Frenchtown Confidential

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

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Showing posts with label Civic Center. Show all posts
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Arbin Mathieu's Next Chapter

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If you're reading this blog, you know who Philippe Mathieu was. I've mentioned that prior to founding his namesake restaurant (and...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Early French Restauranteurs of Los Angeles: Jean La Rue (Laroux)

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The French, whether in France or abroad, are known for a lot of things. Sophistication. Military might (fight me on this, Google). Knowing...
Friday, June 17, 2016

Where Was Frenchtown? Mapping a Lost Community

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In the fall of 2014, I bought an old, well-worn copy of The French in Southern California History and the Southland Today , published in 193...
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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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