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Andrea Dumovich

Andrea Dumovich

Andrea Dumovich

Andrea Dumovich is a Heritage Conservation graduate student at USC and an appreciator of California history. She has spent the last five years in San Francisco working within the urban planning and historic preservation realm, including the California Historical Society, SPUR and SF Heritage.

Andrea Dumovich

Andrea Dumovich

Braille Map of California (thumbnail)

Braille Map of California (thumbnail)

Lost LA

A Map of California for the Blind

How is the state's geography represented for those who cannot see?

Capitol Records Tower (FB thumbnail)

Capitol Records Tower (FB thumbnail)

Lost LA

Six Other Contributions to L.A.’s Architectural Heritage From Parker Center Architect Welton Becket

Even if you’re unfamiliar with his Parker Center, which the city might demolish, you’ll probably recognize another of Becket's iconic creations.

Screengrab of a Disneyland home movie, 1960s

Screengrab of a Disneyland home movie, 1960s

Lost LA

This 1960s Home Movie Rewinds Five Decades of Disneyland History

From a Space Age Tomorrowland to an "authentic" Indian Village, this home movie footage reveals much that's changed at "The Happiest Place on Earth."

Skateboard Sense

Skateboard Sense

Lost LA

"Skateboard Sense": Riding the Pavement in Style (Or Not) in 1976

Does this 1976 video make you nostalgic for the days of shredding in your elbow pads and tube socks?

1965 Los Angeles election

1965 Los Angeles election

Lost LA

How Angelenos Voted (and Counted Votes) in 1965

This 1965 film footage from the Los Angeles City Archives reveals a proud and patriotic side that many only wish today’s election possessed.