Tag: CityDig
My LA to Z: Kamasi Washington
The tenor saxophonist and Kendrick Lamar collaborator—who’s playing Disney Hall on November 6—talks LACMA, absinthe, and where to get a good steak at 3 a.m.
Pasadena Was Founded by “Colonists” from Indiana
They came. They saw. They planted a ton of roses
This 1909 Map Is a Throwback to the Time of One of L.A.’s Most Corrupt Mayors
The carefully drawn streets are immaculate. Mayor Arthur Cyprian Harper’s business dealings, on the other hand…
Los Angeles Central Library Turns 90 Today
In all its years serving the city, the downtown institution has seen its fair share of intriguing patrons
This Is What the Fourth of July in L.A. Was Like 100 Years Ago
It was...different
How Downtown’s Grand Park Almost Became a Massive Nuclear Bunker
This proposed bunker from the Cold War era would have protected 90,000 people
These Might Be the Worst and Weirdest Street Names in the History of L.A.
Hangman Road is gone for a reason
Only a Real Angeleno Can Distinguish Seasons Based on Sunlight
It rarely rains and almost never snows here, but to the trained eye the shifting seasons are as clear as day
These Nondescript Stairs in Silver Lake Are Actually a Memorial to a Gay Rights Game-Changer
It was here in a small house that legendary activist Harry Hay founded the influential Mattachine Society
This Gorgeous Map Will Make You Nostalgic for L.A.’s Old Rancho Days
Way back then, the Spanish and Mexican governments were handing out land grants left and right
