Young Woman With Frosty the Snowman, Southern California, 1929
This post was originally published on this siteA young beauty climbs a ladder that was resting against a giant snowman, decked with a giant top […]
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Women Posing With Giant and Creepy Masks From the Venice Beach Mardi Gras Festival in 1935
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 16, 1935, California’s fabled Venice Beach kicked off its very first Mardi Gras Festival. The celebration […]
30 Fascinating Photos of Disneyland in the early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteDisneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened […]
Vintage Found Photos of Calico Ghost Town in 1965
This post was originally published on this siteCalico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in […]
Dolly Parton Posing at a Photo Session for the Cover of Her Album ‘Heartbreaker’ in Los Angeles, 1978
This post was originally published on this siteSome behind the scenes photographs by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her […]
45 Fascinating Photos of the Rose Parade in 1976
This post was originally published on this siteThe Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade (or simply the Tournament of Roses), is […]
Cars and Cruising: 32 Fascinating Black and White Photos of Van Nuys Boulevard in 1972
This post was originally published on this siteVan Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of […]
A Hippie Girl Stands Next to a Volkswagen Bus Painted in a Bold Design, San Francisco, California, July 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThis young woman prepares to enter her elaborately decorated van in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, 1967. […]
Amazing Vintage Postcards of Gay’s Lion Farm in El Monte, California
This post was originally published on this siteGay’s Lion Farm was in El Monte, California, which is about 13 miles from Los Angeles. The farm […]
Madonna Photographed by Koto Bolofo in Los Angeles, January 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe photographs were featured in Interview USA in May 1989 and in Moda Italy in September 1989. Koto Bolofo […]
In 1958, the Los Angeles City College Banned the Wearing of Bermuda Shorts on Campus
This post was originally published on this siteShorts first became popular in the 1920s when boys wore them as part of school uniforms. However, for […]
A Starry Tour Of the Universal Studio Lot in 1963
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1912, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States and the oldest member […]
Public Matters: San Francisco During the 1980s Through Janet Delaney’ Lens
This post was originally published on this sitePublic Matters centers primarily around the Latino community and Mission District during the 1980s, a rather tumultuous political […]
37 Amazing Photos of Los Angeles in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBy 1900, the population of Los Angeles had grown to more than 102,000, putting pressure on the city’s […]
The Story Behind the Windows XP ‘Bliss’ Wallpaper, the Most Viewed Photograph in History
This post was originally published on this siteAsk any computer user today and s/he would instantly recognize the green hills, blue skies and the fluffy […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of San Francisco’s Sky Tram
This post was originally published on this siteFrom late 1955 to 1966, an aerial tram ran from the Cliff House to Point Lobos. The Sky […]
Vintage Photos of the Ford Mustang I at the 1962 Pacific Grand Prix
This post was originally published on this siteThis sharp looking little two-seater created a great “buzz” when racing driver Dan Gurney introduced it at the […]
Oddballs and Activists: Jill Freedman’s Incredible Street Photography
This post was originally published on this siteJill Freedman (October 19, 1939 – October 9, 2019) is a highly respected New York City documentary photographer […]
Candid Photographs of Debbie Harry in ‘Vulture’ T-Shirt at the Whiskey a Go-Go Club, 1977
This post was originally published on this site“The ‘Vulture’ shirt was given to me by one of Chris Stein’s oldest friends and it became one […]
Wonderful Kodachrome Photos of Reynolds Buick of West Covina, California in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1915, Reynolds Buick is a business with a very long history, and it has occupied the […]
35 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteFollowing World War II, San Francisco became a magnet for America’s counterculture. During the 1950s, City Lights Bookstore […]
The Strange Story of the Traveling Corpse of Outlaw Elmer McCurdy
This post was originally published on this siteElmer J. McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American bank and train robber who […]
People in Cars: Fascinating Black and White Photos of People Driving in Los Angeles in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1970, Mike Mandel began to photograph the inhabitants of 1970s California in their cars. “On a late […]
Amazing Photos of the Great Arcata to Ferndale Cross-Country Kinetic Race of 1987
This post was originally published on this siteKinetic sculpture races are organized contests of human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art. The original cross country event, […]
Amazing Photos Capture Everyday Life of South of Market in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteSouth of Market (SoMa) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, situated just south of Market Street. It […]