History, Art, and Memories live at the Memorial Branch Library

Nov 30, 2010 by

21 libraries or former libraries in Los Angeles’ library system are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. To be sure, each one of them is special in some way–from their architecture, design, location, [...]

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The Legacy of Two Important African Americans and their LA Homes

Nov 28, 2010 by

A portion of the Mid-Wilshire area is one of Los Angeles’ oldest neighborhoods. It was and still predominantly consists of socioeconomically upper-middle-class demographics–more specifically, it’s always been a well known African-American enclave, and to a [...]

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The Los Angeles Holocaust Museum

Oct 12, 2010 by

In 1961,when a group of people at an English class were instructed to compare a minimum of notes, that fact indeed, later became the start of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMH). They [...]

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A Walking Tour of the Mid-Wilshire District

Aug 11, 2009 by

The Mid-Wilshire District is filled with museums, shopping, food, drinks, in addition to its sights, sounds, and history that that define Los Angeles. Mid-Wilshire District Walking Tour Highlights Although my Walking Tour covers a 3.2 [...]

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