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Category Archives: History
Enforcement of Building Housing on VA in Ninth Circuit Court
(Editor’s note: The story “Housing for Los Angeles’ Homeless Veterans in Hands of Ninth Circuit Court” appeared on April 9 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission. As background, a lawsuit (Valentin v. Shinseki) was brought in 2011, … Continue reading
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Canyon Students Visit Pascual Marquez Cemetery
Canyon Elementary School fourth graders learned about local history by visiting the Pascual Marquez Cemetery on December 11. The cemetery, which is calm and restful, has handmade crosses. It almost seems out of place in the upscale Santa Monica Canyon … Continue reading
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Comparing the Presidents: Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland
By HENRY KAMER Love him or hate him, Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the U.S. on November 5th, 2024. He was also the 45th president, serving from 2017 to 2021. Huh, that seems rare. As unique … Continue reading
Mammoth Site a Treasure Trove of Fossils
The Mammoth Site, located in Hot Springs, South Dakota contains the remains of more than 60 mammals and 87 other species, such as the giant short-faced bear. Bones upon bones are concentrated in an area about the size of a … Continue reading
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Remembering Mark Holmes: PaliHi Star Quarterback, Later a Spiritual Healer
By STEWART SLAVIN IT IS WITH SADNESS that I have belatedly learned of the passing of Mark Holmes, a childhood friend in Rustic Canyon, quarterback of the Palisades High football team, a spiritual healer and subject of the book, What … Continue reading
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Canyon Elementary’s 1894 Schoolhouse Moved
The Canyon Elementary School, built in 1894, is one of the oldest elementary schools in Los Angeles. The original and historic one-room schoolhouse, which is still on campus in Rustic Canyon, now serves as a library. On Saturday, it was … Continue reading
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Santa Catalina Island: Aztecs Are Gone and So Is Sugarloaf Rock
By STEWART SLAVIN Did you know the birthplace of the Aztec civilization was Santa Catalina Island where the buffalo roam? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. In September 1899, both the Chicago Sunday Tribune and St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran banner … Continue reading
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Route 66: ‘The Mother Road’ from Illinois to California
Historical Society to Host Route 66 Program Wednesday Night Scott Piotrowski, president of the California Historic Route 66 Association, will present a PowerPoint talk about the legendary highway on Wednesday, September 18, at 7 p.m. in Pierson Playhouse on Haverford. … Continue reading
Celebrate Route 66 History at the Pierson Playhouse
By PATRICK HEALY It’s the highway that generations of Americans drove across the country, from Chicago to its western terminus right next door to Pacific Palisades at the Santa Monica pier. Route 66–so iconic it got its own song and … Continue reading
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Placing American Flags on the Green
Pepperdine annually places an American flag for the almost 3,000 people who were killed on the 911. It is a breathtaking display. In 2021, the American Legion Auxiliary went to then Village Green Board President Marge Gold and asked for … Continue reading
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