More to Do and More to Read

It's probably a law of nature that the minute a post is up, one finds more to add to it.

So here are some more suggestions for Los-Angeles-History reading, followed by a few more get-off-the-couch activities:

First, the reads:

• Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica thirty, fifty, even seventy years ago, by none other than Alison Martino, the proprietor extraordinaire of Vintage Los Angeles

• The story of how Mount Lee (where the Hollywood Sign is) got flattened, on KCET (hint: blame the guy on the right)

• The Bridle Paths of Beverly Hills takes us to a bygone era--one that lasted, to my surprise, into the 1960s.

Now the get out and go's:

UCLA Film series has two foci this fall: Edith Head and Noir, and both involve screenings of classic films and talks by special guests at the Billy Wilder Theater. Here's a link to the calendar.

• The Edith Head films start with Sunset Blvd on Sept. 12, followed by a TV interview with Ms. Head and a talk with historian and costume designer Debra Nadoolman Landis. On the 14th there will be two more films

• The Noir set starts on Sept. 13 with two films (The Blue Garndenia & Whirlpool, starring Ann Baxter and Gene Tierney, respectively), two more on the 15th, and two more on the 19th.