Forgotten Los Angeles
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A deep dive into the rich history of this incredible city. Join me and let’s travel through time. Instagram: ForgottenMadness_LA www.instagram.com/forgottenmadness_la
Did a breakdown of Porky Pig driving down Sunset Boulevard in the 1940 short film “You Ought to Be in Pictures” (footage used is from 1937).
“Everyday People” ft. Kermit the Frog From “Dolly” on ABC, November 8, 1987.
Check out this 1938 dating/personals board at Clifton’s Cafeteria in Downtown LA. Photos by Rex Hardy for LIFE Magazine
Part 2 of the craziest California crime saga that you’ll ever read. Check it out! forgottenla.substack.com/p/a-forgotte...
A Forgotten Madness: Part 2
The Second Chapter in the Unbelievable True Crime Saga of Herbert Applestill.
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If you like wild crime stories and California history, click through and read my first chapter in the insane true story of a man once known to Inglewood police as "The White Cap Bandit."
A Forgotten Madness: Part 1
The Untold Tale of the White Cap Bandit and His Many Other Lives of Crime
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Long before it was the Academy Museum, it was the May Company at Wilshire & Fairfax, 1940 Photo by Ansel Adams, via LAPL
The Original Brown Derby, 1940 Photo by Ansel Adams, via LAPL
Taken in Burbank, Aug 28, 1963, when 200 locals showed up to protest a Nazi event at McCambridge Park. 📷: Gordon Dean, via LAPL
Zooming in [Thread] All of this stuff is in my IG story today, but sharing some of it here too for those interested.
Forgotten Los Angeles@forgottenla.bsky.social · last yr.Taken downtown in 1937, at 3rd & Spring, where a woman protests immigration raids being performed in violation of the law. Photo via UCLA.
Taken downtown in 1937, at 3rd & Spring, where a woman protests immigration raids being performed in violation of the law. Photo via UCLA.
When seven nazis showed up to picket the opening of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” at Westwood’s Village Theatre on December 22, 1967, leading 30 moviegoers to step out of line to beat the hell out of them before sending them running off into the night. 📷: Harry Chase / LA Times
“It’s called Los Angeles” This comes from a mid-1960s travelogue put out by the Nesbitt’s Fruit Company. via Periscope www.instagram.com/reel/DG6x-3X...
Picket lines at the old Philharmonic Auditorium in Pershing Square as “America First” founder Gerald L.K. Smith speaks inside, June 25, 1945. Story: www.instagram.com/p/DFq6sZNSjN...
Black History: 20 snapshots of daily life in L.A. from 1910 to 1955. 1. The Lishey Family poses for a portrait at their home in Watts, 1910 via LAPL www.instagram.com/p/DFn6QQkSlI...
Walking through the Second Street Tunnel circa 1930, crossing under Bunker Hill from Figueroa to Hill, into the heart of what was then the fastest-growing city in the nation - a place with endless potential that served as a beacon for those who dared to dream. www.instagram.com/p/DFkTl66Rp6...
“Los Angeles City Limits” in Belgium in 1944, where homesick soldier Charles Stapleton changes German writing on a signpost after driving out the Nazis in the Battle of St. Vith. L.A. is everywhere, even when it’s 5,700 miles away. - Photo by Howard Siegman www.instagram.com/p/DFQz0S7yY3...
In July 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. and members of the California Christian Leadership Conference protested the Woolworth store at 7th and Broadway in #DTLA. #MartinLutherKing #MLKDay ◾️Bradley Center/CSUN Library: digital-collections.csun.edu/digital/coll... ◾️CA Eagle: archive.org/details/la_c...
This city is amazing. Its people are incredible. You are everything. Be safe, L.A., and keep up the fight. - Image: “L.A. Story” (1991)
Thank you to the firefighters and first responders working through the night. Be safe, L.A. Photo: La Crescenta in 1933 [via UCLA]
The Bullocks Wilshire Christmas Tree, 1930s 📷: Mott Studios / CA State Library www.instagram.com/p/DD53laMpyN...
Very sad that we’re going to be losing Patra this weekend. Known to many just as a quick spot to grab a decent bite on your way to a Dodger Game, this Greek-named burger joint has been serving Echo Park for more than fifty years. www.instagram.com/p/DDvNq49yY9...
Taken at an LAX ‘plane show’ in 1956, right at the start of the Jet Age, as more than a hundred prospective passengers are lined up, waiting to take a tour of the newest TWA plane. 📷: Ralph Crane / LIFE www.instagram.com/p/DCwwwA9SPR...
Leaving LAX in 1962, but also me this morning. Photo by Ralph Crane for LIFE Magazine instagram.com/p/DCwwwA9SPR8/
Los Angeles, as seen through the lens of 1920s VFX BSky only lets me post one minute here, so click through to IG for the full 90 seconds. www.instagram.com/reel/DCu9HNN...
L.A. Traffic in 1982 First shot is the 10, looking west from the 110 interchange, and then we cut in for closeups. Last shot is Sepulveda under the famous runway bridge at LAX. www.instagram.com/reel/DCsPId4...
Like a palace of light in an ocean of night, you’re looking at a portal into a thousand different worlds. This was Santa Monica’s Bundy Theatre, which stood at 3414 Pico Blvd from 1941 to 1963, when it was torn down to make way for the Santa Monica Freeway. www.instagram.com/p/DCqpS8bxkL...
Glendale Blvd in Echo Park, looking north toward the Sunset Blvd Bridge. 1. 1904, when it was a rail trestle 2. 1925, w/ one lane of traffic each way 3. 1934, after widening 4. 2024, as it appears today Photos via USC www.instagram.com/p/DCaFjc3yrx...
