History, Los Angeles County

A couple of years ago, I blogged about the mid-century mosaic walls at the terminals at LAX. Five long mosaics were installed in 1961. One...

The Triforium's 40th birthday was December 11. Belated best wishes. Originally installed in 1975, the work is by the late Joseph Youn...

On December 4, 2015, UCLA presented a conversation about the Olympics: Why History Matters: L.A. 2024 and the Lessons of Olympics Past wi...

In June of 1911, the Los Angeles Times  reported a mystical event taking place at a homestead near Whittier. "Mexicans as well as the...

Whilin' away the holiday weekend? Here's some fun, nostalgic pictures to pass the time. Technically, Disneyland is not in Los Ang...

Who remembers Sea Hunt ? I was surprised to learn it only ran for four seasons (1958-1961) because it seemed such a big part of my childho...

These pictures were taken at the Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance last week. The parade has been going on for 56 years now; it started ...

Mid century geometric mosaics on an apartment house on 25th Street, just east of where it turns into Palos Verdes Drive South.

Did you know there were sort of secret days on which visitors dress up to go to the Magic Kingdom? Some really epitomize the term "dres...

If you hear "Giannini", you might think of Bank of America--especially if you're into corporate histories, because A. P. Giann...