Ancient oaks and sycamores marked the boundaries of many Mexican-era rancho land grants.

The Los Angeles region's gardens can be seen as both sites of privilege and migration projects.

Descanso Gardens acquired its prize collection of Camellias during World War II from incarcerated Japanese-American growers.

Five of the best ways to experience Rancho del Descanso beyond its horticultural delights.

How close did Southern California come to leaving the Union during the Civil War?

With its 32 percent grade, how did Baxter Street ever get built?

In the 1850s, the Army tried to introduce the "ship of the desert" to the arid American Southwest.

In 1966, 516-foot Union Bank Square ended City Hall's long reign as the tallest building in Los Angeles.

L.A.'s most hated stretch of freeway began as a bucolic country road through the Santa Monica Mountains.

When the double-decker transit bus arrived in Los Angeles, it came with a distinctly local innovation — an open-air top deck.