Frenchtown Confidential

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

Showing posts with label City Hall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Hall. Show all posts
Friday, December 24, 2021

Why The Taix Battle Isn't Really (Just) About Taix

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Dear Readers: I know, I know. I’ve written quite a bit already about the Taix situation. I have been researching an entry on a different fam...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Damien Marchesseault's Death Was Much Weirder Than I Thought

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My seventh-grade history teacher made a point of teaching all of his students that "there is no such thing as a 'final history'...
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 3

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One hundred fifty years ago today, Damien Marchesseault got up early, walked to City Hall, wrote a letter to his wife, and shot himself in...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 2

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If you read my first installment of this theatrical theme, you know there isn't *really* a musical about Frenchtown. My short-term obje...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

He Built This City: Mayor Prudent Beaudry

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Possessing boundless energy, exceptional business sagacity and foresight, Prudent Beaudry amassed five fortunes and lost four in his vent...
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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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