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Militant Contest: Win Some Historical Red Line Swag!
Twenty years ago yesterday, the Metro Red Line first opened. Twenty years ago today, people were still enjoying free rides during opening weekend. Today, The Militant is giving away a bunch of...
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The Last Super: Remembering Super Bowl XXVII
Twenty years ago, Los Angeles not only opened a subway (Don't forget to enter The Militant's Red Line 20th Anniversary Contest by 11:59 p.m. tonight!), but last hosted a Super Bowl.The venue was...
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Red Line 20th Anniversary Contest Winner Announced!
Last week the Metro Red Line celebrated its 20th anniversary serving the subterranean commuters Los Angeles, and The Militant put on a little contest to commemorate it.Entries were simple: Submit a...
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The Real "Los Angeles 2013"
Side-by-side comparison of Syd Mead's 1988 illustration of 2013 Downtown Los Angeles, and the real-life photo of March 2013 DTLA, looking west along 1st Street at San Pedro Street in Little Tokyo. No...
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A Whole New Blue Heaven: The Militant Takes On The New Dodger Stadium...
The Militant, normally having faithfully attended Dodgers Opening Day for the past five years, was unable to attend this year for unspecified reasons. But he was able to attend Opening Night on Tuesday...
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The Militant's Epic Militant CicLAvia Tour 4.0!!!!
View The Militant Angeleno's CicLAvia Tour 4.0! in a larger mapThis Sunday's CicLAvia route, the sixth iteration of the car-free, open-streets event, and the first of three planned for this year, will...
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Sea-cLAvia!
Two and a half years since the advent of Los Angeles' own ciclovia event, we have the longest CicLAvia route to date at a length of 16 miles, from El Pueblo to la playa, and going as far west as it can...
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A REAL 'Taste Of The Eastside'
About a month ago, there was a certain unspecified food festival that took place in a location that was not located East Of The Los Angeles River that had the audacity to use the word "Eastside" in its...
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The Militant's Epic Militant CicLAvia Tour 5.0!!!!!
View The Militant Angeleno's CicLAvia Tour 5.0! in a larger mapWait a minute, didn't we just have a CicLAvia a couple months ago? You mean we don't have to wait until October? WOO-HOO!!!Yes, fellow...
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Miracle Smile: CicLAvia Takes On Wilshire Blvd
When The Militant first heard that there would be another CicLAvia added between the April and October editions, he was stoked. Then when he found out the route was a simple 6-mile stretch of Wilshire,...
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'Take Me Out' To A Los Angeles Tradition
It's a wonderful time to be a Dodgers fan. As of July 22, the team entered sole possession of first place in the NL West, just 22 days after being in last place. Yes, just 22 days from "suck" to...
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The Militant Takes On The Natural History Museum's 'Becoming Los Angeles'...
Though The Militant Angeleno blog is not a history blog per se, it was intended at its founding six years ago to educate what The Militant found back then to be a largely lost and clueless blogosphere...
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Happy 10th Birthday, Metro Gold Line!
Remember "Discover Gold?"A decade ago today, The Metro Gold Line, Los Angeles' first light rail line in the 21st Century opened on one hot Saturday. Originally planned as an extension of the Metro Blue...
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The End Of An Era...
On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, the Dodgers played the hated San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Trailing 6-4, it was the top of the 9th, Adrian Gonzalez on 1st. Hanley Ramirez is at the plate,...
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The Militant's Epic Militant CicLAvia Tour 6.0 (Or 2.02)!!!!!!
Wel, well, well, we meet again. Time for another wonderful day of sun and smiles, and our third CicLAvia this year. The Militant returns again for yet another Epic Militant CicLAvia Tour, though we may...
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Happy 90th Birthday To The Vista Theatre!
The Vista Theatre, then and now: 90 years from Baby Peggy to Sandra Bullock.Today is the 90th birthday of everybody's favorite old-school theatre - The Vista Theatre, which opened on October 9, 1923...
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Party Like It's 1913: Happy 100th to an Aqueduct, a Museum, a Park!
You may or may not have known already that this has been an historic week in Los Angeles history. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Aqueduct celebrated its 100th anniversary, noting the completion of the...
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88 Suburbs In Search Of Their Names
Los Angeles County is quite a county. With a population of about 10 million, it's not only the most populous county in the United States, but it has more people than the entire nation of Sweden. It's...
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Happy New Year...HERE'S THE PARTY!
Three hundred and sixty-six days ago, The Militant wandered the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in search of a place to celebrate the end of 2012 and the start of 2013. He opted for Grand Park, which...
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