I lurrrrrrve L.A. history! Especially the sordid kind. I want to know everything I can about my homeland in all its amoral, tinsel-covered squalor. Hence, I may become obsessed with this...
http://1947project.blogspot.com/"The site documents the year 1947 including everything from the Black Dahlia to Bugsy Siegel." Looks like it's not updated anymore, but still a wealth of stuff from when they were.
Plus there’s this:
http://www.latimemachines.com/ And its page of links:
http://www.latimemachines.com/new_page_14.htm I have yet to explore fully. But MMMMM....