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Before cars, a so-called “Camel Corp” was brought to Los Angeles in hopes they could transport goods.
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After her neighborhood was bisected by a railroad, she placed a railroad tie and a steel bar on a newly laid section of track, hoping to derail an express train. She tied a note to it demanding $10,000.
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The games were more than casual fun. They were massive public assemblies where people could socialize and strategize.
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The self-proclaimed mystic was an elusive, counter-culture curio who collected female acolytes. Shortly after his death, they disappeared.
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The mountain resort was so famous for its epic parties, William Randolph Hearst considered it a rival to his San Simeon estate.
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Did the government really give away millions of acres of valuable California land for free? Yes, it did.
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Out in the boondocks, where the gossamer threads of civilization were tenuous, that's where the real action went down.
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Decades after they were built, some of the most iconic structures for selling and servicing automobiles are being restored and repurposed.
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From the Matterhorn and the Monorail to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and Pirates of the Caribbean, these are the rides SoCal loves to recall.
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"The Story of Our Struggle," by Johnny D. Gonzalez, aka Don Juan, is as much a personal reckoning as a cultural one.
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This trailblazing annual music festival drew thousands of Angelenos — and we have one fascinating man to thank for it.
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Deep in the Mojave Desert, a tiny desert town searches for a savior after plans to turn it into a cannabis hub didn't pan out.
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Fear. Misinformation. Denial. Rumors. The way humans respond to plagues hasn't changed much in the last couple centuries.
