Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles and The City Project today filed a lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles to protect people, homes, and parklands in the Baldwin Hills more than oil company profits. The suit challenges the County’s environmental impact report and oil drilling regulations covering the oil field adjoining the Baldwin [...]

The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007.
These images are used with the permission of the United Coalition [...]

The San Fernando Mission Rey de España established in 1797 was one of the major supply sources for El Pueblo de Los Angeles.
This image is featured in the 2008 Schmap Los Angeles Guide.
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Great Wall of Los Angeles illustrates the Dunbar Hotel with Billie Holiday as part of the rich history of jazz along Central Avenue in South Central Los Angeles
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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. [...]

UPDATE!  The City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously recommended today that the City Council revise the Cultural Heritage Ordinance to include, among other things, the provision promoting democracy, diversity, and freedom or reflects the diversity of Los Angeles!  Now the organizing effort turns to the City Council . . .
On November 20, 2008, the [...]

234 Museum Drive, Mt. Washington.
Constructed between 1912 – 1914, the building was designed by the firm of Sumner P. Hunt and Silas R. Burns. It is one of the first major examples of the transition from Mission Revival to Spanish Colonial Revival in Los Angeles. The 1920 Lower entrance on Museum Drive is Pre-Columbian Revival [...]

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL
A Resounding Vote for Open Space
Published: November 18, 2008

Almost unnoticed in the election results was some very good news for the environment — and for land preservation in particular. Despite the financial crisis, voters made it clear that they want to increase spending on preserving open land, even at the cost of [...]

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. [...]

On November 15, 2008, The Los Angeles Times picked as a flickr favorite The City Project’s iconic image of the grand opening of the Los Angeles State Historic Park .

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