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1876: The Railroad Arrives and Remakes a Pueblo
Reporting from Watts and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · September 8, 2026 · 3 min read
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From the Archives
Los Angeles history, reread with the benefit of a century of clippings.
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1913: Water From the Owens Valley Reaches the City
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · August 31, 2026 · 3 min read
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1923: The Streetcar Network at Its Peak
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · August 23, 2026 · 3 min read
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1932: A City Hosts the World, on a Budget
Reporting from Sylmar and the Department of Water and Power on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Omar Haddad · August 15, 2026 · 3 min read
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1943: Wartime Industry Redraws the Working Day
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Claire Devereux · August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
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1948: Covenants Struck Down, Neighborhoods Slow to Change
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Wesley Kim · July 30, 2026 · 3 min read
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1955: Freeway Construction and the Homes That Vanished
Reporting from Echo Park and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Marisol Vega · July 22, 2026 · 3 min read
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1961: Fire in the Hills and the Building Code That Followed
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Daniel Okafor · July 14, 2026 · 3 min read
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1968: A Campaign Night That Ended in a Kitchen Corridor
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Priya Raman · July 6, 2026 · 3 min read
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1971: The Quake That Rewrote Hospital Standards
Reporting from Sun Valley and Metro on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Thomas Ballard · June 28, 2026 · 3 min read
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1984: The Games Return, Privately Financed
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Ines Cardoso · June 20, 2026 · 3 min read
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1992: Six Days, and the Decades of Reporting After
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Andre Whitfield · June 12, 2026 · 3 min read
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1994: Before Dawn, the Ground Moved Again
Reporting from Watts and the Port of Los Angeles on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · June 4, 2026 · 3 min read
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2002: The Last Days of a Downtown Department Store
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · May 27, 2026 · 3 min read
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The Photo Morgue: What 400,000 Negatives Remember
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · May 19, 2026 · 3 min read