LAhistory

Jogging the collective memory of Los Angeles. People think LA has no history. They just don't know where to look.

[City of Los Angeles @LACity]

🎉 Celebrate Los Angeles’ 245th birthday at El Pueblo on Saturday, September 5, 2026!

Enjoy live entertainment, birthday cake, and a special performance by EQNX at the Golondrina Patio (W-17) from noon to 4 p.m. 🎂🎶

[East Los Angeles College @EastLACollege]

The 50th Chicano Moratorium Committee will observe the 56th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium from 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday, August 29, at the #ELAC Quad. The free community event will feature speakers, poetry, music, dancers, vendors, food/refreshments and information booths.

[CPPSpecCollections @CPPSpecColl]

📅 Mark your calendars! On Thursday, July 30, join Cal Poly Pomona Special Collections & Archives at the Ontario City Library for a free talk on the history of the Los Angeles County Fair. First come, first served. 📍 Ovitt Family Community Library, Ontario, CA

[City of Los Angeles @LACity]

This weekend the Lotus Festival returns to historic Echo Park Lake! 🪷 Celebrate the vibrant culture and people of Sri Lanka.

📍 Echo Park Lake, 751 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026
📆 July 11-12, 2026
🕛 Beginning at 12 PM

Visit https://t.co/dW4PpOVwgt

[City of Los Angeles @LACity]

For generations, Los Angeles has honored the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. 🇺🇸

[Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric]

"To all my friends!" Roll on out of bed, comb your hair and walk with us on a time travel trip to find the places where Charles Bukowski morphed from an anonymous, bruised knuckle barfly to the L.A. writer beloved world wide. It all starts in Westlake. https://t.co/LwybVp0YBs

[LA County Library @LACountyLibrary]

Coming this spring: One Book, One Coast with They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

We are thrilled to announce that we are joining more than 140 libraries across CA, OR, and WA for One Book, One Coast!

Visit https://t.co/R19clYuiO5 for details and participating library systems.

[Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric]

Saturday: join us for a stroll through L.A.'s oldest commercial cemetery, Evergreen in Boyle Heights, to meet fascinating permanent residents like the career carnies who sleep forever beneath a prancing pink tiger. https://t.co/DHAh6Z2InX

[Save Your Cinema @SaveYourCinema]

BREAKING: Permits filed to bring back Arclight Hollywood & The Cinerama Dome!!!!

[L.A. Public Library @LAPublicLibrary]

The Los Angeles Central Library is decorated with a sculptural program meant to celebrate the passage of knowledge over the generations: https://t.co/xMu5rtYuiR

[American Cinematheque @am_cinematheque]

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[LAhistory @LAhistory]

🕊️ RIP Robert Redford! 🕊️

"Redford's connection to the @SantaMonicaPier proved more successful. After enjoying the landmark as a child, he joined efforts to save it from demolition in 1973." @smdailypress: https://t.co/lsVkvqbAz0 #RobertRedford

[LAhistory @LAhistory]

@SantaMonicaLibr “Pretty soon the only historical landmark in LA will have to be seen on film,” Robert Redford in LA Times (Feb 15, 1973).

#RobertRedford on #SantaMonicaPier via @UCLALSC: https://t.co/LVoApBfE5r

[LAhistory @LAhistory]

Had a great time at the Velaslavasay Panorama on Sat as part of Doors Open CA. #DOCA25

Am a fan of this organization, but never knew the orange ball atop the Union Theatre (1910) came from the org’s first home, the now-demolished Tswuun-Tswuun Rotunda (1968) on #HollywoodBlvd.

[LAhistory @LAhistory]

Sep 15 @ 7pm: See Thom Andersen’s 2003 film “Los Angeles Plays Itself” at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Filmmaker Thom Andersen will be in attendance at this event presented by @LAFilmCritics. https://t.co/A0DI7Ls5hb

[LAhistory @LAhistory]

"The Hollywood Premiere Motel doesn’t get a lot of rave reviews — in fact, it’s among the lowest ranked lodgings in the city. But thanks to its #midcentury #Googie design, it is the first motel to join the L.A.’s Historic-Cultural Monument List." https://t.co/oZQ5an4yG7

[LAhistory @LAhistory]

Sat @ 11am: Celebrate the Eastside Sound Community Ride

"This guided ride will roll through iconic neighborhoods like #BoyleHeights and #EastLA, passing landmarks, murals, and gathering places that reflect the rich musical soundscape of Los Angeles." https://t.co/j19s3VYlyf

[Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric]

Did you wake up feeling like a 1940s detective who got sapped? We suggest the right cure is the hair of the dog: join us at Grand Central Market at 10:30am to take a tour of Film Noir / Real Noir! Come make new friends on a Downtown LA time travel trip. https://t.co/dHmK1dg8Tz

[Palos Verdes Library @pvld]

Check out the newest photo collection on the Dicalite Company plant in Walteria near Valmonte! These images give a rare view of the mining activity that was once all over! https://t.co/VI1GoBx1zT
#pvld #localhistory

[Criterion Collection @Criterion]

Our new 4K edition of Charles Burnett’s KILLER OF SHEEP (1977) has entered the collection! https://t.co/9xmwALeSpD

A quiet revelation of American independent filmmaking, Burnett’s lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

[Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric]

A new chapter for Papa Cristo's: after 77 years of trade, the beloved Greek restaurant and import market will shutter on Sunday May 4 at 7pm--but their new online shop will keep your pantry stocked with Papa's custom seasoning blends. https://t.co/QuflWcWraZ