Thanks For the Memories AMF Midtown Lanes 2013

Thanks For the Memories AMF Midtown Lanes 2013 Photos by Dawn Kirkpatrick    

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Farewell World on Wheels

Farewell World on WheelsCLick on READ MORE to see photos   Photos by Dawn Kirkpatrick  

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Thanks For the Memories Maria's Cafe June 2013

Thanks For the Memories Maria's Cafe June 2013  Photos by Dawn Kirkpatrick L-R Rufina, Paula, Bena,   Maria, Maggie and Angie           Maria Barojas (R)  and her daughter Angie Soloranzo    

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Country Club Park

Country Club Park"So many people are unaware this neighborhood exists,” said Country Club Park resident Katherine Miller in a Los Angeles Times’ article about the neighborhood in 1985. A little over a quarter of a century later, this still seems to be true. Country Club Park began as the Los Angeles Golf…

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Living History Tour 2012

Living History Tour 2012 On Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, the West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA) presented the annual Living History Tour. Participants toured the grounds as Marilyn Monroe’s grandmother, and Buster Keaton’s cameraman come to life. They joined Jazz Age Performers-- Vaudeville Flappers, singers, dancers, magicians, and even…

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Ray Charles in Sugar Hill

Ray Charles in Sugar Hill Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia on September 23 and passed away in Beverly Hills, CA on June 10, 2004.   His 80th birthday celebration, which would have been on September 23, 2010, was marked with the indelible release of undiscovered masters titled “Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters”. Around…

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Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row Greek Letter Fraternities have deep roots in our community. Three of the top Greek letter fraternities have and/or had a strong physical presence in our community; Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi. A fraternity is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship…

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Early Gay Rights in West Adams

Early Gay Rights in West AdamsWest Adams was home to some of the earliest gay rights activists in the country. The Michael J. Connell Carriage Houseon 23rd near Hoover has been a part of the fabric of West Adams from the very beginning days of the gay right’s movement dating back to the late 1940’s.…

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The Ebony Showcase

The Ebony Showcase Before the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center on Washington Blvd. east of La Brea at Harcourt, there was the Ebony Showcase Theatre, founded by the famous actor Nick Stewart (pictured in the hat). Nick appeared as the janitor “Lightnin” in the hugely popular Amos n Andy TV and radio show…

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Charles Bukowski

Charles BukowskiRoots in Mid-City Before embarking on thousands of poems and stories chronicling the lives of L.A.’s prostitutes, lonely and destitute, the famous writer Charles Bukowski (known as the Poet Laureate of Skid Row) grew up in the Mid-City area. Bukowski’s family moved to L.A. from Germany in 1923.  In…

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Established in August of 2008 by writerartist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.

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