California history

Some things are different, others are shockingly similar.

Here's what Los Angeles looked like before the stars came.

12. Ontario, 1900-1910. The beautiful citrus groves of Ontario as they looked over one hundred years ago.

The oldest place in Northern California is a little-known gem that you'll definitely want to visit.

The hippie movement helped usher in a cultural renaissance in California during the '60s and '70s.

“Let’s go for a nice, long Sunday drive down to Long Beach,” they said. “We’ll get out of the city and take in some of that fresh sea air,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” they said. They lied. (Long Beach, California, circa 1935)

The eucalyptus, or gum tree, is an invader from an alien botanical world. It arrived from Australia in the 1850s.

Searchable history of the Santa Clarita Valley (Los Angeles County) in pictures and text.

Interested in visiting the 21 California missions? Check out this guide that shows you how to visit them all in 7 days and what to expect while at each one. It is a fantastic road trip along El Camino Real. #california #travel #photography #hiking #bucketlist #food #roadtrip #travelblog #adventure

These fun vintage pictures of Southern California will give you a glimpse of what SoCal looked like back in the 1970s.