Inside George Rodriguez's downtown photo studio, there's a backdrop emblazoned with the initials N.W.A. Step up close and you'll see Eazy-E's signature at the b...
The following article is written in cooperation with KCET
The Chicano Civil Rights movement was a time of tumult, as it was for many marginalized groups that...
There is an incredible moment of archival footage in the documentary Dolores, in which a television interviewer asks labor leader Dolores Huerta what she would ...
He was a high school football player and class president in the Central Valley. Then he went to Panama with the US Air Force, where he became a Baptist preacher...
50 years ago today, thousands of Chicano high school students across East Los Angeles walked out of their campuses in what has become known as the Blowouts. It'...
Somewhere in Los Angeles, actor Ebbe Roe Smith was sitting in grueling traffic as was the norm, playing out a scenario in his head that many Angelenos have thou...
No one sings songs or makes movies about my Whittier Boulevard.
There’s no mythology around the days of zoot suits, classic lowriders, and Chicano movement ...
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced his retirement on Jan. 19, after more than 40 years on the force. Beck’s last day will be on June 27, his 65th birthday. How d...
Earlier this month, the James Beard Foundation (JBF) — presenters of the most prestigious food awards in the United States — announced it was anointing El Güero...
One day, I found myself driving west on 3rd Street by Pan Pacific Park and as I waited on a red light at Gardner Street, in front of a 7-11, I noticed a statue ...
He was raised in bustling, diverse Boyle Heights, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, a proud graduate of Roosevelt High School. And over a career spanni...
I indulge in a big restaurant meal every Saturday. Basically, I go full hulk — I eat whatever I want — and then immediately return to counting calories for the ...
“What can you do when you’re a martyr? What can you do when you’re a holy mess?” Gerardo Velazquez asks on “Sodomite Song.”
Its computer rock sound grows mor...
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The Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge, one of the most photographed and filmed ...
The Big Map Blog posted another interesting LA-related map today, this one a 1937 map exploring the history of the region through the old Spanish and Mexica...
Happy Birthday to the greatest of all time. Muhammad Ali cut a wide swath through America in the 1970's, and Los Angeles was no exception. Relive the past w...
The images above and below are from a 1930's map for children, via the wonderful Big Map Blog. It gives some nice insights into the major sights and marvels...
In late May, I got invited by Taco Bell because of my Kogi BBQ post on LA Taco, along with other food bloggers for a behind the scenes look at a company that ...
The Los Angeles Public Library has a cool new exhibit of rare and remarkable Dodger photographs from years past. More information is available on their webs...
Here at TACO we love LA and we love LA history. The best thing about history in this town is that it's all around us, all the time, but often incognito. For...
Thanks to our friend at Curbed for unearthing this gem featuring great archival footage of our city in the 1940's and then a minute or so about Hollywood on...
