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Remembering Summer
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
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Jul 5, 2008
Remembering Summer
Off-Ramp is asking listeners to read Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine," a celebration of summer, and then respond with whatever comes to mind... an essay, a poem, a photo. There are no wrong answers. When Carolyn Kozo Cole, the curator of the L.A. Public Library's photo collection, started reading the book, she remembered this sweet photo. We explain the photo in the caption.
Verna Williams and Arthur Lewis in 1924 at the only beach in Santa Monica where people of color were allowed. The two later married. The beach was dubbed 'The Inkwell,' and a plaque at Bay Street and Ocean Front Walk now marks this part of California's history. The photo is from the L.A. Public Library's 'Shades of L.A.' project, and the library's Carolyn Kozo Cole writes, 'Thanks to the efforts of Rhonda Harper, this plaque ensures that we won't forget the less flattering parts of L.A. history. Those are the bits that teach us the most, after all, and show us that progress has been made.'
Verna Williams and Arthur Lewis in 1924 at the only beach in Santa Monica where people of color were allowed. The two later married. The beach was dubbed 'The Inkwell,' and a plaque at Bay Street and Ocean Front Walk now marks this part of California's history. The photo is from the L.A. Public Library's 'Shades of L.A.' project, and the library's Carolyn Kozo Cole writes, 'Thanks to the efforts of Rhonda Harper, this plaque ensures that we won't forget the less flattering parts of L.A. history. Those are the bits that teach us the most, after all, and show us that progress has been made.'
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LAPL
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Off-Ramp is asking listeners to read Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine," a celebration of summer, and then respond with whatever comes to mind... an essay, a poem, a photo. There are no wrong answers. When Carolyn Kozo Cole, the curator of the L.A. Public Library's photo collection, started reading the book, she remembered this sweet photo. We explain the photo in the caption.

Off-Ramp is asking listeners to read Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine," a celebration of summer, and then respond with whatever comes to mind... an essay, a poem, a photo. There are no wrong answers. When Carolyn Kozo Cole, the curator of the L.A. Public Library's photo collection, started reading the book, she remembered this sweet photo. We explain the photo in the caption.