While this week has been trying for those who have a pasion for the City, this week was a great week online for City Nerds in Los Angeles.
First, the City's website now has SEARCHABLE council meeting videos on demand. Wanna watch a real show? Just type in your favorite topic and see how the City Council debates it (everything from Alex Trebek to The Los Angeles River).
Then, UCLA launched a searchable archive of photos from 1920 to 1990. Now there's a way to travel back to see the City Council's "horseshoe" the way it originally was (with the electeds' backs to the historic equivalent of Zuma Dogg) and a real homeless problem for the City Council. And in these trying times today of the debate of the use of open space, this archive reveals things are not much different 30 years later than they were in 1976 - except today, there's a lot less green to debate.
So, get out there on that web and learn about the City.
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Thanks so much for posting the link to the UCLA Digital Collection gallery.
I've been puring over it since last night when I read this post.
I've passed it on to several LA ex-pats and they are loving it too.
Sure there are tons of really important historical photos, but how about some fun?
Damn Dirty Apes
Or this?
Presidents wear many hats
Thanks again for the link :-)
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