Frenchtown Confidential

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

Showing posts with label Amestoy family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amestoy family. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Domingo Amestoy, 30,000 Sheep, and the Skyscraper

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Born in St. Pierre d'Irube, France, in 1822, Dominique Amestoy left home for Argentina at age fourteen. Many French Basques went to Arge...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3B: Rancho Los Encinos

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Moving on to the next historic location in the Valley, we find a very special property that many Angelenos don't even know exists.  ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3: The San Fernando Valley

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Continuing my series on surviving places linked to Southern California's forgotten French community, we come to a place that hits close ...
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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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