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Emmett Littleton Ashford: Baseball Pioneer (1914 - 1980)

“My five-year tenure in the majors was one of satisfaction and gratification at having conquered the biggest challenge in my life and in some measure opening the door… Read more »

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A Brief History of the Los Angeles Plaza, the City’s Misplaced Heart

Modern Los Angeles is a city without a center. Nodes of power, prestige, and commerce dot the landscape, even if the skyscrapers of Bunker Hill… Read more at KCET.org »

First joint LAAS and LAHA meeting a success!

On Saturday February 4 the first joint meeting between LA as… Read more »

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