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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.
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...
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.
Nov 5, 1913: The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened #OTD. At the dedication, #WilliamMulholland uttered his famous line "There it is -- take it." #LAAqueduct #Infrastructure #Waterhistory
Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...
Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nov 5, 1913: The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened #OTD. At the dedication, #WilliamMulholland uttered his famous line "There it is -- take it." #LAAqueduct #Infrastructure #Waterhistory
Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...
Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...
For Dodgers' opening day in April 1960, the City of Los Angeles celebrated the 1959 #WorldSeries champions with this parade through downtown Los Angeles. LA City Archives footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ0f...
Still in awe that the #Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions! #DodgersParade
Still in awe that the #Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions! #DodgersParade
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
For Dodgers' opening day in April 1960, the City of Los Angeles celebrated the 1959 #WorldSeries champions with this parade through downtown Los Angeles. LA City Archives footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ0f...
Still in awe that the #Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions! #DodgersParade
Still in awe that the #Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions! #DodgersParade
This clip of #Frankenstein mingling with tourists at Universal Studios comes from a promotional film (1969) with actor Cliff Arquette wandering around #UniversalStudios as his alter-ego #CharleyWeaver. @periscopefilm.bsky.social: archive.org/details/ZPar... #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This clip of #Frankenstein mingling with tourists at Universal Studios comes from a promotional film (1969) with actor Cliff Arquette wandering around #UniversalStudios as his alter-ego #CharleyWeaver. @periscopefilm.bsky.social: archive.org/details/ZPar... #Halloween