Category: Los Angeles History
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“Custer’s Last Fight,” the 1912 movie.
A poor copy that is a bit difficult to watch, but many scenes were filmed in 1912 at Santa Ynez Canyon (Sunset & PCH), where the New York Motion Picture Company had a filming “Camp” . It became “Inceville” and later “Hartville,” before being subdivided for homes in the 1920s. Oh, for a perfect print…
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Why History?
There have been many ‘histories’ written about Los Angeles County over the last 250 years that have much truth in them. But far too many have been invented by publicists, especially those working for “Hollywood,” and also those working for land owners, real estate businesses and of course by municipal and state politicians during the…