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japanese american internment
Lost L.A.
The Photographer Who Captured the Insider's View of Manzanar
Post date:Toyo Miyatake's photographs provide an intimate window into the world of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles in its darkest times in Manzanar and through its most joyous occasions. Learn about the man behind the lens.
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Little Tokyo
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Atomic Cafe and the Old Brick Building in Little Tokyo
Post date:Inside the old brick building was a place where the misfits and weirdos could rub shoulders with the locals and the businessmen, sometimes even with the Yakuza.
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History & Society
CicLAvia Comes to the San Fernando Valley
Post date:The 5.5 mile route will stretch from North Hollywood to Studio City, and will provide easy access to attractions along the L.A. River.
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San Gabriel River
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The Rise and Fall of Henry "Don Enrique" Dalton, the British Ranchero of the San Gabriel Valley
Post date:The British-born merchant married the "Most Beautiful Girl in Los Angeles," and owned much of the land that formed the foothills of the San Gabriels. But his good fortune and wealth had all but vanished by the end of his life.
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leimert park
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Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark
Post date:The Vision Theater, located in Leimert Park, is one of the most overlooked of Los Angeles' classic theaters.
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leimert park
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Walter H. Leimert and the Selling of a Perfect Planned Community
Post date:Walter H. Leimert was so confident with his new westside L.A. development that for the first time in his career, he lent his own name to the subdivision, creating the neighborhood we now know as Leimert Park.