mdc7.bsky.social
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@mdc7.bsky.socialThis dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.
Show PostWe are almost 2 years out from the Olympics, and still no mascot yet. 🤔 Whatever it ends up being (cougar, bear, etc.), LA28 should create a map like this Thomas Guide one from 1984, where Sam the Eagle competes in every event! (He was created, BTW, by Disney artist Bob Moore.)
Show PostDuring the Cold War Era, the iconic tower at Farmers Market featured Civil Defense air raid sirens. Thru the mid-'70s, LA still tested its citywide sirens with deafening wails at 10 am, last Friday of each month, forcing us WeHo Elementary kids to clench our hands to our ears.
Show PostOf the Griffith Park landmarks of my youth that are either shuttered or gone (merry-go-round, Pony Rides, Mulholland Fountain, pool), it's nice that some of the original, charming LA Zoo parking lot signs still exist in their weathered glory... though half of them are now MIA.
Show PostIn August 1969, LA feted the Apollo 11 astronauts at the Century Plaza Hotel. Activists marched outside to protest that Americans getting killed in Vietnam was a far bigger story. It was mostly orderly, though several hippies went for a dip in the fountain on Ave. of the Stars.
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