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Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department
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Remembering Old Chinatown
The Big Read this year is The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu.
RIP Parking Lot 17
Have you been by the corner of First Street and Olive recently? Remember that ugly structure where you parked when you had jury duty? Familiarly referred to as the Erector Set or Tinker Toy garage, the infamous parking structure is no longer there.
Translogic: Central Library's Forgotten Book-Mover
When the gleaming “new” Central Library opened its doors on October 3, 1993, seven years after the devastating fires of 1986, it touted the latest innovations in computer automation.
Forgotten Los Angeles History: El Aliso, the Big Tree of Los Angeles
“Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.”
—Trees by Joyce Kilmer
The Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company
In 1920s Los Angeles, insurance companies considered black Americans to be either uninsurable or extremely high risk. As a result, black people were routinely denied coverage or charged exorbitant premiums.
See's Candy: A Sweet Success Story
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” ―Charles M. Schulz.
Forgotten Los Angeles History: The Chinese Massacre of 1871
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a month in which we celebrate the culture, traditions, accomplishments, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
What's In Your Wallet?
“A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure.”—Author Lilian Jackson Braun
Revisiting East Adams
If you drive through the neighborhood around the intersection of Adams and San Pedro Street today, you will see a strip mall and on the opposite corner a clothing store. Everywhere you look, there are businesses with signs in Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Latino population.
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