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  1. Take a close look at this 1914 road map of SoCal, archived at @LApubliclibrary: j.mp/KY31XR /via @KCETdepartures about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. From 1970-84, lions, tigers, and giraffes roamed the hills of Irvine. Archival photos from @latimesphotos: j.mp/KY2dlQ #OC about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. The LAasSubject Weekly is out! bit.ly/fJAuG9 ▸ Top stories today via @LACountyLibrary @TheHuntington @OviattLibrary 11:44 AM May 25th via Paper.li
  4. From the @latimesphotos archives: 27 photos of the Beverly Hills Hotel, from 1915-present. j.mp/K07PPp 9:09 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  5. .@SoCalStudio's Pioneer Project Traces Artesia’s History: j.mp/KOnH8L 11:40 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  6. RT @latimesphotos: Archive photos: The Beverly Hills Hotel, 1915 to present lat.ms/JxIApL 11:03 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  7. D.J. Waldie on the connections between L.A.'s rail transit history and its current transit challenges: j.mp/K00VcR /via @KCET 10:44 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  8. From @USCLibraries: j.mp/JEdbLA MT @CarterRubin: This photo of City Hall under construction practically made me gasp in amazement! 4:43 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  9. L.A.'s Changing Skyline: A Brief History of Skyscrapers in the City of Angels j.mp/KbDmO5 (Our latest for @KCET) #dtla 4:31 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  10. RT @VKHistory: Pictures of Ye Olde Examiner Buildings in Los Angeles-1903 (gone) and 1914 (still there, fate uncertain) tinyurl.com/8yghjwp 4:23 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  11. 1934 map of L.A.'s streetcar & bus routes, via @BigMapBlog: j.mp/KyMg3V #dtla 9:31 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  12. RT @esotouric: Track historic preservation emergenies in Los Angeles with this collaborative Google map. bit.ly/KyJziz 9:29 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  13. In January, we looked at some of downtown LA's lost tunnels, including several that no longer exist: j.mp/xpgZbG #dtla 4:37 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  14. .@jetjocko of @wired on lost tunnels in LA, SF, and elsewhere: j.mp/KdgkoS 4:36 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  15. RT @esotouric: Never-before-seen 1928 home movie footage of WC Fields, shot by George Mann (photog of lost Bunker Hill) bit.ly/K9kldJ 11:35 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
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