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maps
Lost L.A.
The First Map of Los Angeles May Be Older Than You Think
Post date:In 1786, a sergeant in the Spanish army sketched what was likely the first map of Los Angeles.
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L.A. River
Earth Focus
Yesterday's Water System Back in Los Angeles
Post date:Artist Lauren Bon is giving Los Angeles a glimpse at history with Siempre Agua, a three-part piece that will bring water from the L.A. River through a ditch, water wheel, and, a wetlands area at Los Angeles State Historic Park.
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streets
Lost L.A.
Why L.A. Has Clashing Street Grids
Post date:L.A.'s clashing street grids and the errant boulevards that defy them represent a palimpsest of past political and cultural influences on the Los Angeles cityscape.
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San Diego
Lost L.A.
Happy Birthday, Los Angeles! But is the Story of the City's Founding a Myth?
Post date:We celebrate September 4 as Los Angeles' birthday. But that date – and much of the traditional story of the pueblo's birth – enjoys only a tenuous connection to historical fact.
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PBS
Commentary
Vernacular geography
Post date:Before Los Angeles began, there was a map - a sketch really - of house lots and a plaza adjacent to an unreliable river.