Category: Monuments In Time
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A Trip Back in Time to Downtown’s Oldest Buildings Via Horse and Buggy
Let’s Ride Out! The year is 1818, but the first cars won’t be introduced until…
The Deadly Side of Love – A Look Back in Time at Downtown LA Crimes of Passion
Shakespeare wrote that “the course of true love never did run smooth,” and a look…
Last Chance to Explore Beyond King Tut Exhibit in DTLA Before the Tomb is Sealed Forever
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, a new exhibition developed in partnership with the National…
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Downtown LA?
We asked 100 Downtowners what they would expect to find under the streets of downtown…
The Spirit of Little Tokyo – 10 Great Places to Celebrate Nisei Week
To truly understand Nisei Week in Little Tokyo you have to take a trip back…
Tacos in Historic Places – Dalia Cocina Mexicana at the Higgins Building
Situated at the base of the Higgins Building, connecting the Old Bank and Civic Districts,…
LA Conservationists are Mad as Hell – Muralist Commissioned to Repaint the Historic Cecil Hotel – Speaks!
When are the newbies ever going to learn? Don’t mess with Downtown LA’s historical landmarks…
Monuments in Time: Pio de Jesus Pico
Los Angeles was founded just five years after the American Revolution when the French held…
The Legend Of Biddy Mason – 19th Century Frontline Worker Who Used Slave Remedies Downtown During the Smallpox Pandemic
Biddy Mason, like many enslaved people, was sold from plantation to plantation and, as she…
The Scariest DTLA Stories Ever Told
As the oldest part of Los Angeles, it’s not surprising that downtown has many stories…
MONUMENTS IN TIME: The Tower Theater
The year is 1927. Downtown Los Angeles is booming with life and consumerism. After a…
Landmark Car Dealership Felix Chevrolet Celebrates 100 Years
Since the time before seat belts, airbags, toll lanes, and SUVs, most of Los Angeles…
