Culture, Community, and the Holiday Bowl In 2003, the majority of the beloved Holiday Bowl in L.A.’s Crenshaw district was demolished. Although the bowling alley–a big box profoundly important to the community–was lost, the coffee shop–a Googie gem designed by
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Oakwood and the “Racing of Space” in Venice At the turn of the last century, Black entrepreneur Arthur L. Reese convinced developer Abbot Kinney to hire Black workers for Kinney’s seaside resort and amusement park, Venice of America. Reese had
Oakwood and the “Racing of Space” in Venice Trudi Sandmeier 0:00 Today on Save As, join us as we explore a Black enclave in one of LA’s trendiest and most controversial neighborhood in Venice, California. Cindy Olnick 0:17 Hello, and……
Fictional History: Recognizing Film and TV Locations Trudi Sandmeier 00:15 Hello, everyone, welcome to Save As. Cindy Olnick 00:18 Welcome. Trudi Sandmeier 00:22 We’re back with another episode. I’m Trudi Sandmeier. Cindy Olnick 00:24 And I am Cindy Olnick. Trudi……
Fictional History: Recognizing TV and Film Locations Should the Brady Bunch House be in the National Register of Historic Places? Why not? asks alum Jonathan Kaplan. In his master’s thesis, the TV writer-turned-heritage conservationist makes a case for designating sites
Old Pasadena’s Act Two Cindy Olnick 00:00 Today on Save As! We hear a quintessential story of revitalization from someone who saw it firsthand. [music] Trudi Sandmeier 00:16 Welcome to Episode Two of Save As, Season Two! I’m Trudi Sandmeier.……
Old Pasadena’s Act Two As a teenager, Ingrid Peña saw a struggling part of Pasadena morph into the poster child for the revival of historic business districts in Southern California. Little did she know that years later, she’d revisit this
Yettem: A Garden of Eden for Armenian California [00:00:00] Trudi Sandmeier: Today on Save As, we’re going to answer the very important question of what taxidermy and bicycles have to do with Armenian California. [music] [00:00:17] Cindy Olnick: Hello, and……
Yettem: A Garden of Eden in Armenian California How do you preserve the heritage of a place you have to leave? Find out from Ani Mnatsakanyan, who just completed her master’s thesis on the Central Valley town of Yettem. Armenian for “Garden
These Walls CAN Talk: Heritage and Hope at the Mafundi Building in Watts Trudi Sandmeier 00:08 This is Save As, a podcast that glimpses the future of heritage conservation through the work of graduate students at the University of Southern……