August 2011 Archives
Chinatown:
The first chapter in the history of L.A.'s Chinatown - and the first chapter of our new installment of Departures - takes us back to the first wave of immigration from China to the Pacific coast of the United States.
Chinatown:
For decades, two late, great, robust institutions were errantly maligned. Both were considered extinct. Both were large and said to have lumbered. Both were thought to have failed to coexist with rivals and then given way to smarter replacements that would become ubiquitous.
Arrival Stories:
"I struggled to adjust to my new life and learn English. I turned six years old, and was given a Jaws-themed game for my birthday."
Are vinyl banners with pictures of murals that once stood over the 101 Freeway still murals?
This week: The kayak that saved a river, daring 'fencing,' surfing and skateboarding make our Venice as vital as the Italian place, and why in the world does paddle tennis matter?
LA River:
Sparked in part by a 2008 kayaking expedition led by George Wolfe, the program is a reflection of the public's growing demand for access and recreation to the Los Angeles River.
Arrival Stories:
"My grandmother came out to California to work and then when my grandfather decided to come out, he walked into my grandmother's office with a bunch of rattlesnakes."
Announcing Departures' new blog The Land of Sunshine--we give a nod to Los Angeles' complicated but hopeful past, while pointing to a future when we can reclaim that title without irony.
Cataloging five of the ten top athletic endeavors seen so far in the series -- from horse riding to handball, from soccer to cycling.
Arrival Stories:
"I had a big goodbye party for all my friends and family and the next day got on a plane bound for Los Angeles - the city of my childhood dreams of sunshine and skateboard parks and where I believed the next big center of art would be."
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