Aerial photograph of Mack Sennett studios, Studio City, circa 1927. These days, all that vacant land is filled in with homes. The lot was later home to Republic Studios and in the early 1960s, CBS Television. #LosAngelesHistory

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The UCLA Packard Center digitized some Malcolm X footage from the city archives vault. Here is their blog post today. cinema.ucla.edu/blogs/archive-…

Getting prepped at the Central Library for today's Marie Northrop series presentation on the Port of LA. Thanks to LAPL and LACHS.

We honor the legacy of the Rev. Desmond Tutu by sharing this phone conversation from the Los Angeles City Council youtu.be/yov-ShDisGk

History is and always will be one of our best teachers. That is why it is so important people like Joel D. Anderson 🆓 and Slate create great podcasts like Slow Burn: The L.A. Riots which just won the Ambie for Best History Podcast. Congratulations!

Preserving Council meeting from 1992. Student Government Day on April 7th featured a young Monica Rodriquez representing Council District 7

Coming up on LostLA this Saturday: history and renaissance of winemaking in Los Angeles... kcet.org/shows/lost-la/…

If you haven't heard already, Todd passed away on April 12th. All of us who knew are still processing the loss. Roy Todd Gaydowski Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information greenhillsmortuary.com/obituaries/Roy…

Could it be the Phillies are tapping into the Dodger pitching calls? Go back to manual signals.

At the Central Library today for the "Bridging Los Angeles" screening and panel on the Sixth Street Viaduct. Trouble starts at 2pm.

Observing the rededication of the Sixth Street Viaduct.

The setting sun from the new bridge.

The newly lighted arches of the Sixth Street Viaduct.

"Walking in downtown Los Angeles, one can see a Parkinson building in almost every direction" — Stephen Gee on the The Huntington acquisition of the Parkinson archive huntington.org/news/huntingto…

Tomorrow, the archives will be sharing several unique items featuring the late Vin Scully.

When LA held a public memorial for JFK in December 1963, one of the speakers was Vin Scully. I asked team historian Mark Langill if Vin might remember anything of that event. I don't know if he ever found out. Here's the program for that day.

A link to the 1988 Dodger Day rally after the World Series win over Oakland. Vin Scully was the MC and can be heard over an open mike softly singing the National Anthem. There's also Lasorda, Mayor Bradley and others. youtube.com/watch?v=4isYhU…