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Jan232021
LACHS Webinar: Scholarship...
When: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Please join us for a webinar with the remaining 2020 LACHS Scholarship recipients. Students will present their essays followed by a Q&A session. Confirmed presentations:... Read more
Feb092021
LAAS General Membership...
When: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Agenda tentatively includes: Executive Committee Lead Roles and 2021 Election Updates on Ad Hoc and Standing Committees Girl Scout Scrapbook Digitization Project Presentation... Read more

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New book by LAAS Executive Commitee member David Boulé!
Cloaked in mystery and until modern times available only to the elite, the orange has been known as the fruit of the gods, the food of emperors, a token of gratitude, and the symbol of health, wealth, and love. The dream of California...
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Promoting Archives: Notes from the Santa Monica Public Library’s “Bay City and Beyond”
Santa Monica’s 10th Annual Citywide Reads in 2012 chose a quintessential Los Angeles author – Raymond Chandler.  Chandler’s  Noir detective stories, starring Philip Marlowe as the hard-boiled sleuth,  frequently use distinctive L.A....
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Caltrans Exhibit Features Archived Images from L.A.'s Bicycling Past
A new exhibit inside the District 7 headquarters of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) features images—many contributed by L.A. as Subject member archives—of Southern California's bicycling past. Everyday Bicycling...
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When Anaheim's Flying-Saucer Arena Touched Down Near Disneyland
Had one of Tomorrowland's flying saucers gone missing? When the Anaheim Convention Center's arena opened in the summer of 1967, it looked as if a spacecraft from another world had touched down directly opposite Katella Avenue from...
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SoCal's Devil Winds: The Santa Anas in Historical Photos and Literature
Dormant since spring, the Santa Ana winds howled back to life this week throughout the L.A. area. Triggering allergies, fraying nerves, and alarming fire-prone communities, the winds have long been a fact of life in Southern...
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From Eastside Lager to Maier's Select Malt Tonic: A Brief History of L.A. Beer
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,...
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Archives Bazaar Program Schedule Announced
The 10th Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will feature exhibits, workshops, author discussions, and conversations with State Librarian George Lucas. PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS First-floor Treasure Room 12:00–12:50 p.m. L.A.T.B.D. Join...
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The Lost Train Depots of Los Angeles
  Before the Jet Age brought safe and comfortable air travel to the masses, most newcomers in Los Angeles arrived by rail. Train depots thus provided tourists' and emigrants' first introduction to Los Angeles, helping shape their...
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SoCal's Presidential History: Nixon, Reagan, and... McAdoo?
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...
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