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What America looked like 100 years ago

Some things are different, others are shockingly similar.

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“Let’s go for a nice, long Sunday drive down to Long Beach,” they said. “We’ll get out of the city and take in some of that fresh sea air,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” they said. They lied. (Long Beach, California, circa 1935) Lakewood California, Garden Of Allah, Oil Field, California History, Photography Kit, Long Beach California, The Golden Years, Vintage Los Angeles, Vintage California

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A forest of oil wells, Long Beach, California, circa mid 1930s

“Let’s go for a nice, long Sunday drive down to Long Beach,” they said. “We’ll get out of the city and take in some of that fresh sea air,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” they said. They lied. (Long Beach, California, circa 1935)

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Three Forgotten Incline Railways from Southern California History

Although nostalgia abounds for Angels Flight and the Great Incline up Echo Mountain, these classic funiculars were hardly alone. Three incline railways from Southern California history have largely escaped the public memory.

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Who Eucalyptized Southern California?

The eucalyptus, or gum tree, is an invader from an alien botanical world. It arrived from Australia in the 1850s.

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Incredible images of Los Angeles before it was a city

Here's what Los Angeles looked like before the stars came.

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How Did L.A. Become a City of Palms? And Other Questions About California's Trees

Q&A with historian Jared Farmer, author of "Trees in Paradise: A California History."

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This is the Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica in 1938—probably somewhere near the California Incline, I’d say. It looks so calm and peaceful (and easy to find a park), doesn’t it? I can see a total of FIVE cars on PCH. Alfred Eisenstaedt, Santa Monica Beach, California History, San Fernando Valley, Vintage Los Angeles, Pacific Coast Highway, Vintage California, Old Images, Redondo Beach

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Grover Cleveland Gauntt, Jr. - Write Me Something Beautiful

Leather boxes contained medals and the commendations which accompanied the Legion of Merit and two Bronze Stars awarded my father Grover Cleveland Gauntt

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Missions Map - California Missions

CA Missions Map showing the twenty-one missions and their locations.

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Interested in visiting the 21 California missions? Check out this guide that shows you how to visit them all in 7 days and what to expect while at each one. It is a fantastic road trip along El Camino Real. #california #travel #photography #hiking #bucketlist #food #roadtrip #travelblog #adventure California Missions Project, Mission Report, Alta California, Santa Barbara Mission, Alpine Loop, Photography Hiking, Mission Projects, Ca History, California Missions

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California Missions Road Trip | Visiting all 21 and a 7 Day Itinerary | California Through My Lens

Interested in visiting the 21 California missions? Check out this guide that shows you how to visit them all in 7 days and what to expect while at each one. It is a fantastic road trip along El Camino Real. #california #travel #photography #hiking #bucketlist #food #roadtrip #travelblog #adventure

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