Category Archive: Los Angeles

Sporting Golden State: Women and Athletics in 20th Century California

In 1971, an adolescent girl in Connecticut sued for the right to compete on an all-boys athletic team. […]

Educating Compton: Race, Taxes, and Schools in Southern California’s Most Notorious Suburb

[For more on Compton and its complex demographic change see an earlier ToM piece, “Compton as the Bellwether […]

Riding the Big Red Car: Work, Leisure, and Community in Multiethnic L.A.

A subway to the sea, new mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, told reporters in 2005, “would be the most utilized […]

Surfing for Freedom: Black Surfers and Reclaiming Cultural History in Los Angeles

In 1991’s surfing bromance “Point Break,” former Big Ten quarterback and F.B.I. agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a notorious […]

The Gonzo Vision of Lana Del Rey

I do not know for a fact that Lizzy Grant, the canny songwriter behind Lana Del Rey, secretly […]

Building Subways in the Post World War II World: Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

In a September 2014 issue of the Beverly Hills Courier, a front page story declared that the construction […]

¡La Lucha Continua! Gloria Arellanes and the Making of a Chicano Movement in El Monte and Beyond

“So we moved here to El Monte, and I remember all the neighbors were white,” recalled Gloria Arellanes […]

Pain and Pride: Five Rapid-Fire Reflections on a Big Weekend of “History in Action”

(This post is part of our ongoing attempt to “live-blog” our participation in community-based history in South El […]