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Before we got the iconic art deco building, L.A.’s main library collection practically couch-surfed for decades.
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward with a designation proposal.
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Yes, there were once airports in Fairfax, Glendale and Griffith Park.
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Barnes City was created 100 years ago. And then it disappeared, one of L.A.'s shortest-lived municipalities. What happened to it?
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The cemetery atop a hill contains more than 100 years of Sunland-Tujunga history — and yes, killer views.
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Under “Operation Camouflage,” the army brought in Hollywood pros.
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We look into how corporate interests and land control influenced how the city formed.
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Patricia Krenwinkel has been recommended for parole for a second time since 1971 murder conviction. Under the sway of Charles Manson, his followers committed a series of gruesome murders in 1969. The cult leader's Helter Skelter plan terrorized the city and still fascinates more than 50 years later.
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A look at how the region became a hotspot for strawberry farms and the Japanese farmers behind them.Listen 15:45
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This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle.Listen 2:57
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International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, has grown to have an immigrant and workers' rights focus in Los Angeles.
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“ I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my family, who suffered through months in refugee camps.”
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Route 90 covers only a few miles today, but 1950s freeway planners meant for it to connect inland Orange County to Pacific Coast Highway in Marina del Rey.