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usclibraries:

A team of ostriches pulls a man on a cart at the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm near Lincoln Park, ca. 1900.
Part of the California Historical Society Collection in the USC Digital Library.

A team of ostriches pulls a man on a cart at the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm near Lincoln Park, ca. 1900.

Part of the California Historical Society Collection in the USC Digital Library.

Reblogged 9 months ago from usclibraries

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funny, history, los angeles, california, ostriches, photo, 1900s,

dcdocent:

Eye-Candy Monday: Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels: Sunset (1976).

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Reblogged 9 months ago from rurbanstudioscrap

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art, sculpture, lights, photo, nancy holt, 1970s,

lacmtalibrary:

Pacific Electric Building on VJ Day on Flickr.

August 15, 1945

The Pacific Electric Railway Company building in Downtown Los Angeles after the announcement of the end of World War II.

Reblogged 9 months ago from lacmtalibrary

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photo, history, pacific electric railway, world war II, 1940s,

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa demonstrates exercise equipment at the newly-opened McKinley Avenue Park in South Los Angeles. The Mayor announced his new “50 Parks Initiative” this morning - story at L.A. Streetsblog here!

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa demonstrates exercise equipment at the newly-opened McKinley Avenue Park in South Los Angeles. The Mayor announced his new “50 Parks Initiative” this morning - story at L.A. Streetsblog here!

Posted 9 months ago

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antonio villaraigosa, los angeles, la streetsblog, photo, parks, california, south central,

Photo by Timo Arnall

(Source: ellliot)

Reblogged 9 months ago from lajacobine

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photo, streets, art, computers, keyboards, design, installations, belgium, timo arnall,

humanscalecities:

Awesome aerial photos by Peter Andrew

This shot of a Phoenix interchange won the 2013 Communication Arts Photo Annual.

Via FastCoDesign, The Surprising Beauty Of America’s Crumbling Interstate System

Reblogged 9 months ago from humanscalecities

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photo, art, freeways, phoenix, arizona, peter andrew, cars, streets,

David Byrne Unveils Artsy New Bike Racks At BAM

transportationnation:

If his music career doesn’t work out, avid cyclist David Byrne will always have his bike rack side job to fall back on. The former Talking Heads frontman has been one of the most high-profile cycling advocates in NYC for years now, happily lending his celebrity in support of the DOT’s bold bike lane expansion. In 2008 Bryne designed a number of creatively-shaped bike racks for the DOT, and now his latest bike rack fantasies have become a reality outside the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Read more.

Reblogged 10 months ago from transportationnation

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photo, bicycling, david byrne, bike racks, design, new york, musicians,

therayraydiaries:

Saturday, Mom and I went to Jack London Square in Oakland for Pedalfest. Epic! First up was the Whiskey Drome, a wooden-slat velodrome like the olden days. I can’t wait to learn about physics, so I can understand how those cyclists managed to stay on their bikes!

Next we spotted a booth that, according to Mom, combines two things that make her and Dad very, very happy: The Bicycle Coffee Company. Not only do they roast their beans (natch!), they deliver their delectable product via — you guessed it! — bicycle!

Other sightings:

A bicycle aerialist who contorted herself around and through a suspended, gyrating cruiser bike

A pedal-powered music stage (check out Rock the Bike!)

Bicycle rodeo where you hop on a bike and circle ‘round

Stunt jumpers (see forthcoming post)

All-in-all, a glorious day surrounded by bike-minded people!