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History, Murder and Intrigue in the 90210
Mysterious Greystone Manor. (Wikimedia Commons) Though it happened nearly eight decades ago, Beverly Hills officials make it their policy not to discuss the tragedy of Greystone Manor. They’re even...
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Grave Scandal: Mission San Gabriel’s Infamous Blas Ordaz
California Missionary, Wikimedia Commons Buried near the foot of Mission San Gabriel’s altar, along with several other Franciscans, lies Fr. Blas Ordaz, a priest who made quite a name for himself in...
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Los Angeles’ Shameful Chinese Massacre
Bodies of Chinese Massacre victims in the jail yard; LAPL Digital Archives Contemporary Southlanders are sadly all too familiar with the 1965 Watts and 1992 Rodney King riots, but it was 142 years ago...
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The Giant Tombstone and the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster
Before the 1928 Disaster. LADWP Archive Photo. When William Mulholland completed the 12.5-billion-gallon St. Francis Dam in 1926, Angelenos hailed it as the capstone to the distinguished engineer’s...
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