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CityDig: Why Has the Lady Turned Her Back on Echo Park Lake?

Posted on 5/21/2013 4:20:00 PM by Nathan Masters

A familiar face will greet visitors from a new location when Echo Park reopens to the public next month. The Lady of the Lake, long a serene presence on Echo Park Lake’s southeastern edge, has returned to her original perch on the north shore. Read More

CityDig: When L.A.’s Farmers Came to Third and Fairfax

Posted on 5/14/2013 4:33:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Roughly 12,000 farms dotted the plains of Los Angeles County in 1934 when 18 vendors parked their trucks at Third and Fairfax to sell their locally grown produce. Read More

CityDig: The History of Turning Left in Los Angeles

Posted on 5/7/2013 5:10:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Left turns have long challenged motorists’ patience—and common sense. Read More

CityDig: The Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge

Posted on 4/30/2013 4:57:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Call it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of the granite slopes, trolley cars raced out onto a creaking, cantilevered wooden trestle, soaring over a 1000-foot sheer drop—with no reassuring seat belts or safety bars. Read More

CityDig: From Marshland to Italian Village, The Creation of Naples, Long Beach

Posted on 4/23/2013 5:26:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Down the coast from Venice, another seaside neighborhood boasts saltwater canals and picturesque bridges reminiscent of Italy’s Mediterranean shore: Naples. Read More

CityDig: L.A.’s Oldest Palm Tree

Posted on 4/16/2013 6:01:00 PM by Nathan Masters

The fan palm guarding Exposition Park’s Figueroa Street entrance is a survivor of three replantings and a witness to more than 150 years of Los Angeles history. This is its story Read More

CityDig: Los Angeles’ Forgotten Beer History

Posted on 4/9/2013 4:40:00 PM by Nathan Masters

As craft brewers embrace ways to establish a connection with Los Angeles past and present, it may be only a matter of time until one taps into L.A.’ underappreciated brewing history to revive a long-dormant local brand: Eastside Beer. Read More

CityDig: The Trackless Trolleys of Laurel Canyon

Posted on 4/2/2013 4:49:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Los Angeles later earned its reputation as a car city, but in the early 20th century it was a laboratory for innovative transportation technologies. In the hills above Hollywood, trackless trolleys brought real estate development to Laurel Canyon. Read More

CityDig: How Baxter Became One of L.A.’s Steepest Streets

Posted on 3/26/2013 3:31:00 PM by Nathan Masters

From Dead Man’s Curve on Sunset to the impossibly short on-ramps of the Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles roadways offer many opportunities for white-knuckled motoring. But perhaps none is as terrifying—or as thrill-inducing—as Baxter Street. Read More

CityDig: A Freeway for Bicycles? It Happened in Pasadena

Posted on 3/19/2013 3:22:00 PM by Nathan Masters

Los Angeles has been imagining new ways to get around the city on two wheels. But perhaps nothing today matches the ambition behind a Pasadena millionaire’s turn-of-the-20th-century scheme: a bicycle freeway connecting the Crown City to Los Angeles. Read More