History, Los Angeles County

This blog is about Los Angeles' unique history reflected in the buildings, parks, and public spaces of the city and county.

Monday, July 30, 2018

New, Huge Mosaic Project Ongoing in San Pedro!

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Can I get this posted in the next 27 minutes for Mosaic Monday? Julie Bender is at it again. She's San Pedro's favorite mosaicist ...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Have you been to the Bowl this year?

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Here's what you're missing if you haven't been: This was Tuesday night (July 24, 2018) around 8:15 or so. Moon rising behin...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Kayaking and Dragon Boats at Cabrillo Beach

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At the northern end of Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, there are private, fenced areas reserved for scouting camps, kids' kayaking lessons,...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

The LA River and the city's hopes ....

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The LAist just published a piece about what the Los Angeles River might look like in 20 years, and the story was also on KPCC , if you...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Palm Trees in Los Angeles

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Last week I blogged about jacarandas (again). And in the past, I've blogged about eucalyptus trees in Los Angeles, and the trees o...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

It's Shakespeare Season!

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Yes, it's time for the Bard. And last night, after the temperature soared to 108 degrees in Los Angeles, the best place to be was at P...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

All Hail the Shedding Jacarandas!

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 Just don't park your car under them. I love jacarandas. Nothing matches the color. Few suburban vistas are as lovely as a street li...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

San Pedro Community Gardens

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Off the 110 in San Pedro, along one of the many slopes that are left to grow wild in San Pedro and the Peninsula -- which is riddled with ...
Monday, June 25, 2018

Mosaic Monday Goes South

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I've been vacationing, and drove south. While I was not on a quest to find mosaics, I could not help spotting them. So here is work of...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The Lassie House in Pomona

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This historic, rebuilt and restored home will be dedicated in the afternoon of July 1, 2018 , so you still have time to rework your schedule...
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I'm a freelance writer specializing in history, who's lived on the fringes of Los Angeles for decades. Visit my website at Kalambakal.com to see more of my work, or follow me on Twitter: @VKHistory. I have three other blogs and you can see them at Kalambakal.com/my-blogs/ My magazine articles are written as Vickey Kalambakal; my books as Vickey Kall (easier to spell!)
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