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Image of rippling, blue waves with a purple triangular foreground with white text that reads, “Western Water Symposium, Friday, March 5, 2021, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., On Zoom”]
Mar052021
2021 Western Water Symposium
When: 9:00AM - 12:30PM
The Western Water Symposium is sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library as part of programming associated with a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)... Read more
Mar182021
LACHS Webinar: A talk with...
When: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Please join us for webinar presentation with Kelly C. Wallace, Los Angeles Public Library History & Genealogy Department. Kelly will introduce us to the California Index... Read more

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Was Western Avenue Originally L.A.'s Western Boundary?
It seems logical enough -- Western Avenue, as the oft-repeated explanation goes, is so named because it once formed Los Angeles' western boundary. But is there any truth to this just-so story? Some streets did once mark L.A.'s western...
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L.A. History Comes Alive This Saturday at Archives Bazaar
Los Angeles history comes alive at the 7th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. Organized by L.A. as Subject and presented by the USC Libraries, the annual event celebrates the diversity of Southern California’s history. For scholarly...
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Nominations open for the Avery Clayton Spirit Award
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...
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"Game Changers" book launch and signing, October 6 @ USC Doheny Library
Final Archives Bazaar pre-program. Game Changers: Twelve Elections that Transformed California book launch and signing.
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Sipping Black Gold from the Center of La Cienega Boulevard
Petroleum provided the raw materials for the gasoline that powered Angelenos’ automobiles as well as the asphalt on which they drove, so in one sense the middle of La Cienega Boulevard was a fitting place for an oil derrick. But many...
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L.A.'s Famous Four-Level Freeway Interchange, 'The Stack,' Turns 58
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...
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Majestic Mammoths: A Brief History of L.A.'s Moreton Bay Fig Trees
It lacks the native charm of the sycamore or oak. It wants for the palm's exotic appearance. It doesn't have the pepper tree's romantic associations with California's mission past. It never enjoyed, unlike the eucalyptus, the...
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West Hollywood at 27: How the Town of Sherman Became WeHo
On Tuesday, the City of West Hollywood celebrated its 27th anniversary as an independent city. Although the municipality is one of the youngest in Los Angeles County, the town from which the city sprang—originally a settlement for...
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L.A. History. All Day, All in One Place
Los Angeles history comes alive on October 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 5th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. More than 70 collections related to Los Angeles history assemble in one place, offering a glimpse into the history of...
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