Hadley Meares

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.

"The Story of Our Struggle," by Johnny D. Gonzalez, aka Don Juan, is as much a personal reckoning as a cultural one.

This trailblazing annual music festival drew thousands of Angelenos -- and we have one fascinating man to thank for it.

Fear. Misinformation. Denial. Rumors. The way humans respond to plagues hasn't changed much in the last couple centuries.

"Once she got her freedom, she didn't accept 'no' for an answer. Whatever she set out to do, she was very methodical about."

Wiped out by the 10 freeway, the Belmar neighborhood, at Fourth and Pico, was once a hub for Black life.

As statues of the Franciscan friar come down, Southern California grapples with reframing the European-centric "California story."

In Boyle Heights, the nine-story, Art Deco store that started it all is a strange mix of bustling commerce and yawning, empty space.

She published an influential Black newspaper, ran for congress, helped found the Progressive Party and spent most of her life fighting for social justice.

The Central Avenue nightclub performers who graced its stage helped create modern jazz, swing, bebop, and rhythm and blues.