History, Los Angeles County

Ever see a ficus tree with a wedge out of it--like a cauliflower that's half-cut up? Don't know the history of this venerable tree...

George Freeth , the guy who brought surfing to Southern California (and organized the first life guard service too) hung out around Redondo...

California History Magazine is a bit academic for my tastes (which means the articles are long and like most people in the 21st century, I ...

Brilliant! Someone has actually written a cookbook for the Farmer's Market, just in time to celebrate the market's 75th Anniversary!...

What a nightmare! Of course, it is rush hour--5:20 P.M. In this shot, I believe we are looking east along Wilshire Boulevard, from just wes...

Here is a map of Los Angeles, showing rail lines and all its annexed territory as of 1916. The map was drawn by Homer Hamlin, a city engin...

Seems to me that a "State of the City" address is a pretty recent tradition--but maybe I just haven't been paying attention. S...

The Harbor Gateway is the newish name for what used to be called the LA City strip: the strip of land connecting the city to its harbor in ...

Here's something to take your mind off the price of food today. In 1909, you could go out and get dinner at the Natick House (First and...

The Daily Breeze has started a history blog that uses the newspapers' archives (which ARE NOT online, or even available through the li...