#TBT A century ago, Angelenos were wrestling with another pandemic – the deadliest on record: the Spanish flu. ⁣ ⁣ The city imposed strict measures to halt the spread of the disease, including physical distancing and quarantine. Schools and movie studios closed down. Crowds were banned from churches, saloons, theatres and other gathering spaces.⁣ ⁣ The stringent measures paid off: fewer than 70 deaths a week per 100,000 were recorded from Oct. to Dec. in LA – less than half the death rate in San Francisco, where officials reacted more slowly and residents took warnings less seriously.⁣ ⁣ 📸: thehuntingtonlibrary ⁣ h/t husc_icw ⁣ ⁣ #history #pandemic #spanishflu