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AV Theaters & Bowling Centers

The Antelope Theatre was constructed by Antelope Valley College dean and professor of psychology, Dave Roach, in 1948. Originally operati...

Nov 10

Aviadores de Tuskegee

El Tuskegee Memorial se estableció en 1999 como parte del "Aerospace: Walk of Honor". Se encuentra inmediatamente adyacente al Western Ho...

Nov 10

Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Memorial was established in 1999 as part of the “Aerospace: Walk of Honor.” It is located immediately adjacent to the Wester...

Apr 28

Spanish Flu

The Antelope Valley is no stranger to influenza. In 1918, the Western Hotel was transformed into a clinic in response to the Spanish Infl...

Mar 31

Megafauna of California and the Antelope Valley

Today, we examine the natural history of the Antelope Valley and the greater state of California. Before the arrival of humans to the contin

Mar 3

Beale's Camel Corps

From October 1858 to June 1861, the only experimental American Camel Corps (with a total of 77 camels) could be seen in the neighboring Fort

Feb 25

Oldham's Bakery

This photo (c. 1910) shows the Western Hotel with the Oldham's Lancaster Bakery in the foreground. The two-story structure was once moved fr

Feb 18

Local Drag Racing

Before the 14 Freeway that we know today, Fremont Pass (also known as "Beale’s Cut" or "Newhall Pass") was one of the primary ways to enter

Feb 11

Beale's Cut

A photo of the Western Hotel, also called Hotel Western, along Tenth Street which is now present-day Lancaster Boulevard (c. the early 1900s

Nov 4, 2019

Wiley Post and Will Rogers

On February 22, 1935, at the United Airport in Burbank, noted aviator Wiley Post laced into his pressurized suit and squeezed into the cockp

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