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Historic Downtown Los Angeles Photo Gallery: Architecture
Lists the names of historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Click on a name to see a photo, its address, the year it was built, and the architect.
Read Works
Read Works: California
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the state of California. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles: Survey La
This Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey is the first-ever comprehensive program to identify significant historic resources throughout the city. The survey marks a coming-of-age for Los Angeles' historic preservation movement, and will...
University of Southern California
Usc: Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
This resource provides a map which contains hundreds of images of downtown Los Angeles.
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Public Art in Los Angeles: Biddy Mason's Place
Features part of an exhibit at the University of Southern California that provides a chronology of Biddy Mason's life.
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Chicago Public Art Group: Techniques of Community Murals
Street murals in California, and the cultural influences on these murals are presented here. Murals dating back to the 1970s are examined as well as mural techniques.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Plastic 'Shade Balls' Used to Fight La Drought
Article reports on the ways in which shade balls are being used for water conservation in LA.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Watts Riots 1965
In 1965, the Watts Riots broke out in an African American neighborhood in Los Angeles sparked by allegations of police brutality.
