Sun, Jan 7, 2024
When commercial architecture caught up to car culture in sunny Southern California, eye-catching and innovative designs emerged, popping up alongside major roads to grab drivers' attention - known today as programmatic architecture. Author and collector Jim Heimann shares his collection of postcards and photocards of some of these roadside attractions with Lost LA host Nathan Masters, including early views of the Tam O'Shanter restaurant and of Hollywood.
Sun, Jan 7, 2024
An unassuming Mexican restaurant in San Bernardino, Mitla Café, planted the seeds for two tortilla-based empires: Taco Bell and Del Taco. In this clip, Lost LA host Nathan Masters joins Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano for tacos at this lesser-known landmark of fast food history in California's Inland Empire, an area where Mexicans were once segregated from whites. Arellano explains how Taco Bell founder Glen Bell learned to make hard shell tacos and subsequently launched two other chain restaurant franchises, Del Taco and Der Wienerschnitzel.