20 Candid Snapshots From a Queer Halloween Party in Sacramento, 1978
This post was originally published on this siteIn the words of the lesbian poet and scholar Judy Grahn, Halloween is ‘the great gay holiday’. Before […]
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Dug Up a Dino: How a 1974 Ferrari Dino Ended Up Buried in Someone’s Backyard
This post was originally published on this siteIt was February 1978 and a group of kids were digging in the mud outside a house at […]
Candid Behind the Scenes Photos of Janis Joplin During the Photoshoot for Pearl’s Album Cover in California, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteJanis Joplin wasn’t around when her second solo album, Pearl, was issued in January 1971. She wasn’t around […]
Candid Photographs of Michelle Phillips and Jack Nicholson at the Academy Awards’ Governor’s Ball, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteThe blonde singer from Mamas & Papa Michelle Phillips allegedly dated Jack Nicholson, but reputedly he slept with […]
Take a Look Inside Jayne Mansfield’s Splendor "Pink Palace"
This post was originally published on this siteIn November 1957, shortly before her marriage to Mickey Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield bought a 40-room Mediterranean-style mansion formerly […]
The McDonald Brothers in Front of the Not Yet Opened First McDonald’s in San Bernardino, CA, November 1948
This post was originally published on this siteInnovation has also been one of the differentiating factors that has helped stay ahead of competition. One major […]
20 Vintage Photographs of Pussycat Theaters in California From Between the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Pussycat Theaters were a chain of Adult movie theater, operating between the 1960s and the 1980s. Pussycat […]
Institute Of Oral Love, a Classic L.A Landmark in the Mid-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteEvery major U.S. city has its Santa Monica Boulevard. In Chicago, it is called Wells Street. In Minneapolis, […]
18 Amazing Mugshots of Sacramento’s Men and Women From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteMurder and mayhem have long fascinated photographers and film aficionados, and are also inextricably linked with collectors of […]
30 Found Color Photos That Capture Everyday Life of California in the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA found slide collection from Forgotten Slideshow Project that shows street scenes of California from the late 1940s. Cities […]
The Original Hells Angels: Amazing Photographs Capture Daily Life of a Notorious Biker Gang in California in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteAmerica loves its outlaws, but few of us actually dare to live the lifestyle. In 1965, the Hells […]
27 Historical Photos That Show Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteConstruction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began with the groundbreaking ceremony on July 9, 1933. Discussion of […]
23 Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Scenes From Venice Beach in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteSun-bleached babes, roller skates, cruisers, Vans, campers, corduroy OP shorts… The smell of the ocean, the feel of […]
70 Incredible Found Photos That Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco After the 1906 Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 […]
Classic SoCal: Striking Black and White Photographs of Venice Beach Eccentrics in 1984
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1984, Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger documented the rainbow of oddballs who called the countercultural Southern California beach […]
Rarely Seen Photographs of of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who at The Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, […]
Rare Photos of the Lost French Village of Hollywood in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce, long before the Hollywood Freeway obliterated everything in its concrete wake, there sat at the mouth of […]
46 Fascinating Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Los Angeles From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating color photos show what Los Angeles looked like in the 1950s. See more »
People In Cars: Candid Photos of Drivers in Los Angeles in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteMike Mandel grew up in the San Fernando Valley, and as an kid in the 1950s could walk […]
Rare Pictures of San Francisco in 1856
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco were taken by photographer G. R. Fardon, […]
Cher Photographed by Douglas Kirkland at Venice Beach, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteDouglas Kirkland started out as an assistant to Irving Penn when he first moved to New York at […]
Incredible Vintage Studio Portraits of California Young Gold-Rush Prospectors From the 1840s and 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteYoung gold-rush prospectors stare down the camera in these striking daguerreotypes and tintypes of the 1940s and 1850s, […]
The Evidence for Bigfoot: The Story Behind the Infamous 1967 Patterson–Gimlin Film
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Patterson and Bob Gimlin had their encounter with Bigfoot on October 20, 1967. The Patterson-Gimlin (PG) film […]
27 Color Pictures of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Performing in Oakland, California, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show […]
This Man Attempted the First Motorcycle Parachute Jump in 1926, And It Didn’t Go Well
This post was originally published on this siteEven though this short video may seem a bit disturbing for certain viewers, it shows, in fact, how […]