Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
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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...
Friday, March 22, 2019
Eugene Meyer: A Nameplate, a Cemetery Plot, and Old LA's Best Department Store
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Eugene Meyer - another cousin of Don Solomon Lazard - was born in Alsace in 1842, and came to Los Angeles at age 21 to work for Lazard's...
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