Lost LA, the USC Libraries' Emmy Award-winning co-production with PBS SoCal, returns today for its ninth season.
The public television series explores Southern California's past through the region's libraries and archives, often featuring collections from the USC Libraries and from the libraries' partners in the L.A. as Subject research alliance. The new season, which will be broadcast on PBS SoCal and will streamed through YouTube, the PBS app, and pbssocal.org, comprises four episodes:
- “Surfridge, Tehachapi & Thomas Guide: How Southern California Moves”
Tues., June 9 at 7:30 p.m. – A lost coastal neighborhood erased by the expansion of Los Angeles airport, the railroad loop that transformed California and the street atlas that defined how Southern Californians navigated their city. - “Oranges & Avocados: A Tale of Two Fruits”
Tues., June 16 at 7:30 p.m. – The original tree that launched California’s citrus boom and how one backyard tree in La Habra Heights launched a global avocado industry. - “Neon, Stained Glass, Mosaics: Hidden Backdrops of SoCal”
Tues., June 23 at 7:30 p.m. – Discover how neon signs preserve LA’s cultural history, the stained-glass studio that's infused SoCal architecture with color for 125 years and a monumental mosaic saved from demolition and restored piece by piece. - “A Bowl, A Barn & A Tower: Birthplaces of the Entertainment Industry”
Tues., June 30 at 7:30 p.m. – How a natural amphitheatre in a Hollywood canyon became an iconic music venue, the barn where Hollywood’s first feature film was made and inside Capitol Records Tower, where recording legends shaped music history.
Since its premiere in January 2016, Lost LA has earned multiple honors, including seven Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, four Golden Mikes from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California, a PRExcellence Best in Show Award from the California Library Association, and a Belva Davis American Scene Award from SAG-AFTRA.
For more information about the new season, including detailed episode information and air dates, see the PBS SoCal press release.