valentino. We also honored screenwriter June Mathis and her considerable role in his life. Thank you to everyone who worked to create such a beautiful and respectful event. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

For #InternationalDogDay: Remembering Toto from the Wizard of Oz with this monument at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, as seen on @cemeterytourguide.bsky.social‬’s wonderful tour of this historic cemetery.

SAVE THE DATE: L.A. as Subject’s 20th Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar is scheduled for October 18. This year, the #ArchivesBazaar will take place at Cal State LA. More info -> laassubject.org/archives-baz...

Our Ann Carlson wrote her forthcoming book, "Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air," to dispel the many myths about LA air pollution. She helps narrate this new documentary airing Tue 8/26 on @pbs.org #ClearingTheAirPBS legal-planet.org/2025/08/25/w...

"I pushed out into the city, attending readings at now long-gone venues like Dutton’s Bookstore in Brentwood, Papa Bach on Santa Monica Blvd, Midnight Special Bookstore...and of course, Eso Won on La Brea," @lynellgeorge.bsky.social. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/map-to-liter... #BookSky

Coerced into Spanish missions, their territorial claims ignored by the US, and their ancestral land redlined once it became real estate, reclaiming land is an immense step for the Gabrieleno Tongva and other Native groups never granted reservation lands. www.latimes.com/environment/...

My mom’s RTD college bus pass is one of my most cherished possessions. The logo is the definition of iconic.

Aug 22, 1964: The Southern California Rapid Transit District (aka the RTD) was established. @lametrolibrary.bsky.social: metroprimaryresources.info/this-date-in... #transithistory Still have a few of our old RTD #maps, including this colorful 1979 map:

Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWIl Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again. #ProtectEveryPark Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza

Now, a new open-access publication, “Ed Ruscha's Streets of Los Angeles: Artist, Image, Archive, City”, explores the iconic project. From urban planning, to architecture, musicology, and geography. Take a trip down the Sunset Strip: www.getty.edu/publications...

ICYMI: Thanks to the African American Historic Places Los Angeles project, these buildings now have landmark status: -Pacoima’s StylesVille Barbershop -St. Elmo’s Village -Tom & Ethel Bradley Home -Jewel’s Catch One -CA Eagle offices -Venice’s New Bethel Baptist Church www.getty.edu/news/landmar...

"The #EamesHouse is one of only two heritage sites in North America...that the Getty Conservation Institute has worked with to create a comprehensive preservation plan for the next century." Charles & Ray #Eames died #OTD, ten years apart. Charles died Aug 21, 1978 and Ray Eames died Aug 21, 1988.

📣 Announcing our fall webinar series, Worshiping in the West! We'll be in conversation with leading scholars on religion in the American West. Their new books cover a wide range of topics, from Christian nationalism to multiracial Pentecostalism. RSVP: dornsife.usc.edu/icw/upcoming/

Presbytery of San Gabriel returns ancestral land to Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council pcusa.org/news-storyte...

On this #NationalAviationDay, a look at William J. Powell, the #WW1 veteran who started the #BessieColeman Aero Club in Los Angeles in the late 1920s. airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...

“As a photographer, I have a responsibility. I have to take all the pictures in #Manzanar to keep a record of what's going on here,” Toyo Miyatake. #WorldPhotographyDay  #PBSSoCal (2019): www.kcet.org/shows/lost-l...