Category: Social Commentary

Yellow vintage bus and classic red car on a busy city street with old buildings, reflecting mid-20th century urban scene, ideal for historical transportation and city life archives.

It’s 1957 – You Live In L.A. – This Is A Two Hour Slice Of Your Town – The Life Of A City. Past Daily Pop Chronicles

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47916″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 14, 1957 – various Los Angeles Radio stations 10:00 am – noon – – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! September 14, 1957. This is L.A. This is your town. This is your town in 1957. This is what your town sounded

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November 27, 1938 – “With All This Peace, Let’s Gear Up For War” – France And Striking Unions

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47883″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Headlines and Bylines – November 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] ‘Tis the season for subscribing . . .Become a Patron! With the world breathing a cautious, albeit temporary sigh of relief, now that the Munich Crisis was over, news for this November

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100 Flowers - in session at KPFK - 1983

100 Flowers – In Session 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth

100 Flowers – In Session at KPFK-FM, Los Angeles – January 22, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our informal week of looking at the L.A. Punk/post-punk/Alternative/New-Wave/Lo-Fi scene of the 1970s and 80s with 100 Flowers, in session at KPFK and broadcast live on the

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Indoor exhibition hall with sculptures, statues, tiered seating, and a fountain, exhibiting Victorian-era architecture, at a world fair or exposition, featuring visitors, artists, and the elegant atmosphere of 19th-century cultural events.

The Great Exhibition Of 1851 And Its Celebration In 1951 As Viewed In 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47298″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=“BBC World Service – London Letter – October 20, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! In 1948 work was underway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary Great Exhibition of 1851, which was to have taken place in 1951. But

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