Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
is often called the city of sprawl -- a series of suburbs that lacks a center and erases the concept of place, neighborhood and community. DEPARTURES is an oral history project, an interactive documentary, a community engagement tool, and a digital literacy project that gives voice to the people, places or things that define the neighborhoods of our city.
A South Los Angeles neighborhood that for the past several decades has been considered a hub of African American arts and culture.
From its headwaters high atop Mount San Antonio to its debouchment with the Pacific Ocean at Seal Beach.
River Notes:
The $6 million suspension bridge would connect cyclists and equestrians in Atwater Village to an existing segment of the Los Angeles River Bikeway on the west bank.
A Los Angeles Primer:
This place "Where Hollywood Movies Are Made" once, indeed, had the bulk of the Los Angeles film production industry. More importantly, to my mind, it also once had the Tokyo 7-7 Coffee Shop, perhaps the only Los Angeles eatery ever to attain perfection. But do any of the points of interest that remain within or at the border, like the Museum of Jurassic Technology, fit with the Culver City brand?
Whats In A Street Name:
The first installment in a new series exploring the names of L.A. streets.
River Notes:
The Army Corps supports Alternative 13, a comparatively less expensive project that would increase L.A. River habitat by 104 percent.
Digital literacy program to engage students in multimedia production.
An exploration of the Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront District
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Funders and Partners
Support for the Departures is provided through these funders as well as local community partners and viewers like you.
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