About Whitewashed AdobeWhitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles, is a groundbreaking 4-part documentary series that tackles a long-overdue and sometimes painful examination of the early history of Los Angeles and the ethnic interactions that built it. 
 The gargantuan earthquake that unleashed on March 11 under the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of northern Japan was so powerful that it shifted the axis of the earth and caused the planet to spin faster; it moved the entire island nation eight feet to the east. What this event did to the nation of . . . → Read More: Waves from Japan 
Today we have a short featurette called “Stories From Los Angeles” featuring parts from two of our favorite interviews. In the first part, noted author/historian George Sanchez (Becoming Mexican American) talks about one of L.A.’s most unique features and why it makes for such complex social interactions. Then we have long time Los Angeles resident Jack . . . → Read More: VIDEO: Stories From Los Angeles  It is easy to become another hyperbole-wielding booster for Southern California on those exquisite days in mid-winter when the temperature turns summer-like and balmy, the sky is crystalline, the views go on forever, and flower blossoms perfume the air. January 15th was such a day: It was paradise in a former citrus-growing corner of the San . . . → Read More: Into LA’s Past: Interview with Connie Rothstein  On this Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, it is important to remember that Los Angeles played a significant role in the saga of the African American struggle for civil rights. Los Angeles became a haven for African American families looking for refuge from the ugliness and terror aimed at them in the post-Civil War South. . . . → Read More: The Great Migration to Los Angeles  The treaty of surrender by California’s Mexican troops to conquering Americans in January, 1847 set into motion |
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Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles
From 1850 to 1950, El pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles was transformed from a small frontier outpost in the distant Mexican territory of Alta California into a sprawling and storied American city called Los Angeles – its economic and cultural influence extending across the nation and the world. How did this remarkable achievement happen? What were the unique circumstances that provided Los Angeles with a way to greatness, and the remarkable and diverse people who envisioned and built this urban phenomenon? Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles – a four-part television series and multi-platform project seeks to answer these questions… Continue reading Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles