Old Los Angeles Archives

Angels Flight: 1901 through 2019

MarkLA August 13, 2019 Angels Flight: 1901 through 20192019-08-13T04:23:22+00:00 Old Los Angeles No Comment

Back in 1901, Angels Flight was a godsend to the wealthy residents of Los Angeles that lived on Bunker Hill. The hike up Bunker Hill is anything but easy! (more…)

The California Alligator Farm

MarkLA August 6, 2019 The California Alligator Farm2019-08-13T04:14:18+00:00 Old Los Angeles No Comment

If you thought you had seen every unheard of thing there is going on in the wild and crazy city of Los Angeles, you need to step back in time a century. People then used to let their children ride alligators! (more…)

Venice California: Resort, to Oil Town, To Slum to Resort Again

MarkLA August 6, 2019 Venice California: Resort, to Oil Town, To Slum to Resort Again2019-08-13T04:14:47+00:00 Old Los Angeles No Comment

More than anywhere in SoCal, the landscape of Venice California has changed: from Venice of America, a luxury resort, to oil boom town, to a polluted slum to the funky, vibrant tourist attraction that it is today. (more…)