Los Angeles history

Ephemera(l) City: Los Angeles in Travelogues, Industrial Films & Amateur Movies

Booster dreams and noirish visions comingle in tonight’s program covering almost 60 years of Los Angeles history as seen through a selection of travelogues, industrial films and amateur movies.  Between the Ford Motor Company’s silent-era portrait of a booming young metropolis and the DWP’s early 1970s promotion of an imminent, water-drenched Pacific Rim economic explosion, … [Read more…]

This is the City: Symposium Day 2

A day-long series of discussions and screenings.  Coffee and refreshments will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. and throughout the day. Complete Schedule Download a PDF of the symposium schedule  > Symposium Pass The symposium is open to the public with a special $15 pass granting access to all discussions and screenings on both Friday, … [Read more…]