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posted on
August 3rd, 2010
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Lost Monuments: "The Salt Box" and "The Castle"

1880s structures "The Castle" (right) and "The Salt Box" (partially visible; left) stand in front of construction for the new Union Bank tower on Bunker Hill. Photo by Los Angeles Times / UCLA Lib ...

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posted on
August 3rd, 2010
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Around the Halls: August 2 - 4, 2010

This story is an installment of Around the Halls.

Photo by Ed Fuentes.

Today is Monday, August 2, and the L.A. Mall, City Hall food, the Wilshire Grand and the Broad art museum are ...

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posted on
August 2nd, 2010
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DASH Cuts and Fare Hike in Effect; Rides Now 35 Cents

A Monday morning DASH D bus travels south on Spring Street. Photo by Eric Richardson.

Plan to carry around some extra dimes when making your way around Downtown.

The first fare hike ...

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posted on
August 2nd, 2010
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A Look at 1956 Bunker Hill

Mrs. Mary Conner Rasche stands in front of the Melrose Hotel in 1957. The hotel, which her father built, was one of the buildings torn down when the hill was cleared for redevelopment. Photo by L ...

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posted on
August 1st, 2010
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Sunny Skies for Saturday's X Games Action

Eli Reed rides the lip of one of the "teacups" on the street course built atop the L.A. Live Event Deck for X Games 16. Photo by Eric Richardson.

On a pair of courses tucked atop L.A. Live' ...

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