Keri Freeman
- November 22, 2023
- 3 minutes Read
Monuments in Time: The Herald Examiner Building
The year is 1913. Downtown Los Angeles pulses with vitality and promise. It’s a time of transformation, welcoming a wave of newcomers representing nearly every corner of the globe. Henry…
- July 11, 2023
- 4 minutes Read
Grand Central Market Retold: The True Story of DTLAs Most Historic Wonder Market
In the beginning…God created Downtown… Then, Homer Laughlin Sr. a former Civil War veteran turned dinnerware mogul, bought the land in 1896 and commissioned architect John Parkinson of Union Station and City…
- March 6, 2023
- 6 minutes Read
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 late 1890s. For now, they are a rare sight. The only way to take…
James Bartlett
- February 10, 2023
- 5 minutes Read
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 back into DTLA history confirms that the deadlier side of love and romance happens all…
Jackson Roberts
- January 24, 2023
- 3 minutes Read
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 Geographic Society, debuted in downtown Los Angeles at Magic Box LA on November 4 on…
- August 11, 2022
- 7 minutes Read
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 in time. Back to the late 1800s to the time of the Issei (first generation…
- June 3, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Downtown LA?
We asked 100 Downtowners what they would expect to find under the streets of downtown Los Angeles and the top answer in our survey said… Tunnels made 5000 years ago…
- May 24, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
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, is one of Downtown’s most treasured Mexican food restaurants, Dalia Cocina Mexicana. Sign up to…
Sharael Kolberg
- April 20, 2022
- 4 minutes Read
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 or face the wrath of our long-time community dwellers, historians or worse, attract the negative…
Jamie Herrera
- February 26, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
Monuments in Time: Pio de Jesus Pico
Los Angeles was founded just five years after the American Revolution when the French held most of the continent and California still belonged to Spain. Although the Spanish had long…
Abel Weiss
- February 20, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
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 matures, becomes a strong black woman, known for her knowledge of medicine, child care, livestock,…
- October 31, 2021
- 5 minutes Read
The Scariest DTLA Stories Ever Told
As the oldest part of Los Angeles, it’s not surprising that downtown has many stories of murder and mayhem. There are plenty of ghost stories too, and, believe it or…
