May 2013 Archives
Writing on the Wall:
May 2013 saw more murals coming, then going. Here's some news and notes we like to tag under Monthly Mural Wrap.
LA Letters:
The idea of Arrival is a timeless concept because we are all in our own stage of arriving.
Arrival Stories:
Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.
Lost Landmarks:
This is a hill where the white man watched, where they built a fort, celebrated L.A.'s first Fourth of July, buried their dead, built their finest homes and newest schools, and endlessly searched for even more treasure.
Writing on the Wall:
More than a century after its founding in 1909, the California Art Club is still fighting the good fight as part of L.A.'s art history.
Intersections:
This June marks the 70th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, which some critics call "the worst mob violence in Los Angeles history."
Arrival Stories:
"A young man at the Santa Monica Pier asked how I could go to the movies by myself. When I told him I was a researcher, he responded, 'Oh. That's why you're single.'"
A Los Angeles Primer:
Built around one of the few traditionally strollable "cute streets" Los Angeles has to offer, Larchmont Village has undergone an intriguing, if subtle, process of cultural fragmentation since the era of the Three Stooges and Raymond Chandler.
LA Letters:
This week L.A. Letters unpacks a new anthology on ecopoetry and examines the illustrious career of the poet-activist Lewis MacAdams, co-founder of the Friends of the Los Angeles River.
Green Justice:
Native Americans do not enjoy equal access to green space, parks, and recreation.
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