Historian tells Los Angeles’ story through its plaza

The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press) by William David Estrada
Book review by Daniel Olivas
Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred [...]

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. [...]

Founded in 1887 by a small group of Chinese Christians, the church was located on North Los Angeles Street, just a few buildings from where the Chinese American Museum now stands. It was the first church in Chinatown. In 1947, the church moved to 825 North Hill Street, where it is located today.
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. [...]

14400 Foothill Boulevard, Sylmar.
A flat, 3.8 acre Sylmar site, the cemetery is covered with native grasses and includes a walkway and memorial patio. It is the second-oldest cemetery in the San Fernando Valley and holds the remains of early pioneers, Civil War Veterans and Mission Indians.
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. [...]

The beauty of the Baldwin Hills parks and homes is marred by urban oil field blight. Download 22 images of the active oil fields taken from the final Environmental Impact Report published in October 2008. [PDF 2.7 MB]

This community group, whose offices were located in the Garnier building in El Pueblo, has been a powerful force in Chinatown. Serving as the umbrella organization for the entire Chinese community in Los Angeles, the Benevolent Association mediated intra-community disputes and worked to stop anti-Chinese legislation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Ms. Alice C. Royal, shown here in the Allensworth School House, was born at Allensworth in 1923. She is the author of the book Allensworth, The Freedom Colony. A public health nurse by profession, she chaired the Colonel Allensworth State Park Advisory Committee from 1985 to 1989, and has continued to research and collect histories [...]

An active religious gathering place in Little Tokyo, the Buddhist temple serves as both community center and cultural ambassador. The Temple is a relic of the first days of Little Tokyo, and was left virtually untouched by the 1960s redevelopment of the area.
Little Tokyo’s Aoyama Tree designated a monument
The 60-foot tall Moreton Bay Fig symbolizes [...]