Consulting the Los Angeles Times Cook Book No. 2 for this #ArchivesFeast. This 1905 cookbook is online via the Homestead Museum & USC Libraries. doi.org/10.25549/wthm-… #ArchivesHashtagParty

Join us on Sunday, December 15 for a PASADENA FIRST DISTRICT COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. Visit the Gamble House, beautifully decorated for the holidays, for free self-guided touringThe Gamble House Bookstore will also be open for holiday shopping. #GambleHouse gamblehouse.org/mec-events/d12…

Sun @ 12pm: The Homestead Museum (in the City of Industry) is hosting a Holiday Open House-> homesteadmuseum.org/event-details/… On the museum’s blog, a look at early holiday celebrations (1854-1856) as reported in #LosAngeles newspapers: homesteadmuseum.blog/2024/12/02/the…

Sat @ 12pm: The Banning Museum (in #Wilmington) is hosting a free Victorian Christmas on Dec 7. The event includes a walk through the Banning Mansion (1864), which is a city, state & national landmark. thebanningmuseum.org #VictorianArchitecture #VictorianChristmas

ICYMI: Get to know 17 points of interest along today's #CicLAvia route along Sherman Way in the #SFV via The Militant's #EpicCicLAviaTour: militantangeleno.com/blog/2024/12/0… Mobile-Friendly version: google.com/maps/d/viewer?… #Reseda #Winnetka #CanogaPark

[ca.194-] View of Hollywood Boulevard, looking west toward Highland Avenue. (Herman J Schultheis Collection) buff.ly/3DxPgFB

THANKS to everyone who shared the USBC “Go Bowling” float in the Rose Parade today. I agree! Go bowling (and buy my book) in 2025. Happy new year! amazon.com/Bowlarama-Arch…

The Cold War never ended. Its secrets live on in the hills of Los Angeles and even in backyards. This new episode of Lost LA from PBS SoCal reveals what the Cold War had hidden in plain sight. Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal and Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

Here are a few pics from the Superman premiere at the theatre in 1978.

Ask Chris: Where was the first McDonald’s in L.A.? The world's oldest operating McDonald's is going strong in Downey but where was the first one in the city of Los Angeles? Explore the legacy of the arches born in California. lamag.com/ask-chris/ask-…

This Saturday at 3 pm, I'll be giving a free presentation at Los Angeles' Central Library Teenscape Department on the history of Los Angeles' restaurants. Come enjoy the library and my talk! #restauranthistory #losangeleshistory #vintagedining

In 1959, the Los Angeles City Council sold the ‘vacant’ land a mile north of City Hall to Walter O’Malley to build a new home for his Dodgers. Stealing Home reads like a pre-history of this moment, a pre-history of Dodger Stadium. By Dr. Mel lataco.com/dodgers-histor…

.JANM takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH

Remembering the radical side of Jackie Robinson, who helped "sear America's conscience": mlb.com/news/jackie-ro…

A new chapter for Papa Cristo's: after 77 years of trade, the beloved Greek restaurant and import market will shutter on Sunday May 4 at 7pm--but their new online shop will keep your pantry stocked with Papa's custom seasoning blends. papacristos.com

Our new 4K edition of Charles Burnett’s KILLER OF SHEEP (1977) has entered the collection! criterion.com/films/34233-ki… A quiet revelation of American independent filmmaking, Burnett’s lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Check out the newest photo collection on the Dicalite Company plant in Walteria near Valmonte! These images give a rare view of the mining activity that was once all over! palosverdeshistory.org/nodes/view/7671 #pvld #localhistory

Did you wake up feeling like a 1940s detective who got sapped? We suggest the right cure is the hair of the dog: join us at Grand Central Market at 10:30am to take a tour of Film Noir / Real Noir! Come make new friends on a Downtown LA time travel trip. esotouric.com/event/film-noi…

Sat @ 11am: Celebrate the Eastside Sound Community Ride "This guided ride will roll through iconic neighborhoods like #BoyleHeights and #EastLA, passing landmarks, murals, and gathering places that reflect the rich musical soundscape of Los Angeles." mailchi.mp/lapca/la-plaza…

"The Hollywood Premiere Motel doesn’t get a lot of rave reviews — in fact, it’s among the lowest ranked lodgings in the city. But thanks to its #midcentury #Googie design, it is the first motel to join the L.A.’s Historic-Cultural Monument List." latimes.com/travel/story/2…