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  1. Sun @ 7:30pm: "Los Angeles Plays Itself"- great film essay on how LA is mis/perceived, thru film clips (via @KCET28 http://bit.ly/5ulS1J about 2 hours ago from web
  2. So sad about Avery Clayton (just spoke to him @ Archives Bazaar). His work was so important for LA's history: http://www.claytonmuseum.org about 4 hours ago from web
  3. RT @LAObserved Avery Clayton, curator of his late mother Mayme Clayton's trove of African American treasures, died. http://bit.ly/6Wgwde about 4 hours ago from web
  4. The problem was Sebastian Vizcaino had wrong day - Nov 30 is feast day of St. Andrew. San Pedro renamed in 1734: http://bit.ly/5UOv6R 2:21 PM Nov 26th from web
  5. Nov 26, 1602: Spanish explorer Vizcaino misnames San Pedro "Ensenada de San Andreas," was custom to use Catholic calendar to name new places 2:21 PM Nov 26th from web
  6. A 1953 pic of LA kids carving turkey (http://bit.ly/7JiF7z) just 2 say LAhistory is thankful for all its followers! Happy Thanksgiving! 9:25 AM Nov 26th from web
  7. Watch memories @PortOfLA: http://bit.ly/5iKXBT. Or read transcripts from CalTech's oral histories: http://bit.ly/8BMVqO 3:08 PM Nov 25th from web
  8. Listen to more LA stories: LA Chinatown Remembered: http://bit.ly/4FT1QJ (cute story of then-young girl working @ Chinese Canteen #dtla) 3:08 PM Nov 25th from web
  9. Nov 27 is Nat'l Day of Listening (http://www.nationaldayoflis...). Hear LA's @StoryCorps stories @KCRW: http://bit.ly/5pnoTB 3:08 PM Nov 25th from web
  10. 2 plays on LA's past: Bleeding Through (re: Angelino Hgts) http://bit.ly/5JvXQZ. The Ghost Bldg (re: Alexandria Hotel) http://bit.ly/5dsd2v 7:47 PM Nov 24th from web
  11. RT @LACountyLibrary More rarely-seen, vintage Chicano documentaries @ East LA Library, Wed 11/25 6:30pm http://bit.ly/55dTQx 1:30 PM Nov 24th from web
  12. Also, a great source for LA event listings of vintage dances/balls & historical re-enactments is Mass Historia: http://bit.ly/8k7WVA 11:01 AM Nov 24th from web
  13. Two Victorian dances for holiday season: Pasadena (11/28) http://bit.ly/6Gr5NT (just sold out) & Long Beach (12/11) http://bit.ly/5rMCZK 11:01 AM Nov 24th from web
  14. Carrillo was active conservationist; served on CA Beach & Parks commission for 18yrs. Thus, Leo Carrillo State Park: http://bit.ly/5Idsif 9:40 AM Nov 24th from web
  15. As Californio descendant (his gr-gr gramps rode w/ Father Serra) & son of SantaMonica's 1st mayor, Carrillo spoke proudly on SoCal heritage 9:39 AM Nov 24th from web
  16. Nov 24, 1937: Leo Carrillo (played Pancho in 1950s Cisco Kid) hosts Thanksgiving for Latino children @ La Golondrina http://bit.ly/6enFgg 9:39 AM Nov 24th from web
  17. RT @Petersen_Museum Petersen Automotive Museum bldg was originally [big Japanese Dept Store] Seibu. Opening day (1962): http://bit.ly/4oipH8 7:41 PM Nov 23rd from web
  18. Committee began in '65 when #dtla business suggested park 4 new Convention Center. Started "Leaves for Parks" protest: http://bit.ly/4wPORx 12:58 PM Nov 23rd from web
  19. Nice review @TheEastsiderLA on Committee to Save Elysian Park's 30th annual Tree Dedication & Planting ceremony: http://bit.ly/5aBF0M 12:58 PM Nov 23rd from web
  20. Sat is USC v UCLA football game. See @USCLibraries 1959 pix of its students keeping vigil over Tommy Trojan (pre-cell) http://bit.ly/7wOdek 10:17 AM Nov 23rd from web
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  • Location Los Angeles
  • Bio People think Los Angeles has no history. They just don't know where to look.
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