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In 1991, the Los Angeles Public Library and Photo Friends launched the landmark SHADES OF L.A. project where Los Angeles residents were invited to contribute copies of their family photos to the LAPL Photo Collection. The goal was to establish a photographic archive that truly reflected the cultural diversity of the…
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L.A. as Subject's most recent contribution to KCET.org looks at the 58-year history of the Four Level interchange, the junction of the 101 and 110 freeways near downtown Los Angeles:
Fifty-eight years ago today, the Four Level interchange first opened to traffic. This iconic concrete ribbon that binds the 101 and 110…
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Using exclusive interviews with former Black Panther Party members along with archival footage, “41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers” delivers what Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry called “a thought-provoking look at the events that shaped our community.” The film follows the Southern…
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L.A. as Subject's latest contribution to KCET.org looks at Southern California's presidential history, from the two U.S. presidents with Southern California roots to a relatively unknown presidential contender who once called Los Angeles home:
The 37th and 40th Presidents of the United States are buried within 45…
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With budget cuts threatening the closure of Whittier's Pio Pico State Historic Park, L.A. as Subject's latest contribution to KCET.org shares the story of Don Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California:
On June 30, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a budget cutting $22 million from the state's Department of…
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History comes alive once again on Saturday, October 22, 2011, as dozens of Southern California’s rare and archival materials come together at the 6th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar.
The daylong event is hosted by the USC Libraries and presented by L.A. as Subject, a research alliance of libraries, museums, archives,…
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LALO GUERRERO was born in Tucson, Arizona on a cold Christmas Eve in 1916. An early love for music would take him far, learning to play the guitar when he was just nine years old. His mother was his first and only music teacher.
Guerrero became internationally recognized as the “Father of Chicano Music” in a career that…
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Peace Press was a Los Angeles print collective founded by members of The Resistance when no print shops would print their materials opposing the Viet Nam War or the draft. The Peace Press collective printed for many of the leading progressive groups of the time, including the Alliance for Survival, American Indian…
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The map created by J. Michael Walker will be on exhibit through October 6 at the Libros Schmibros Hammer Museum site.
"City in Mind" is an epic, 23-foot long hand-drawn and hand-lettered map of Los Angeles, using the words and images of dozens of L.A. authors to paint a more nuanced and profound image of the…
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L.A. as Subject's latest contribution to KCET.org features images related to the 1781 founding of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, an event shrouded in myth and local lore:
September 4 marks the traditional anniversary of the 1781 founding of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of the…
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In June, a new cultural tourism calendar and website called 7 Days in L.A. was launched, featuring listings for unique tours of the southland available every day of the week.
7 Days in L.A. isn't a tour operator, but a consortium of the region's best independent tour operators—sixteen in all. Whatever a person's…
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To mark the arrival of "Carmageddon," the weekend-long closure of the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass, L.A. as Subject' latest contribution to KCET's SoCal Focus blog looks a thte construction of five Southern California freeways:
As Angeleños prepare to survive the upcoming weekend without access to a ten-mile…
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The Avery Clayton Spirit Award was established by the Executive Committee of LA as Subject in 2010 to honor the character and spirit of Avery Clayton (1947-2009), founder of the Mayme A. Clayton Library and a long time active member of LA as Subject. Avery was a beloved friend to all who knew him, and an honored…
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With the recent opening of DInosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, L.A. as Subject's latest post to KCET's SoCal Focus blog explores the prehistory of Southern California and the influence of dinosaurs on the region's popular culture:
Last Saturday, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles…
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The recent wave of craft breweries opening across Southern California has tapped into a long-dormant tradition of L.A. beer making. L.A. as Subject's latest contribution to KCET's SoCal Focus blog looks at the history of L.A. beer, from Eastisde Lager to Maier's Select Malt Tonic.
Like many American cities in the…
