Skip to Main Content
Lost LA

Coded Geographies

Two underground guidebooks reveal the hidden geographies many Angelenos had to navigate.

Aired 11/14/2017 | Rating NR

Lost LA

Coded Geographies

Season 2 Episode 5 | 25m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Two underground guidebooks reveal the hidden geographies many Angelenos had to navigate.

What if the stories L.A. told about itself relegated you to the margins? This episode explores two underground guidebooks -- The Negro Travelers' Green Book and The Address Book -- that reveal the hidden geographies many Angelenos had to navigate, espousing Los Angeles as a place of coded segregation and resistance.

Aired 11/14/2017 | Rating NR

Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal

Lost LA

Coded Geographies

Season 2 Episode 5 | 25m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

What if the stories L.A. told about itself relegated you to the margins? This episode explores two underground guidebooks -- The Negro Travelers' Green Book and The Address Book -- that reveal the hidden geographies many Angelenos had to navigate, espousing Los Angeles as a place of coded segregation and resistance.

Aired 11/14/2017 | Rating NR

How to Watch Lost LA

Lost LA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.

Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal

Sign in with Email

or

Continue with GoogleContinue with FacebookContinue with Apple

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?