Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
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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...
Friday, January 12, 2018
Something is Rotten in Frenchtown
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History should be presented fairly and honestly. Otherwise, we'll never learn a damn thing from it. I strive to do that on this blog (...
Monday, October 17, 2016
Joan of Arc in Chinatown: A Brief History of Los Angeles' French Hospital
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Jeanne d'Arc in front of the French Hospital (now the Pacific Alliance Medical Center) The first hospital in Los Angeles, St. Vin...
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Friday, September 2, 2016
The Frenchmen of the Pico House
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Every Los Angeles local knows who Pio Pico was. Most are aware of the Pico House Hotel, which (miraculously) has survived to the presen...
Monday, August 22, 2016
Wake Up, Sheeple! Part 2: The Sentous Brothers and LA Live
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It's hard to believe that the pocket of downtown containing the LA Convention Center, Staples Center, and LA Live was ever quiet and rur...
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