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header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet="0px" header_6_text_shado w_vertical_length="header_6_text_shadow_style\,%91object Object%93" header _6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet="0px" header_6_text_shadow_blur_stre ngth="header_6_text_shadow_style\,%91object Object%93" header_6_text_shado w_blur_strength_tablet="1px" box_shadow_horizontal_tablet="0px" box_shadow _vertical_tablet="0px" box_shadow_blur_tablet="40px" box_shadow_spread_tab let="0px" vertical_offset_tablet="0" horizontal_offset_tablet="0" z_index_ tablet="0"]\n\nJoin the California Preservation Foundation for a conversat ion with author India Mandelkern on her book\, Electric Moons: A Social Hi story of Street Lighting in Los Angeles.In Electric Moons\, India Mandelke rn examines the art and politics of street lighting in Los Angeles from th e 1880s to the present day. Positioned at the intersection of social histo ry\, cultural anthropology\, urban studies\, and design history\, the book illustrates how street lighting shaped larger debates about civic life an d surveillance\, infrastructure and mobility\, public space\, and who shou ld have access to it. Through the story of one of the city's most ubiquito us yet often overlooked features\, Mandelkern reveals how streetlights hav e influenced the physical form\, social life\, and identity of Los Angeles for more than a century.The program will begin with an introduction to Ma ndelkern's background and research process\, followed by a discussion of t he history of street lighting in Los Angeles and the evolving role of stre etlights as both essential infrastructure and historic architectural featu res worthy of preservation. The program will conclude with audience questi ons\, providing participants an opportunity to engage directly with the au thor.Whether you are interested in preservation\, urban history\, architec ture\, infrastructure\, or the cultural history of Los Angeles\, Electric Moons offers a fascinating lens through which to understand the built envi ronment and the forces that shape our cities.Copies of the book are availa ble from the publisher\, Hat &\; Beard Press\, or through your local in dependent bookstore.Author BiographyIndia Mandelkern is a historian and wr iter based in Altadena\, California. She is the author of Electric Moons: A Social History of Street Lighting in Los Angeles (2023) and Wilshire Sub way: The Making of the D Line Subway Extension (2026). She occasionally mo onlights as a sommelier and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Californi a\, Berkeley.\n\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://californiapreservation.org/wp-content/up loads/2026/06/pexels-julia-barrantes-89384909-11719806-e1781655828400.jpg CATEGORIES:Architectural Styles & Periods,Free Events,Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR