Frenchtown Confidential

Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Edward Dupuy Tries to Pull A Fast One

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I have never pretended that my fellow Francos were perfect. We've had a few bad grapes in the wine vat. Today's post from the (onli...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

The Forgotten Alley in the Fashion District

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  I know the Fashion District well...or so I thought. It's no secret that some Fashion District businesses are accessible only through a...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Save the French Hospital!

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Dear Readers: the French Hospital is in danger of being torn down by a San Francisco developer .  I have sent the following letter to the Of...

The French Hospital Is Critically Endangered

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  In 1869, members of the French Benevolent Society laid the cornerstone of LA's original French Hospital - not in the French Colony, bu...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

So I Had To Write Another Letter To The Editor...

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Dear Editors: Today's otherwise delightful article on LA's oldest restaurants contained a factual error.  It stated "At Philip...
Monday, December 2, 2024

All About the Amars

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Le Guide Français claims that Edouard Amar's name "was once synonymous with San Pedro". I suspect this is a slight exaggeratio...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Gone Too Soon: Pierre Louis Eschardies

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Pierre Louis Eschardies Jr., known as "Pete" to his friends, had it all, or was about to. Tall, dark, and athletic, Pete was born ...
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C.C. de Vere
I'm a native Angeleno and my primary ethnicity is French. Searching for my own roots led me to discover a long-ignored French community in my native Southern California. Now I'm telling its stories.
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