VAL VERDE, Calif. (KABC) -- The quiet community of Val Verde is surrounded by hills and located just west of the 5 Freeway near Castaic. Back in the 1930s and '40s It was advertised as a year-round ...
The perfectly clipped hedges at Montecito’s Val Verde estate still bristle with authority, impossibly long lines of them, not a breach in sight. The 110-year-old camellias haven’t stirred from their ...
The 1920s were a time of strict segregation in Los Angeles, when racial covenants kept black people out of most neighborhoods and excluded them from public pools and beaches. Seeking recreational ...