🏈 On this #SuperBowl Sunday, a look at the Los Angeles Dandelions, part of the National Women's #Football League that operated in the 1970s & 1980s. In July 1973, the LA Dandelions played their first game against the Dallas Bluebonnets at Long Beach's Veterans Stadium. Long Beach Independent (1973):

Today! Join a lively crew of history lovers celebrating Kim's birthday with Hollywood Noir, a tour that weaves an unholy L.A. rug of black sex magic, dirty cops, teen runaways, serial killers, movie censors, private dicks and iconic Film Noir locations. esotouric.com/event/hollyw...

Glendale's beautiful Brand Library opened to the public 70 years ago today (www.instagram.com/p/DUbWs5GCdI...). Leslie C. Brand gifted his estate, named El Miradero, to Glendale & required that it be used as a public library & park. #Glendale Public Library photos: calisphere.org/collections/...

Sat: Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966 to 2026 "is the first major survey to examine the depth & evolution of Chicana/o/x lens-based image-making over the past 60 years." Riverside Art Museum / Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture -> riversideartmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

Sat @ 11am: The Banning Museum (in #WilmingtonCA) is hosting a talk about Harriett Mason, daughter of Biddy Mason. Harriett Mason worked for Phineas Banning & his family in the early 1860s & helped save lives when SS Ada Hancock exploded in 1863. www.thebanningmuseum.org/event/from-d... #BiddyMason

Friday: A video art exhibition will open at the Variety Arts Theater, originally a clubhouse for a popular women's group known as the Friday Morning Club. "Prominent public figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt spoke there before it transitioned into a vaudeville venue." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Guest piece on the proposed monorail L.A. rejected... about 50 years ago! la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/04/l...

For #BlackHistoryMonth in 1983, the AC Bilbrew Library hosted "A Living History Salute to Black Women” that honored Rosa Parks, Sarah Vaughan, Vassie Wright, Ruth Washington, Lillian Rogers Parks, Marnesba Tackett and Marian Anderson. #LACountyLibrary: cdm15952.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

The resting place of Ritchie Valens is at the same cemetery as my paternal grandparents, the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles. 🙏🏽 Sometimes I like to imagine Ritchie Valens giving a heavenly concert, with my grandparents in the audience. 🥹🎶🎸

Feb 3, 1959: The Day the Music Died. Buddy Holly, #RitchieValens, the Big Bopper and pilot Roger Peterson died in plane crash 67 years ago in Iowa. Created by artist Levi Ponce, this #Pacoima mural (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/dgxvNXF8Ky8P...) pays tribute to these artists & #thedaythemusicdied.

Sat & Sun: “Afro-Latinidad Presence in Early California” exhibit at the #PioPico State Historic Park. “This exhibition highlights the descendants who helped shape the state, from founding towns and ranches to influencing political and social life.” www.instagram.com/p/DT_dZtxEsJ... #WhittierCA

Black History Month 2026 “L.A. Green Book Collages” This series documents and reinterprets the historical relevance of locations in Los Angeles that were featured in the Green Book, a guide published during segregation that listed safe locations that Black people could visit while traveling.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of #BlackHistoryMonth (which began as Negro History Week), here is a 1926 article announcing this annual event as published in the Los Angeles-based California Eagle. #BHM100 📰 California Eagle (Jan 22, 1926) via the #InternetArchive: archive.org/details/la_c...

Today, the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social kicked off the centennial for its beautiful downtown Central Library! If you missed today's event, you can watch it online -> www.youtube.com/live/Om4NMW4... 📆 Save the date: Central Library Centennial Festival on July 11, 2026. #LibrarySky #LosAngeles

Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz and known for her volunteer work serving homeless communities in Los Angeles and Nevada, has died

Thur @ 11am: The Los Angeles Public Library is kicking off its 100th anniversary. Tomorrow's event includes the unveiling of the time capsule that was placed on this site in 1925. @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #LibrarySky #LAPL

Today is the 40th anniversary of the #SpaceShuttleChallenger disaster. Remembering the Challenger crew with the memorial at North Hollywood's Valhalla Memorial Park: ▪️ Francis R. Scobee ▪️ Michael J. Smith ▪️ Ronald McNair ▪️ Ellison Onizuka ▪️ Judith Resnik ▪️ Gregory Jarvis ▪️ Christa McAuliffe

Before the Black Dahlia murder made her a true-crime obsession, Elizabeth Short was a real person. A new book tries to separate truth from myth, but can't help fixating on the killer, Sarah Weinman writes:

A tornado in that area is rare enough, but to have a picture of one from all the way back in 1918? I had no idea this existed. #SoCalWx

ICYMI: "Taix Restaurant, one of LA's oldest eateries serving up classic French cuisine, will be closing at the end of March, one year shy of its centennial, as a developer prepares to begin construction..." @theeastsiderla.bsky.social: www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhood... #EchoPark

As part of his #BoyleHeights history talk at the Homestead Museum on Sunday, USC's George Sanchez spoke about Homeboy Industries and the Mothers of East LA and explained how undocumented residents were incorporated into their community work. #historysky

Sat @ 2pm: The #SantaMonica History Museum is hosting a reception for its new exhibit about African American #foodways. "Food & Family traces the impact of the Great Migration and global immigration on Santa Monica’s culinary landscape." -> santamonicahistory.org/exhibition/f...

In January 1952, Southern California competed against New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to see which state’s winter sunshine could melt a ton of ice the fastest. #ICEout 📸: USC Libraries

Jan 23, 1926: The Shrine Auditorium was dedicated 100 years ago. “The public dedication…will be one of the most colorful spectacles in the city’s history,” Los Angeles Times (Jan 20, 1926). Photos via @uclalibrary.bsky.social and @castatelibrary.bsky.social:

"The Original Saugus Cafe, L.A. County's oldest restaurant, closed at the beginning of the year, causing unhappiness among its devoted customers. But this week, it's reopened under new management amid a legal battle over the business." @laist.com: laist.com/news/the-ori...

Sat @ 2pm: "Film historian Jacqueline Stewart & Stan Douglas, exhibiting artist in MONUMENTS, discuss his work 'Birth of a Nation,' 2025—in particular, how the film it is based on, #DWGriffith 's 1915 film 'The #BirthofaNation,' served as a quasi-monument." www.moca.org/program/stan... #FilmHistory

Sunday @ 2pm: "USC professor George J. Sánchez will reflect on the context of anti-immigrant sentiment & violent attacks on the recent Latino population of #BoyleHeights as being part of the larger evolution of the Eastside community in the 20th century." www.homesteadmuseum.org/event-detail...

Sunday @ 1pm: "Step back into the shimmer of Old Hollywood and join us in celebrating the incomparable Marion Davies—silent-film star, legendary hostess, and the original queen of the Beach House." www.santamonica.gov/events/4x0zz... #MarionDavies #SantaMonica

Tonight @ 8pm: There are a few tickets left for tonight’s screening of Blade Runner with the Avex Ensemble at the Dolby Theatre. dolbytheatre.com/events/detai... (the #BladeRunner screening on Jan 22 at Segerstrom Center is sold out).

In May 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. packed the stands at Wrigley Field for a Civil Rights Rally. Dorothy Dandridge presented #MartinLutherKing w/ an #LACounty Board of Supervisors accommodation. #MLKDay ◾️Bradley Center/CSUN Library: digital-collections.csun.edu/digital/coll... ◾️CA Eagle (May 1963):

January 17 marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The M6.7 quake struck beneath the San Fernando Valley, producing some of the strongest urban ground shaking ever recorded in North America and driving major advances in seismic monitoring, building codes, and emergency response

Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter & John Huggins, members of UCLA’s Black Panther Party, were killed at UCLA on January 17, 1969. Daily Bruin (2025): dailybruin.com/2025/02/26/u... On Jan 30, the annual memorial for Carter and Huggins will be held in UCLA’s Campbell Hall. www.instagram.com/p/DTdwWjJEqQP/

Sat @ 1pm: “Join us for a panel exploring [the Brockman Gallery's] inclusive philosophy, its role in community-building, and its enduring impact on Leimert Park and beyond.” Vincent Price Art Museum: vpam.org/event/closin... #LeimertPark

Jan 15, 1967: The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10. #NFLHistory #SuperBowl Photos via CNN (2016): www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/s...

Sat @ 11am: The Banning Museum (Wilmington) will host author James Tejani for a discussion about his book “A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and America." www.thebanningmuseum.org/author-james... #PortofLA #Infrastructure

On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9

"It's an int'l commercial for The Valley, of all its film history, all the culture that's here...we're a big part of Los Angeles, but we're forgotten, so this is kind of our way of saying, look, The [ #SanFernandoValley ] is something unique & different," Oscar Urrutia. abc7.com/post/effort-...

Jan 13, 1847: During the US/MX War, Andrés Pico & John Fremont signed the Treaty of Cahuenga (aka as the Capitulation of Cahuenga) which ended the fighting in California. The US/MX War ended in February 1848. #Californiahistory #SanFernandoValley Painting from Campo de Cahuenga:

"Given Los Angeles’ reputation for razing or abandoning its history, is the fact that the Lasky-DeMille Barn remains open for business, home now to the #Hollywood Heritage Museum, nestled beneath the trees in a parking lot across from the Hollywood Bowl on Highland." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Mark Masek’s work “was never about spectacle. It was about documentation — names, locations, dates, stories — quietly ensuring that Hollywood’s dead were not erased simply because their careers had faded," Allan R. Ellenberger. @thr.com: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

"The result is 'Our Beloved #Altadena: Voices from the Aftermath of the Eaton Canyon Wildfire,' an anthology in progress that gathers firsthand accounts from residents, artists, historians, elected officials, and community workers." Los Angeles Sentinel: lasentinel.net/this-is-how-... #LAFires

Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts and Glenn Kaino, an acclaimed contemporary artist. Tickets: www.janm.org/democracy/ev...

A few #LACounty postcards and brochures, as seen at yesterday's Vintage Postcard & Paper show at the Masonic Hall in Arcadia. Free admission today at 10am (more info about this #postcard show -> postcardshows.com).

The Garden of Allah "opened as a hotel on Jan 9, 1927, launched by a wild, 18-hour party which featured such stars as Clara Bow, John Barrymore, Francis X. Bushman, Marlene Deitrich..." www.google.com/books/editio... @castatelibrary.bsky.social postcard: csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fu...

"The VIP Records sign...is a cultural staple of #LongBeach, representing a creative home for artists & the safe space that has helped shape generations through music, mentorship and opportunity. Our story is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of the city." www.presstelegram.com/2026/01/08/v...

Thank you to @laist.com's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez for spotlighting an interview with the groundbreaking mariachi musician Rebecca Gonzales (1953 - 2024) from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research project “Mariachi Music in Los Angeles and beyond.” Explore the full collection: ucla.in/4qDdp0z

Jan 8, 1889: Owen Brown, son of abolitionist John Brown, died in Pasadena #OTD. His gravesite survived the #Altadena fire. In January 2025, filmmaker Pablo Miralles was set to debut his documentary about Owen Brown’s grave, but then the #AltadenaFire happened. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Jan 8, 1847: During the US/MX War, Californios fought US forces in the Battle of Río San Gabriel. Californios were pushed back by American troops, who had to walk through water & quicksand during the battle. Map of the battle & Montebello plaque (located here -> goo.gl/maps/r8RJu8Z... ):

“Altadena offered a specific California rhythm, mood—a ‘protect at all costs’ way of life. Now it was chaos and ash and, along some stretches, fully unrecognizable,” @lynellgeorge.bsky.social. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...

One year after the Eaton and Palisades Fires, we honor those we lost, those displaced, and those still working to rebuild. ❤️ A special thank you to first responders, including incarcerated firefighters who helped save lives. 🫂 🤝 Let's share some memories from Altadena or the Pacific Palisades here.