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#77: Old Santa Susana Stage Road (Chatsworth)

March 4, 2022

This treacherous mountain trail through the Santa Susana Pass was an important artery for stagecoach passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 1860s-70s, and an official Butterfield Overland Mail route during the Civil War

#54 – #62: Historic Sites on the Rose Parade Route in Pasadena

December 29, 2021

Architecture

All eyes are on Pasadena this week for the Rose Parade. Get to know the historic buildings that line the route of Pasadena's Rose Parade, a new year's day tradition since 1890.

#51: Plaza Substation (Downtown)

December 20, 2021

Transportation

This electrical power station, right on Olvera Street, powered 40% of LA's streetcars from 1905-1963

#48: James Allen Freeman House (Pasadena) + World’s First Motel

December 5, 2021

Architecture

A historic home in the posh Oak Knoll neighborhood, designed by the untrained Heineman brothers. PLUS: a visit to Arthur Heineman's Milestone Mo-Tel in San Luis Obispo, the world's first motel!

#45: Union Station (Downtown)

November 24, 2021

Architecture

A beloved landmark for travelers, architecture aficionados and culture vultures since it opened in 1939 Added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1980 I took these[…]

#38: Angels Flight Railway (Downtown)

November 13, 2021

Transportation

The shortest railway in the world, carrying folks 298 feet up and down a downtown LA hill in the same cars since 1901 Added to the National Register of[…]

#23: Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8 (Altadena)

November 1, 2021

Transportation

This power station once sent tourists to the top of the Altadena mountains by train & funicular on the famous, defunct Mount Lowe Railway. It's now a Mennonite thrift shop.

#14: Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

October 19, 2021

Transportation

Originally built in 1924, the Glendale Railroad Depot has a restored churrigueresque revival facade. Southern Pacific shut down over 30 years ago, but this stylish depot is still serving Amtrak, Metrolink & Greyhound.