Tag: L.A. History
It’s a Sad (Foot) Day as the Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign Comes Down
Sunset Boulevard just lost ten toes
Even Amid the Red Scare, 1950s L.A. Was a Wonderland Without Fences for Young People
Author and screenwriter Erik Tarloff recalls childhood on Detroit Street—and crashing the gates of Samuel Goldwyn Studios
Honda’s First U.S. Headquarters Was Right Here in Los Angeles
The brand recently returned to the Pico Boulevard building where it all began
How the Hollywood Sign Became L.A.’s Most Famous Landmark
This month marks the 40th anniversary of a major overhaul to the historic sign
In the Early 20th Century, L.A.’s Oil Industry Was Dominated by a Woman
Meet Emma Summers, the "Oil Queen of California"
What Was the First High-Rise Built in L.A.?
At a whopping 12 stories
One of the “Tragic Mysteries in Local History” Has Been All But Forgotten
The 1940 murder of 9-year-old Eastside girl Dorothy Lee Gordon remains unsolved today
Some of the Most Obscure Vintage Tiki Drinks Have Finally Been Revealed
Mixologist and author Jeff ”Beachbum” Berry has spent decades in search of historic cocktails
How the World’s First Movie Stars Made Sure Beverly Hills Didn’t Become Part of L.A.
The birth of Beverly Hills was also the birth of celebrity politics
In One of L.A.’s Most Outrageous Murder Cases, a Rattlesnake Was the Weapon
In 1935, Robert S. James became L.A.’s worst husband