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Jogging the collective memory of Los Angeles through social media since 2009. Some people think LA has no history. They just don't know where to look.
Yes! And prepared with this Thrifty's ice cream scoop (image from Ralphs: www.ralphs.com/p/thrifty-ol...)
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Yes! And prepared with this Thrifty's ice cream scoop (image from Ralphs: www.ralphs.com/p/thrifty-ol...)
Was inspired to share this thread when I saw that the Thrifty’s sign on my local Rite Aid had been taken down. 💔
Before & after:
Before & after:
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Was inspired to share this thread when I saw that the Thrifty’s sign on my local Rite Aid had been taken down. 💔
Before & after:
Before & after:
In addition to selling food, household items, toys, clothes & toiletries, Thrifty's also served 89-cent dinners at its Fountain Grill.
◼️ Thrifty's in #DTLA via @usclibraries.bsky.social: digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/y3s1k1...
◼️ LA Daily News ad (1949):
◼️ Thrifty's in #DTLA via @usclibraries.bsky.social: digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/y3s1k1...
◼️ LA Daily News ad (1949):
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In addition to selling food, household items, toys, clothes & toiletries, Thrifty's also served 89-cent dinners at its Fountain Grill.
◼️ Thrifty's in #DTLA via @usclibraries.bsky.social: digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/y3s1k1...
◼️ LA Daily News ad (1949):
◼️ Thrifty's in #DTLA via @usclibraries.bsky.social: digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/y3s1k1...
◼️ LA Daily News ad (1949):
“There’s No Dinner Finer Than Thrifty’s Eighty-Niner!”
A Thrifty’s appreciation post on this #ThanksgivingDay. The LA Times’ “Where to Dine: Thanksgiving” (1950):
A Thrifty’s appreciation post on this #ThanksgivingDay. The LA Times’ “Where to Dine: Thanksgiving” (1950):
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“There’s No Dinner Finer Than Thrifty’s Eighty-Niner!”
A Thrifty’s appreciation post on this #ThanksgivingDay. The LA Times’ “Where to Dine: Thanksgiving” (1950):
A Thrifty’s appreciation post on this #ThanksgivingDay. The LA Times’ “Where to Dine: Thanksgiving” (1950):
The Gold Rush Steak House at the legendary Madonna Inn is all dressed up for the holidays (this was my first time having dinner here)! #madonnainn #california
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Gold Rush Steak House at the legendary Madonna Inn is all dressed up for the holidays (this was my first time having dinner here)! #madonnainn #california
ICYMI: "The Stahl House stayed in the Stahl family for decades. Now, for the first time in its history, the Stahl House is for sale." @archpaper.com: www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stah... #casestudyhouses #PierreKoenig #StahlHouse
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ICYMI: "The Stahl House stayed in the Stahl family for decades. Now, for the first time in its history, the Stahl House is for sale." @archpaper.com: www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stah... #casestudyhouses #PierreKoenig #StahlHouse
The altar for Tiburcio Vasquez created by artist Álvaro D. Márquez, from “Recuerdos Ilustrados: #DíadelosMuertos 2025" at the #CaliforniaMuseum.
On Instagram, Álvaro D. Márquez & Luis-Genaro Garcia discussed this altar & #TiburcioVasquez -> www.instagram.com/reel/DQm-w5-... #MuseumSky
On Instagram, Álvaro D. Márquez & Luis-Genaro Garcia discussed this altar & #TiburcioVasquez -> www.instagram.com/reel/DQm-w5-... #MuseumSky
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The altar for Tiburcio Vasquez created by artist Álvaro D. Márquez, from “Recuerdos Ilustrados: #DíadelosMuertos 2025" at the #CaliforniaMuseum.
On Instagram, Álvaro D. Márquez & Luis-Genaro Garcia discussed this altar & #TiburcioVasquez -> www.instagram.com/reel/DQm-w5-... #MuseumSky
On Instagram, Álvaro D. Márquez & Luis-Genaro Garcia discussed this altar & #TiburcioVasquez -> www.instagram.com/reel/DQm-w5-... #MuseumSky
Have been in Sacramento for the last couple of days. A few images of #Toypurina & #BiddyMason from the California Museum exhibit “Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” (californiamuseum.org/exhibitions/...). #womenshistory #MuseumSky #CAHistory
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Have been in Sacramento for the last couple of days. A few images of #Toypurina & #BiddyMason from the California Museum exhibit “Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” (californiamuseum.org/exhibitions/...). #womenshistory #MuseumSky #CAHistory
Fifteen years ago, Tom LaBonge, laobserved.bsky.social and Eric Lynxwiler helped @franklinavenue.bsky.social kick off the walk down #WilshireBlvd (had such a great time seeing all the history on this famous boulevard in 2010). #FlashbackFriday #WalkinginLA
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fifteen years ago, Tom LaBonge, laobserved.bsky.social and Eric Lynxwiler helped @franklinavenue.bsky.social kick off the walk down #WilshireBlvd (had such a great time seeing all the history on this famous boulevard in 2010). #FlashbackFriday #WalkinginLA
Sat @ 9am: The 20th Annual Great Los Angeles Walk kicks off in Pershing Square. Spend the Saturday before Thanksgiving with @franklinavenue.bsky.social as he leads this walk down the full length of #WilshireBlvd (about 15+ miles). greatlawalk.blogspot.com #glaw #greatLAWalk #WalkinginLA
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sat @ 9am: The 20th Annual Great Los Angeles Walk kicks off in Pershing Square. Spend the Saturday before Thanksgiving with @franklinavenue.bsky.social as he leads this walk down the full length of #WilshireBlvd (about 15+ miles). greatlawalk.blogspot.com #glaw #greatLAWalk #WalkinginLA
Today @ 12pm: The Cultural Landscape Foundation's free webinar “Elevating & Interpreting #Chicano History" www.tclf.org/elevating-an...
"This program is associated with the #TCLF report & digital exhibition 'Landslide 2024'...about public protest sites that have shaped American attitudes & ideals."
"This program is associated with the #TCLF report & digital exhibition 'Landslide 2024'...about public protest sites that have shaped American attitudes & ideals."
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today @ 12pm: The Cultural Landscape Foundation's free webinar “Elevating & Interpreting #Chicano History" www.tclf.org/elevating-an...
"This program is associated with the #TCLF report & digital exhibition 'Landslide 2024'...about public protest sites that have shaped American attitudes & ideals."
"This program is associated with the #TCLF report & digital exhibition 'Landslide 2024'...about public protest sites that have shaped American attitudes & ideals."
Nov 17, 1984: Police arrive to the Hollywood Palladium during The Ramones & Black Flag concert. Photo by Gary Leonard, via @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social. tessa2.lapl.org/digital/coll...
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Nov 17, 1984: Police arrive to the Hollywood Palladium during The Ramones & Black Flag concert. Photo by Gary Leonard, via @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social. tessa2.lapl.org/digital/coll...
Dec 6 @ 2pm: "Stages of Our Stories: 60 Years of Asian American Theater at East West Players" features excerpts from 6 of EWP's landmark plays. @jamuseum.bsky.social -> www.janm.org/events/2025-... #LAThtr #LittleTokyo #AAPI
From #EastWestPlayers archive (www.eastwestplayers.org/production-h... ):
From #EastWestPlayers archive (www.eastwestplayers.org/production-h... ):
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dec 6 @ 2pm: "Stages of Our Stories: 60 Years of Asian American Theater at East West Players" features excerpts from 6 of EWP's landmark plays. @jamuseum.bsky.social -> www.janm.org/events/2025-... #LAThtr #LittleTokyo #AAPI
From #EastWestPlayers archive (www.eastwestplayers.org/production-h... ):
From #EastWestPlayers archive (www.eastwestplayers.org/production-h... ):
Wed–Sat: Cal State LA’s production of “This Land” written by Evangeline Ordaz. www.calstatela.edu/al/theatre-a... #LAThtr #LosAngeles
“Over 150 years, four families w/ ancestry in different parts of the world make their home on one particular plot of Southern California land now known as #Watts.”
“Over 150 years, four families w/ ancestry in different parts of the world make their home on one particular plot of Southern California land now known as #Watts.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wed–Sat: Cal State LA’s production of “This Land” written by Evangeline Ordaz. www.calstatela.edu/al/theatre-a... #LAThtr #LosAngeles
“Over 150 years, four families w/ ancestry in different parts of the world make their home on one particular plot of Southern California land now known as #Watts.”
“Over 150 years, four families w/ ancestry in different parts of the world make their home on one particular plot of Southern California land now known as #Watts.”
The Atomettes were a " #Nisei girls club originally formed out of the West LA United Methodist Church in 1949." discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2... #womenshistory
Loved seeing these home movies from the Atomettes! More #8mmfilm footage -> @jamuseum.bsky.social: janm.emuseum.com/objects/6347...
Loved seeing these home movies from the Atomettes! More #8mmfilm footage -> @jamuseum.bsky.social: janm.emuseum.com/objects/6347...
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Atomettes were a " #Nisei girls club originally formed out of the West LA United Methodist Church in 1949." discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2... #womenshistory
Loved seeing these home movies from the Atomettes! More #8mmfilm footage -> @jamuseum.bsky.social: janm.emuseum.com/objects/6347...
Loved seeing these home movies from the Atomettes! More #8mmfilm footage -> @jamuseum.bsky.social: janm.emuseum.com/objects/6347...
Photo of Richard Ikkanda from the "Cruising J-Town" exhibit.
Curator Oliver Wang interviewed Richard Ikkanda about his father Tom Ikkanda (1917–2015), who was considered mechanic to the stars. Online audio via @jamuseum.bsky.social: www.janm.org/sites/defaul... #carculture
Curator Oliver Wang interviewed Richard Ikkanda about his father Tom Ikkanda (1917–2015), who was considered mechanic to the stars. Online audio via @jamuseum.bsky.social: www.janm.org/sites/defaul... #carculture
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Photo of Richard Ikkanda from the "Cruising J-Town" exhibit.
Curator Oliver Wang interviewed Richard Ikkanda about his father Tom Ikkanda (1917–2015), who was considered mechanic to the stars. Online audio via @jamuseum.bsky.social: www.janm.org/sites/defaul... #carculture
Curator Oliver Wang interviewed Richard Ikkanda about his father Tom Ikkanda (1917–2015), who was considered mechanic to the stars. Online audio via @jamuseum.bsky.social: www.janm.org/sites/defaul... #carculture
Finally saw @jamuseum.bsky.social's wonderful exhibit "Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community" at ArtCenter.
Cruising J-Town "chronicles how Japanese Americans have played vital roles in countless car scenes across Los Angeles." #RafuShimpo: rafu.com/2025/08/crui... #carculture
Cruising J-Town "chronicles how Japanese Americans have played vital roles in countless car scenes across Los Angeles." #RafuShimpo: rafu.com/2025/08/crui... #carculture
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Finally saw @jamuseum.bsky.social's wonderful exhibit "Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community" at ArtCenter.
Cruising J-Town "chronicles how Japanese Americans have played vital roles in countless car scenes across Los Angeles." #RafuShimpo: rafu.com/2025/08/crui... #carculture
Cruising J-Town "chronicles how Japanese Americans have played vital roles in countless car scenes across Los Angeles." #RafuShimpo: rafu.com/2025/08/crui... #carculture
Nov 11, 1926: Route 66 was officially established 99 years ago today. The initial route between Chicago and downtown Los Angeles was extended to Santa Monica in 1935. #Route66 #MotherRoad
@smpubliclibrary.bsky.social: digital.smpl.org/digital/coll...
@smpubliclibrary.bsky.social: digital.smpl.org/digital/coll...
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Nov 11, 1926: Route 66 was officially established 99 years ago today. The initial route between Chicago and downtown Los Angeles was extended to Santa Monica in 1935. #Route66 #MotherRoad
@smpubliclibrary.bsky.social: digital.smpl.org/digital/coll...
@smpubliclibrary.bsky.social: digital.smpl.org/digital/coll...
My dad's dad fought in #WW2 & came home injured. Recently, my aunt gave me some of my grandfather’s military papers. My grandmother saved this newspaper clipping that mentioned my grandfather in this list of injured Los Angeles soldiers. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My dad's dad fought in #WW2 & came home injured. Recently, my aunt gave me some of my grandfather’s military papers. My grandmother saved this newspaper clipping that mentioned my grandfather in this list of injured Los Angeles soldiers. #VeteransDay
Happy Veterans Day! Forever grateful to our veterans, past and present, for their service in the armed forces!
A few photos from inside Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (built in 1925) as #VeteransDay festivities will begin here today at 10am. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-d...
A few photos from inside Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (built in 1925) as #VeteransDay festivities will begin here today at 10am. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-d...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy Veterans Day! Forever grateful to our veterans, past and present, for their service in the armed forces!
A few photos from inside Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (built in 1925) as #VeteransDay festivities will begin here today at 10am. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-d...
A few photos from inside Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (built in 1925) as #VeteransDay festivities will begin here today at 10am. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-d...
I too was memorized by "Autumn: The Chestnut Gatherers" by Georges Lacombe (took a photo of the museum text so that i could remember the name :). Recorded a video as i loved viewing it as the harp played in the background.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I too was memorized by "Autumn: The Chestnut Gatherers" by Georges Lacombe (took a photo of the museum text so that i could remember the name :). Recorded a video as i loved viewing it as the harp played in the background.
Sat & Sun: This weekend, Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary (admission is free all weekend). www.nortonsimon.org/calendar/spe... #MuseumSky #LosAngeles
A few photos from yesterday’s visit:
A few photos from yesterday’s visit:
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sat & Sun: This weekend, Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary (admission is free all weekend). www.nortonsimon.org/calendar/spe... #MuseumSky #LosAngeles
A few photos from yesterday’s visit:
A few photos from yesterday’s visit:
Sat: "Octavia Fest 2025: A Celebration of Imagination, Discovery, and Justice" kicks off at 9am with "Octavia's #Pasadena Bike Ride." www.pasadenanow.com/weekendr/deb... #OctaviaEButler
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Sat: "Octavia Fest 2025: A Celebration of Imagination, Discovery, and Justice" kicks off at 9am with "Octavia's #Pasadena Bike Ride." www.pasadenanow.com/weekendr/deb... #OctaviaEButler
Nov 7, 1963: Designed by Welton Becket & Associates, the Cinerama Dome opened #onthisday in 1963 with the premiere of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/cine... #LosAngeles
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Nov 7, 1963: Designed by Welton Becket & Associates, the Cinerama Dome opened #onthisday in 1963 with the premiere of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/cine... #LosAngeles
Nov 6, 1913: The Los Angeles Museum of History, Science & Art opened on this day in Exposition Park. The museum split in two and became @nhm.org and #LACMA in 1963.
Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...
Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nov 6, 1913: The Los Angeles Museum of History, Science & Art opened on this day in Exposition Park. The museum split in two and became @nhm.org and #LACMA in 1963.
Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...
Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...