LOCATION
Los Angeles, California, United States
OURTEAM
Tawny Paul
Douglas Barrera
Katherine Kapsidelis
SYNOPSIS AND POSITION
In Search of LA is a digital hub for documenting histories and telling stories about Los Angeles neighborhoods, past and present. It identifies and brings together resources from across the city, including local, community-based collections, digital archives, and institutional repositories, facilitating place-based research. In Search of LA enables collaborative history-making and demystifies the research process. It serves multiple audiences and supports community-based learning at UCLA, scholarly research, and public participation in the creation of historical narratives.
ACTIVITIES
Ghosts in the Landscape: An Online Digital Exhibition of LA’s Lost Neighborhoods