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Laguna Beach coastal path lined with flowers and palms above turquoise water and ocean bluffs

Laguna Beach Art Colony: How Painters Made the ...

Discover how Laguna Beach’s coastline attracted plein-air painters and how the Laguna Beach Art Association, founded in 1918, grew into Laguna Art Museum.

Laguna Beach Art Colony: How Painters Made the ...

Discover how Laguna Beach’s coastline attracted plein-air painters and how the Laguna Beach Art Association, founded in 1918, grew into Laguna Art Museum.

Palm Springs resort poster with a turquoise pool, a poolside figure, palm trees and desert mountains

Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern: How the Desert...

Explore Palm Springs mid-century modern history, from the Agua Caliente hot spring to postwar hotels and Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House.

Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern: How the Desert...

Explore Palm Springs mid-century modern history, from the Agua Caliente hot spring to postwar hotels and Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House.

Colorado Street Bridge arches over the green Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, with palms, mountains and a small aircraft

Colorado Street Bridge History: Why Pasadena’s ...

Find out why Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge curves, how its 1913 concrete arches crossed the Arroyo Seco, and where Route 66 fits into its story.

Colorado Street Bridge History: Why Pasadena’s ...

Find out why Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge curves, how its 1913 concrete arches crossed the Arroyo Seco, and where Route 66 fits into its story.

Early race cars speeding past a crowd and palm trees in a Santa Monica Road Race Course poster

Santa Monica Road Races: When Ocean Avenue Beca...

Follow Santa Monica’s road races from their 1909 debut on Ocean Avenue to the 1912 trophy races, the Vanderbilt Cup and the final race in 1919.

Santa Monica Road Races: When Ocean Avenue Beca...

Follow Santa Monica’s road races from their 1909 debut on Ocean Avenue to the 1912 trophy races, the Vanderbilt Cup and the final race in 1919.

Illustrated stadium among trees in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco at sunset, with mountains in the distance

Rose Bowl Stadium History: How Pasadena Built a...

Explore Rose Bowl Stadium history, from Pasadena’s first Tournament football game to Myron Hunt’s 1922 stadium and its transformation in the Arroyo Seco.

Rose Bowl Stadium History: How Pasadena Built a...

Explore Rose Bowl Stadium history, from Pasadena’s first Tournament football game to Myron Hunt’s 1922 stadium and its transformation in the Arroyo Seco.

Victoria Beach tower beside rocky tide pools under a pink and orange Laguna Beach sunset

Victoria Beach Pirate Tower: The History Behind...

Why is there a pirate tower at Victoria Beach? Discover the story of Laguna Beach’s 1926 Norman-style stair tower and the owner behind its nickname.

Victoria Beach Pirate Tower: The History Behind...

Why is there a pirate tower at Victoria Beach? Discover the story of Laguna Beach’s 1926 Norman-style stair tower and the owner behind its nickname.